1- Amorphis
“Skyforger”
Nuclear Blast
3- Arch Enemy
“The Root Of All Evil”
Century Media
![Arch Enemy - The Root Of All Evil](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Arch-Enemy-Root-Of-All-Evil.jpg)
5- Riverside
“Anno Domini High Definition”
Inside Out
![Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Riverside-Anno-Domini-High-Definition.jpg)
7- Disarmonia Mundi
“The Isolation Game”
Coroner
![Disarmonia Mundi - The Isolation Game](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Disarmonia-Mundi-The-Isolation-Game.jpg)
9- The Bereaved
“Daylight Deception”
Megaphon
![The Bereaved - Daylight Deception](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/The-Bereaved-Daylight-Deception.jpg)
11- Hatesphere
“To the Nines”
Napalm
![Hatesphere - To the Nines](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Hatesphere-To-The-Nines.jpg)
13- Epica
“Design Your Universe”
Nuclear Blast
![Epica - Design Your Universe](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Epica-Design-Your-Universe.jpg)
15- Between the Buried and Me
“The Great Misdirect”
Victory
![Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Between-the-Buried-and-Me-The-Great-Misdirect.jpg)
17- Gory Blister
“Graveyard of Angels”
Mascot
![Gory Blister - Graveyard of Angels](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Gory-Blister-Graveyard-of-Angels.jpg)
19- Augury
“Fragmentary Evidence”
Nuclear Blast
![Augury - Fragmentary Evidence](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Augury-Fragmentary-Evidence.jpg) |
2- Katatonia
“Night Is The New Day”
Peaceville
4- Scar Symmetry
“Dark Matter Dimensions”
Nuclear Blast
![Scar Symmetry - Dark Matter Dimensions](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Scar-Symmetry-Dark-Matter-Dimensions.jpg)
6- Hypocrisy
“A Taste Of Extreme Divinity”
Nuclear Blast
![Hypocrisy - A Taste Of Extreme Divinity](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Hypocrisy-A-Taste-Of-Extreme-Divinity.jpg)
8- Kreator
“Hordes Of Chaos”
SPV
![Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Kreator-Hordes-Of-Chaos.jpg)
10- Trail Of Tears
“Bloodstained Endurance”
Napalm
![Trail Of Tears - Bloodstained Endurance](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Trail-Of-Tears-Bloodstained-Endurance.jpg)
12- Miseration
“The Mirroring Shadow”
Lifeforce
![Miseration - The Mirroring Shadow](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Miseration-The-Mirroring-Shadow.jpg)
14- Nightrage
“Wearing A Martyr’s Crown”
Lifeforce
![Nightrage - Wearing A Martyr's Crown](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Nightrage-Wearing-A-Martyrs-Crown.jpg)
16- Entwine
“Painstained”
Spinefarm
![Entwine - Painstained](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Entwine-Painstained.jpg)
18- Susperia
“Attitude”
Candlelight
![Susperia - Attitude](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Susperia-Attitude.jpg)
20- Behemoth
“Evangelion”
Nuclear Blast
![Behemoth - Evangelion](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Behemoth-Evangelion.jpg) |
New Comers of the year:
Winter Of Life
“Mother Madness”
Casket
![Winter Of Life - Mother Madness](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Winter-Of-Life-Mother-Madness.jpg)
Independent Unsigned band of the year:
Hatecode
“As I See”
Independent
![Hatecode - As I See](https://sexto9.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Hatecode-As-I-See.jpg)