| Stig “Stigmeister” Nordahl |
| (random order) |
| L.A. Guns – The Missing Peace |
| Sons of Apollo – Psychotic Symphony |
| Souldrinker – War Is Coming |
| Wraith – Revelation |
| Rex Brown – Smoke On This… |
| Unleash The Archers – Apex |
| Cloven Hoof – Who Mourns For The Morning Star |
| Striker – Striker |
| Labyrinth – Architecture of a God |
| Defecto – Nemesis |
| Scott “The Ripper” Jeslis |
| 1. Adrenaline Mob – We The People |
| 2. Tony MacAlpine – Death Of Roses |
| 3. Sons Of Apollo – Psychotic Symphony |
| 4. L.A. Guns – The Missing Peace |
| 5. Wraith – Revelation |
| 6. Firewind – Immortals |
| 7. Striker – Striker |
| 8. Gods Of Silence – Neverland |
| 9. Masqued – The Light In The Dark |
| 10. Jeff Scott Soto – Retribution |
| Dan “Soft Boy” Skiba |
| 1. Adrenaline Mob – We The People |
| 2. Bloodbound – War Of Dragons |
| 3. Alice Cooper – Paranormal |
| 4. Pretty Boy Floyd – Public Enemies |
| 5. John 5 – Season Of The Witch |
| 6. Deep Purple – Infinite |
| 7. Cellador – Off The Grid |
| 8. Suicide Bombers – Suicide Idols |
| 9. Rex Brown – Smoke On This |
| 10. Black Star Riders – Heavy Fire |
| Kristian Singh-Nergaard |
| 1. Marty Friedman – Wall of Sound |
| 2. Spidergawd – Spidergawd IV |
| 3. Sepultura – Machine Messiah |
| 4. Wintersun – The Forest Seasons |
| 5. Vintersorg – Till Fjälls, Del II |
| 6. Adagio – Life |
| 7. Pain of Salvation – In The Passing Light of Day |
| 8. Intervals – The Way Forward |
| 9. Rage – Seasons of the Black |
| 10. Operation: Mindcrime – The New Reality |
| Maxxxwell Carlisle |
| 1. Ayreon – The Source |
| 2. Beast In Black – Beserker |
| 3. Striker – Striker |
| 4. Santa Cruz – Bad Blood Rising |
| 5. Sweet Lynch – Unified |
| 6. Place Vendome – Close To The Sun |
| 7. Firewind – Immortals |
| 8. Bloodbound – War Of Dragons |
| 9. Battle Beast – Bringer Of Pain |
| 10. Xandria – Theater Of Dimensions |
| Christian Homma |
| 1. Beyond the Black – Lost in Forever (Tour Edition) |
| 2. Beast in Black – Berserker |
| 3. Eskimo Callboy – The Scene |
| 4. Grumpynators – City Of Sin |
| 5. Adrenaline Rush – Soul Survivor |
| 6. Trivium – The Sin And The Sentence |
| 7. Unleash The Archers – Apex |
| 8. Starbynary – Divina Commedia Inferno |
| 9. Xandria – Theater Of Dimensions |
| 10.White Skull – Will Of The Strong |
| Stevie Shred |
| 1. Serious Black – Magic |
| 2. Pyramaze – Contingent |
| 3. Santa Cruz – Bad Blood Rising |
| 4. Sons of Apollo – Psychotic Symphony |
| 5. Nocturnal Rites – Phoenix |
| 6. Defecto – Nemesis |
| 7. Dead Daisies – Live and Louder |
| 8. Arch Enemy – Will To Power |
| 9. Warrant – Louder Harder Faster |
| 10. Mr Big – Defying Gravity |
| Zac Halter |
| 1. Unleash The Artchers – Apex |
| 2. Liv Sin – Follow Me |
| 3. Power Trip – Nightmare Logic |
| 4. Iron Flame – Lightning Strikes The Crown |
| 5. Sleazy Roxxx – Topless Suicide |
| 6. Threshold – Legends Of The Shires |
| 7. Dirty Thrills – Heavy Living |
| 8. Stormbringer – Born A Dying Breed |
| 9. Spirit Adrift – Curse Of Conception |
| 10. Demon Eye – Prophecies And Lies |
| Daniel Waters |
| (random order) |
| My Regime – Deranged Patterns |
| Kreator – Gods of Violence |
| Silius – Hell Awakening |
| Kicken Valentina – Imaginary Creatures |
| Arthemis – Blood-Fury-Domination |
| Shadowside – Shades Of Humanity |
| Striker – Striker |
| Troubled Horse – Revolution On Repeat |
| Band Of Spice – Shadows Remain |
| Night Demon – Darkness Remains |
| What a great year for Metal considering there were so few “legendary” acts with new material…I could name a dozen albums off the top of my head that I enjoyed nearly as much |
| Jerry Alperin |
| (random order) |
| Overkill – The Grinding Wheel |
| Pagan Altar – The Room of Shadows |
| Power Trip – Logic |
| The Obsessed – Sacred |
| Cannabis Corpse – Left hand Pass |
| Colour Haze – In Her Garden |
| Hellchamber – MKII |
| Cloak – To Venomous Depths |
| Magda Vega – Destroyer |
| Vulture Industries – Stranger Times |
| Dan Enqvist |
| 1. Cyhra – Letters to myself |
| 2. The Dark Element – The Dark Element |
| 3. Eclipse – Monumentum |
| 4. Arch Enemy – Will to power |
| 5. Trivium – The sin and the sentence |
| 6. Stone Sour – Hydrograd |
| 7. Oz – Transition state |
| 8. Jorn – Life on death road |
| 9. Cloven Hoof – Who mourns for the morning star |
| 10. Brother Firetribe – Sunbound |
| Dan Tungesvick |
| (Random Order) |
| Cellador – Off the Grid |
| Iced Earth – Incorruptible |
| Unleash the Archers – Apex |
| Overkill – The Grinding Wheel |
| Adrenaline Mob – We The People |
| Emerald – Reckoning Day |
| Stormhold – Salvation |
| Pyramaze – Contingent |
| Wintersun – The Forest Seasons |
| Scars of Armageddon – Dead End |
Ok I apologise, Daniel had his ears on 🙂
What no Kreator “Gods Of Violence”? That was easily the standout album of the past few years let alone 2017. Each to their own but I’m surprised not one person listed it. Cheers.