Some 2010 Lists

Top 10 Last.fm tracks in the last 12 months:

1. Almora - Tilsim
2. Atargatis - Angels Crying
3. Sabaton - Union (Slopes of St. Benedict)
4. Tarja - Falling Awake
5. Almora - Sonbahar
6. Dawn of Destiny - Rain
7. Dawn of Destiny - Days of Crying
8. Dawn of Destiny - Lost
9. Atargatis - Eden (outro)
10. Tarot - End of Everything

Top 10 Last.fm artists in the last 12 months:

1. Almora
2. Dawn of Destiny
3. Sabaton
4. Nightwish
5. Atargatis
6. Loreena McKennitt
7. Tarja
8. Bear McCreary (this is due to my love of the Battlestar Galactica soundtrack)
9. Amberian Dawn
10. Tarot

My favourite albums of 2010 (some are not metal), not necessarily in order:

1. Tarja - What Lies Beneath
2. Amberian Dawn - End of Eden
3. Liv Kristine - Skintight
4. Loreena McKennitt - The Wind that Shakes the Barley
5. UnSun - Clinic for Dolls
6. Wuthering Heights - Salt
7. Magica - Dark Diary
8. Tarot - Gravity of Light
9. Sabaton - Coat of Arms
10. Sarah Jezebel Deva - A Sign of Sublime

Best new finds of the year (again not all are metal), not necessarily in order:

1. Arkona
2. Akoma
3. The Decemberists
4. Where Angels Fall
5. Manticora
6. Wuthering Heights
7. Penumbra
8. Katra
9. Frightened Rabbit
10. Katherine Jenkins

Happy New Year to all our readers!