Thursday, December 13, 2012

::: HEAVY PARADISE'S AWARDS FOR 2012 :::

So, another year passed by and it's the time of the year of the Heavy Paradise's Top 20 albums list!! Another excellent year full of great releases and, of course, another year of Heavy Paradise. Before we review the Top albums, and this year we have new categories, I have to give a HUGE thank you to Heavy Paradise's readers. Yes, you that have followed this site and give us a reason to go on and on and on!! You rawk!!! Also, I would like to thank the following people, sites and bands : my family, Chris Siloma, Rock Report, Wild Rose,  Nikk Reptile, Michael Bormann, Athan "Lyssa Kazakis", Ewen, Axel at Rock N Growl, Bakerteam Records, Fotis and all the team at Rock Way, Pierpaolo "Zorro" Monti and Lionville, DYNAZTY, Coldspell, The Rhyme band, David Reece, Tango DownTerry Ilous, Joe MateraHarry Hess from Harem Scarem, Mikael Carlsson from Lover Under Cover and everyone who helped Heavy Paradise to get along all those years! A BIG thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!!





  • HEAVY PARADISE 'S 2012 TOP 20 ALBUMS :


1. TANGO DOWN - IDENTITY CRISIS (This is a great hard rock album in an ol' fashioned way!!!)
2. H.E.A.T. - ADDRESS THE NATION (A new album with a new singer and again a HUGE release from this amazing band....it could have also ended up at number 1...)
3. DYNAZTY - SULTANS OF SIN (It rocked my world.....a future classic!!!)
4. JIMI JAMISON - NEVER TOO LATE ( The voice of 'rock' Jimi Jamison brings back the classic Survivor sound with a 'fresh' air)
5. ECLIPSE - BLEED AND SCREAM (Erik Martensson and his gang are back with another great effort)
6. LIONVILLE - II (A big future for the AOR/ Melodic Rock scene)
7. HARRY HESS - LIVING IN YESTERDAY (The voice of the great Harem Scarem is back with a brilliant solo album.)
8. SECRET SPHERE - PORTRAIT OF A DYING HEART ( The biggest 2012 surprise!!!)
9.  REVERENCE - WHEN DARKNESS CALLS (A traditional US Metal album)
10. TRIXTER - NEW AUDIO MACHINE (A simple great comeback)

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11. LOVER UNDER COVER - SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE
12. DANGER ZONE - UNDYING
13. LOVE.MIGHT.KILL. - 2 BIG 2 FAIL
14. HALESTORM - THE STRANGE CASE OF...
15. DIRTY PASSION - IN WONDERLAND
16. HOLLOW HAZE - POISON IN BLACK
17. SHINEDOWN - AMARYLLIS
18. BEJELIT - EMERGE
19. HARDLINE - DANGER ZONE
20. JEFF SCOTT SOTO - DAMAGE CONTROL


  • BEST 10 MELODIC POWER METAL ALBUMS OF 2012 : 


1. SECRET SPHERE - PORTRAIT OF A DYING HEART

2. HOLLOW HAZE - POISON IN BLACK
3. BLOODBOUND - IN THE NAME OF METAL
4. EVERSHINE - RENEWAL
5. SOUND STORM - IMMORTALIA
6. BEJELIT - EMERGE
7. HOLY KNIGHTS -  BETWEEN DAYLIGHT AND PAIN
8. BURNING POINT - THE IGNITOR
9. WIND ROSE - SHADOWS OVER LOTHADRUIN
10. THY MAJESTIE - SHIHUANGDI


  • BEST COMEBACK ALBUM:  


TRIXTER - NEW AUDIO MACHINE 

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  • BEST VIDEO CLIP OF 2012 



"JIMI JAMISON - NEVER TOO LATE" 



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  • BEST SONGS OF 2012


1. Land Of Broken Dreams : DYNAZTY
2. In And Out Of Trouble : H.E.A.T.
3. After The End Of The World : ECLIPSE
4. Never Too Late : JIMI JAMISON
5. Falling Down : HARRY HESS
6. Eternity : SECRET SPHERE
7. XTC : LOVE.MIGHT.KILL
8. Walk With A Stranger : TRIXTER
9. Crying To Me : TANGO DOWN
10. To Forget And To Forgive : BEJELIT






  • HONORABLE MENTIONS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER : 

  • TYKETTO - DIG IN DEEP
  • KISSIN' DYNAMITE - MONEY, SEX & POWER 
  • TRAIL OF MURDER - SHADES OF ART
  • EDEN LOST - BREAKING THE SILENCE
  • GOTTHARD - FIREBIRTH
  • DOKKEN - BROKEN BONES
  • ANDY ROCK - INTO THE NIGHT
  • AOR - L.A. TEMPTATION
  • CHASING VIOLETS - OUTSIDE HEAVEN
  • BULLET TRAIN BLAST - NOTHING REMAINS 
  • A PERFECT DAY - A PERFECT DAY 
  • DEVIL'S TRAIN - S/T
  • JEERK - FAMOUS
  • CYANIDE 4 - EVERY DAY IS A MASQUERADE
  • GREAT WHITE - ELATION
  • LITTLE CAESAR - AMERICAN DREAM
  • WHEELS OF FIRE - UP FOR ANYTHING
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  • BEST COVER ARTWORK OF 2012 :

SECRET SPHERE : PORTRAIT OF A DYING HEART 

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So, this is it folks for this year!!! An excellent year with some really brilliant releases. I would like to wish to each and everyone of you Happy Holidays, all the best for 2013 with health and great music! Keep on rockin' in Heavy Paradise.

Vassilis Hassirtzoglou (Heavy Paradise)



3 comments:

  1. Don't know where to start... There're great releases in each kind of music, in 2012. Some said it was the best year, some said the opposite. Well, it's really hard to satisfy everybody on Earth, however I think there's music for each of us on Earth!!!

    My "may be" 2012 Top-10 without particular order:
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    GALDERIA - The Universality
    SONATA ARCTICA - Stones Grow Her Name (St.Edition)
    SABATON - Carolus Rex (St.Edition)
    KISS - Monster (St.Edition)
    ACCEPT - Stalingrad (Lt. CD/DVD Edition)
    JADED HEART - Common Destiny
    DARK SKY - Initium
    BARISH KEPIC - Addiction
    KAMELOT - Silverthorn (St.Edition)
    JIMI JAMISON - Never Too Late
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    My fav' 2012 band discoveries:
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    KAMELOT
    SABATON
    KELDIAN
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    My wishes for 2013 are to get a job, to stay healthy and to share/live my passion for music! :)

    + BIG "THANK YOU" MR.HEAVY PARADISE! :) :)

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  2. Reverence is my favorite new band!!!!!!!!

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  3. JettBlack Raining Rock and you didnt even give it Honorable mention

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