Best Album (First Heard)
Constance Demby - Novus Magnificent
Mentions: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina; Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo; I Heard a New World; First and Last and Always; Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Best Relistens
Imperial Triumphant - Vile Luxury
Mentions: The Ark Work; Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1; Between the Winds; Pretty Hate Machine; Adrenaline
Weirdest
Joe Meek - I Heard a New World
Mentions: Pawn Hearts; Gamelan Cage; Pachinko in Your Head
Mood Creators:
Constance Demby - Novus Magnificent
Mentions: Between the Winds; Deep Blue; Vernal Equinox
The Avant-Garde and Esoteric Metal Corner
Imperial Triumphant - Vile Luxury
Mentions: Between the Winds; Somnambulist; Focus; Amr; And Justice for All
A (Non-Guilty) Pleasure
Keiko Matsui - Deep Blue
Mention: Racer X - Street Lethal
Most Disappointing
Unleashed - Across the Open Sea
Dishonorable Mentions: Memento Mori; Kingdom of Fear; Wake Up!; Programmed to Consume
