e33 - AOTY 2019

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Better late than never! The year wraps up, a lot of music has blessed (and cursed) our ears, and you can hear all about it now

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Astoundingly long lists of things we talk about in this episode:

Best Debut

• Paladin - Awakening
• Ravenous - Eat the Fallen
• Dimhav - The Boreal Flame
• Northtale - Welcome to Paradise

Most Improved

• Tanagra
• Gloryhammer

Worst/Most Disappointing

• Sonata Arctica
• Equilibrium
• Blind Guardian’s Twilight Orchestra

Best Comeback

• Vision Divine
• Daniel Heiman (in Dimhav)
• Reinxeed as Majestica
• Turilli/Lione Rhapsody

Most Consistent

• Galneryus
• Frozen Crown
• Stormwarriore
• Backhanded compliment
  • Hammerfall
  • Iron Savior
  • Sabaton

Power Prog of the Year

• Tanagra - Meridiem
• Dimhav - The Boreal Flame
• Solarus - Darkest Days
• TL Rhapsody (?)

Symphonic Power of the Year

• Opera Magna - Del Amor y otros Demonios
• Ancient Bards - Origine
• Shadowstrike - Legends of Human Spirit

Folk-Power Metal of the Year

• Wind Rose - Wintersaga

Twinkle Metal of the Year

• Twilight Force - Dawn of the Dragonstar
• Shadowstrike - Legends of Human Spirit

Cover of the Year

• Unleash the Archers - Northwest Passage (Stan Rogers - traditional canadian folk song)
• Dragonforce - My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
• Vision Divine - Rusty Nail (X-Japan Cover)

Song of the Year

• Avantasia - The Raven Child
• Nanowar of Steel - Norwegian Reggaeton
• Majestica - Above the Sky
• Syu (feat. Fuki) - REASON
• Jupiter - Theory of Evolution
• Twilight Force - Blade of Immortal Steel
• Idle Hands - Nightfall & Give Me To The Night & Dragon, Why Do You Cry?
• Hizaki - Back to Nature EP - Queen of the Night
• TL Rhapsody - DNA / I Am / Fast Radio Burst

Album of the Year

• Majestica - Above the Sky
• Idle Hands - Mana (A)
• Twilight Force - Dawn of the Dragonstar (A)
• Ravenous EH - Eat the Fallen (A)

Other Musical Shout Outs

• Nonmetal stuff
  • Moron Police - A Boat on the Sea
  • Billie Eilish - When we all fall asleep where do we go
  • Caryle Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
• Atmospheric Black Metal
  • Everwinter - De Brevitate Vitae
  • Saor - Forgotten Paths
  • Together To The Stars - An Oblivion Above
  • Ashbringer - Absolution
• P R O G
  • Wilderun - Veil of Imagination
• F O L K
  • Eluveitie - Ategnatos
  • Aephanemer - Prokopton
  • Borknagar - True North
• Trad Hvy Mtl
  • Smoulder - Times of Obscene Evil & Wild Daring
  • Idle Hands - Mana
  • Tanith - In Another Time
• Jani Metal (yes he gets his own category)
  • Insomnium - Heart Like a Grave
  • Dark Element - Songs the Night Sings

Things to look forward to in 2020

• Brothers of Metal
• Lovebites in January
• Nightwish
• Seven Spires
• Helion Prime
• Judicator
  • Two possible releases, normal and a “special project”
• Unleash The Archers
• Winterage
• Dark Forest
• Dragonland finally maybe
• Helloween and a new tour?
• Fairyland once they finish their music video apparently
• Alestorm
• Serenity
• Aether Realm (melofolkdeath)
• Insomnium touring!!!
• C-Horse tour!!! (NA)
• More Batushka Drama Probably
• Blind Guardian in 2021

Things Stella is still incredibly upset about and will probably never get over

• Ancient Bards and Secret Sphere denied visas for Progpower

Personal Lists

Kyle

• Majestica - Above the Sky
• Vision Divine - When All The Heroes Are Dead
• Avantasia - Moonglow
• Ancient Bards - Origine
• Turilli Lione Rhapsody - Zero Gravity: Rebirth and Evolution

Stella (who doesn’t separate heavy and power metal because f u)

• Traveler - Traveler
• Chevalier - Destiny Calls
• Northtale - Welcome to Paradise
• Lunar Shadow - The Smokeless Fires
• Tanith - In Another Time
• Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave
• Idle Hands - Mana

Fernando

• TL Rhapsody - Zero Gravity
• Ancient Bards - Origine
• Paladin - Awakening
• Opera Magna - Del Amor y otros Demonios

Andrew

• TL Rhapsody
• Tanagra
• Ravenous E.H.
• Twilight Force
• Stormewarriore
• Idle Hands
• Traveler

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Music by Fernando Rey
Edited by Fernando Rey