Top 20 releases for 2005:

  1. Circus Maximus - 'The 1st Chapter'

  2. Brainstorm - 'Liquid Monster'

  3. Masterplan - 'Aeronautics'

  4. Nocturnal Rites - 'Grand Illusion'

  5. Kamelot - 'The Black Halo'

  6. Shadow Gallery - 'Room V'

  7. Redemption - 'The Fullness Of Time'

  8. Extol - 'Blueprint'

  9. Rob Rock - 'Holy Hell'

  10. Primal Fear - 'Seven Seals'

  11. U.D.O. - 'Mission No. X'

  12. Gamma Ray - 'Majestic'

  13. Symphorce - 'Godspeed'

  14. Thunderstone - 'Tools Of Destruction'

  15. Nevermore - 'The Godless Endevour'

  16. Communic - 'Conspiracy In Mind'

  17. Firewind - 'Forged By Fire'

  18. Highland Glory - 'Forever Endeavour'

  19. Divinefire - 'Glory Thy Name' / Divinefire - 'Hero'

  20. Renascent - 'Through Darkness'

Runners up:

 

Stratovarius - 'Stratovarius'

Griffin - 'Lifeforce'

Running Wild - 'Rouges En Vogue'

Candlemass - 'Candlemass'

Alice Cooper - 'Dirty Diamonds'

Line Of Fire - 'Line Of Fire'

Annihilator - 'Schizo Deluxe'

Grave Digger - 'The Last Supper'

Hammerfall - 'Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken'

Audiovision - 'The Calling'

Arch Enemy - 'Doomsday Machine'

  Circle II Circle - 'The Middle Of Nowhere'

Stryper - 'Reborn'

 Jacobs Dream - 'Drama Of The Ages'

Unchained - 'Unchained'

Pagan's Mind - 'Enigmatic: Calling'

Helloween - 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy'

Biggest disappointments:

Demons & Wizards - 'Touched By The Crimson King'