1. Artillery When Death Comes 2009 Metal Mind Records
2. Ravage The End of Tomorrow 2009 Metal Blade Records
3. Hardcore Superstar Beg For It 2009 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
4. Amorphis Skyforger +1 2009 Nuclear Blast Records
5. Anubis Gate The Detached 2009 Locomotive Records
6. Gotthard – Need to Believe 2009 Nuclear Blast
7. Primal Fear 16.6 +2 (digi) 2009 Frontiers Records
8. Place Vendome Streets of Fire 2009 Frontiers Records
9. The Poodles Clash of the Elements 2009 Rosehip Alley Records
10. Impellitteri Wicked Maiden 2009 Metal Heaven Records
11. House of Lords Cartesian Dreams 2009 Frontiers Records
12. Believer Gabriel 2009 Metal Blade Records
13. Free Spirit Pale Sister of Light 2009 Carpel Records
14. Grave Digger Ballad of a Hangman +1 2009 Napalm Records
15. Black Bonzo Guillotine Drama 2009 B&B Records
16. Narnia Course of a Generation +1 2009 Nightmare Records
17. Praying Mantis - Sanctuary
18. Hibria The Skull Collectors +1 2009 Spiritual Beast Records
19. Megadeth Endgame 2009 Roadrunner Records
20. Pathosray Sunless Skies +1 2009 Frontiers Records
21. Wolf Ravenous 2009 Century Media Records
22. Riverside Anno Domini High Definition 2009 InsideOut Records
23. Pantommind Lunasense 2009 Spectastral Records
24. Outloud Outloud 2009 Frontiers Records
25. Hardline Leaving the End Open 2009 Frontiers Records

Honorable Mention:
26. Ultimatum Lex Metalis 2009 Retroactive Records
27. Powerwolf Bible of the Beast 2009 Metal Blade Records
28. Stryper Murder by Pride 2009 Big 3 Records
29. Ensiferum From Afar 2009 Spinefarm Records
30. Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell) The Devil You Know 2009 Rhino Records
31. Korpiklaani Karkelo 2009 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
32. Revolution Renaissance Age of Aquarius 2009 SPV Records
33. Heart of Cygnus Over Mountain, Under Hill 2009 Heart of Cygnus Records
34. OSI Blood 2009 InsideOut Records
35. Winterborn Farewell to Saints 2009 Massacre/Irond Records
36. Constancia Lost and Gone 2009 Frontiers Records
37. Alestorm Black Sails at Midnight 2009 Napalm Records
38. Astra The Weirding 2009 Rise Above Records
39. Bloodbound Tabula Rasa 2009 Blistering Records

Best Re-Release: Charlemagne Charlemagne 1994/2009 Eonian Records

Best Existing Band New Discovery: Hardcore Superstar

Best Label: Frontiers

Stuff I would like to get still:

Brainstorm - Memorial Roots (Ltd Ed)
Grand Design – Time Elevation
Winger – Karma
Voyager - I Am The ReVolution
Southern Cross - Down Below
W.A.S.P - Babylon