1. RIOT "Sons Of Society" (*****)
2. GAMMA RAY "Power Plant" (****1/2)
3. NOCTURNAL RITES "The Sacred Talisman" (****1/2)
4. SONATA ARCTICA "Ecliptica" (****1/2)
5. CHILDREN OF BODOM "Hatebreeder" (****1/2)
6. IRON SAVIOR "Unification" (****1/2)
7. Yngwie Malmsteen's RISING FORCE "Alchemy" (****1/2)
8. SAMAEL "Eternal" (****1/2)
9. KREATOR "Endorama" (****1/2)
10.IN FLAMES "Colony" (****)
12.EVERGREY "Dominance, Solitude, Tragedy" (****)
12.ANNIHILATOR "Criteria For Black Widow" (****)
13.PRIMAL FEAR "Jaws Of Death" (****)
14.LEFAY "The Seventh Seal" (****)
15.ROYAL HUNT "Fear" (****)
16.CRIMSON GLORY "Astronomica" (****)
17.WHITE SKULL "Tales From The North" (****)
18.HOLY MOTHER "Criminal Afterlife" (****)
19.SINERGY "Beware The Heavens" (****)
20.PINK CREAM 69 "Electrified" (****)
BEST LIVE:
ICED EARTH "Alive In Athens" (*****)
Bruce Dickinson "Scream For Me, Brazil" (****1/2)
1999 BEST SONGS COUNTDOWN
30.SAXON "All Guns Blazing"
29.MIND ODYSSEY "Born Bastards"
28.ANGEL DUST "Bleed"
27.MOB RULES "Rain Song"
26.ROYAL HUNT "Follow Me"
25.PINK CREAM 69 "Break The Silence"
24.SKYCLAD "Silver Cloud's Dark Lining"
23.ANNIHILATOR "Loving The Sinner"
22.IN FLAMES "Embody The Invisible"
21.HOLY MOTHER "Call The Ghost"
20.LABYRINTH "Out Of Memory"
19.METALIUM "Fight"
18.ICE AGE "Bottom Line"
17.RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS "Parallel Universe"
16.EVERGREY "Nosferatu"
15.CHILDREN OF BODOM "Towards Dead End"
14.SAMAEL "Supra Karma"
13.QUEENSRYCHE "The Right Side Of My Mind"
12.CRIMSON GLORY "New World Machine"
11.IRON SAVIOR "Coming Home"
10.SONATA ARCTICA "Kingdom For A Heart"
9. WHITE SKULL "Viking's Tomb"
8. KREATOR "Tyranny"
7. PRIMAL FEAR "Play To Kill"
6. LEFAY "The Boon He Gives"
5. Y. J. Malmsteen "Wield My Sword"
4. NOCTURNAL RITES "Iron Force"
3. RIOT "Time To Bleed"
2. TIAMAT "Brighter Than The Sun"
1. GAMMA RAY "Send Me A Sign"
SPECIAL NOTICE:
ANGEL DUST "Temple Of The King"
DORO "Egypt (Chains Are On)"
AXXIS "Flash Rockin' Man"
METALLICA feat. SAN FRANCISCO ORCHESTRA "Until It Sleeps"
DC Cooper "Easy Livin'"
1999 AWARDS
BEST DEBUT: SONATA ARCTICA
BEST SIDE PROJECT:
METALIUM
BEST TRADITIONAL / POWER ALBUM:
GAMMA RAY "Powerplant"
BEST PROG / POWER-PROG ALBUM:
EVERGREY "Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy"
BEST EXTREME ALBUM:
CHILDREN OF BODOM "Hatebreeder"
BEST THRASH / POWER-THRASH ALBUM:
ANNIHILATOR "Criteria For Black Widow"
BEST NON-TRADITIONAL ALBUM:
SAMAEL "Eternal"
BEST CONCEPT ALBUM:
IRON SAVIOR "Unification"
BEST ALBUM COVER:
Kristian Wahlin / S. Durling (EVERGREY "Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy")
BEST SURPRISE:
CRIMSON GLORY reforming
HAPPIEST EVENT:
Bruce Dickinson & Adrian Smith rejoining IRON MAIDEN
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT:
Chris DeGarmo leaving QUEENSRYCHE, subsequent Q2K
LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENT AWARD:
Yngwie Malmsteen's RISING FORCE
BEST MALE VOCALS:
Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR)
BEST FEMALE VOCALS:
Frederika "Sister" DeBoni (WHITE SKULL)
BEST GUITAR:
Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
BEST GUITAR DUO:
Kai Hansen / Henjo Richter (GAMMA RAY)
BEST BASS:
Lars Ratz (METALIUM)
BEST KEYBOARDS:
Xy (SAMAEL)
BEST DRUMS:
Dan Zimmermann (GAMMA RAY)
BEST LYRICS:
Piet Sielk (IRON SAVIOR)
BEST RIFF:
"Play To Kill" (PRIMAL FEAR)
BEST PRODUCER:
Piet Sielk (IRON SAVIOR)