5 Best albums

- Aina - Days Of Rising Doom
A masterpiece

- Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
This is definitely their best since Images And Words

- Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality
Dark, energetic, powerful, emotional and simply perfect

- Machine Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires
All I can say is: welcome back Machine Head

- Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death
Can't leave this one out

5 Biggest disappointments

- Ozzy canceling his concert in Gothenburg due to health reasons
Felt like the last chance to get to see him live

- Ozzy chrashing with his bike and canceling his rescheduled concert in Gothenburg
Really felt like the last chance to get to see him live

- Stratovarius - Elements Pt. II
The clones has finally caught up and passed the masters, how sad but true it might ever be

- Queensrÿche - Tribe
A decent album but I expected way much more from these guys

- Finntroll - Visor om slutet
Be sure to sort this album in the new age department, 'cause it ain't metal

3 Happiest/biggest news

- Iron Maiden to play in Gothenburg in September 2003
Hallowed be thy name

- Judas Priest reuniting with Rob Halford and confirmed for Sweden Rock Festival 2004
The Metal God is back where he belongs

- Metallica to play in Gothenburg May 2004
Ok for the fact that their albums hasn't been that great since the "black one", but they still knows how to kick it live

5 Best live concerts

- Anthrax @ Sweden Rock Festival
All the classics mixed with some new stuff as the band were on fire

- Iron Maiden @ Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Always a pleasure

- Arch Enemy @ Gates Of Metal
Angela Gossow is nothing but truly amazing, and well, the rest of the band also knows what they are doing

- Danko Jones @ Sweden Rock Festival
Never seen this much energy on stage

- Nevermore @ Musikens Hus, Gothenburg
Finally after eight years of waiting I got to see them, and it was worth the wait