5 Best albums

- Masterplan - Masterplan
Breathtaking! Immense vocals & timeless amazing tracks. Already a classic!

- Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Benath
Sweden's leading metal act surpasses every expectation imaginable and delivers absolute world class super metal!

- Grave Digger - Rheingold
Yet another brilliant treasure from one of the icons of the genre. Fantastic and mindblowing in every aspect!

- Chinchilla - Madtropolis
Chinchilla goes from strength to strength! An amazing display of powerful and bombastic true metal!

- Fairyland - Of Wars In Osyrhia
Majestic, pompous to the limit and one of the greatest symphonic power metal albums ever!
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In heavy competition from: Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi, Cage - Darker Than Black, Paragon - The Dark Legacy, Dark Moor - Dark Moor, Twisted Tower Dire - Crest Of The Martyrs, Cryonic Temple- Blood Guts and Glory

5 Biggest disappointments

- Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
Good, but way under average and their immense capacity. I expected greatness since Brave New World really kicked ass but as it turned out, disappointment still prevails.

- Stratovarius internal troubles
The whole deal escalades in absurdum and threats from ignorant fools results in that Timo Tolkki has to hire bodyguards to feel safe. What's the world coming to?

- Stratovarius - Elements Pt. II
Under above mentioned circumstances not easy to perform your best but I still wished for so much more!

- Lost Horizon
Mastermind and main songwriter Wojtek Lisicki leaves the band due to personal reasons. Only the future will tell if the remaining act still can deliver and triumph without him. Sorry, but I have doubts!

- Ozzy Osborne
The Osbornes documentary soap. Not really a 2003 issue but still. One of the greatest legends from the very dawn of metal and now presented to the younger generations as a burned out and tragic character. At least in my heart he still has his former greatness and that's how it always shall be!

3 Happiest/biggest news

- Dark Moor/Dreamaker
At first of course huge disappointment but as it turned out there's now two great bands instead of one. Dark Moor continued in grand form and Dreamaker probably won't disappoint either. I sincerely hope for a true prediction in this case.

- Rob Halford
The legendary vocalist finally announces that he reunites with Judas Priest after months and months of speculative rumours. Further comments completely unnecessary!!!

- The new assets in the Metal Covenant Staff
Once again- welcome on board Tim and Thomas. Don't for a second doubt that your efforts aren't highly appreciated! Cheers guys =)