Howdy folks, voting over at the Femme Metal Board has commenced. If you would like to take part, you must be a member of FMB (click the banner in the description of this community). No last.fm responses will be accepted.
Here's what you can vote for, and I'll post the winners when they have been announced. Have fun!
Femme Releases: Ador Dorath – Bestiari The Agonist – Lullabies for the Dominant Mind Amberian Dawn – The Clouds of Northland Thunder Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs Arcane Grail – Arya Marga Arch Enemy – The Root of all Evil Arch of Hell – One Day Ashes You Leave – Songs for the Lost Autumn – Altitude Ava Inferi – Blood of Baachus Bergtatt - Røtter Black Math Horseman – Wyllt Bloody Panda – Summon Closterkeller – Aurum Coronatus - Fabula Magna Crimfall – As the Path Unfolds... Crucified Barbara – Till Death do us Party Crystal Viper – Metal Nation Darzamat – Solfernus Path Dawn of Destiny – Human Fragility Decadence - Chargepoint Delain – April Rain Depressed Mode – ... For Death The Devil's Blood - The Time of No Time Evermore Diablo Swing Orchestra – Sing along songs for the Damned and Delirious Doro – Fear No Evil Echoes of Eternity – As Shadow Burn Elis – Catharsis Epica – Design Your Universe Era for a Moment – When Earth Meets Sky Exilia – My Own Army Gate of Sorrow – Enter Through the Gate The Gathering – The West Pole Glass Hammer – Three Cheers for the Broken Hearted Gwyllion – The Edge of all I Know Halestorm – Halestorm Illumion – Hunting for Significance Infinite Tales – Only the Beginning Ironica – Vivere Insuicety - The Cure for the Truth Izegrim – Point of No Return Kells - Lueurs Kittie – In the Black Krypteria – My Fatal Kiss Lacuna Coil – Shallow Life Leaves’ Eyes – Njord Legenda Aurea – Ellipsis Lita Ford – Wicked Wonderland Lucid Fly – The Escape Stage Luna Mortis – The Absence Lunatica – New Shores Madder Mortem – Eight Ways Mandragora Scream – Volturna Nemesea – Pure @ P3 (Live) Nightwish – Made in Hong Kong Nox Aurea – Via Gnosis Omega Lithium – Dreams In Formaline Otep – Smash the Control Machine The Project Hate – The Lustrate Process Pythia – Beneath the Veil Ram-Zet – Neutralized RavenLand – And a Crow Brings Me Back Skyward – Chasing Horizon Siegfried - Nibelung Sirenia – The 13th Floor Stream of Passion – Flame Within System Divide - The Collapse (EP) Tales of Dark - Perdition Calls Theatre of Tragedy – Forever is the Word Therion – The Miskolc Experience Trail of Tears – Bloodstained Endurance Valravn – Koder Pa Snor Vanguard – Hydralchemy Villielain - Julma Salua White Skull – Forever Fight Whyzdom – From the Brink of Infinity Wildpath – Non Omnis Moriar Witchbreed – Heretic Rapture Within Temptation – A Acoustic Night at the Theatre (Live)
Best Femme Album of 2009 Select a maximum of five releases from the list above, ranking them 1-5. 1=5 points, 2=4 points, 3=3 points, 4=2points, 5=1 point.
Worse Femme Album of 2009 Select a maximum of three releases from the list above, ranking them 1-3. 1=3 points, 2=2 points, 3=1 point.
Best Femme Band of 2009 (2) The Agnoist Arch Enemy Ava Inferi Autumn Bergtatt Black Math Horseman Closterkeller Crystal Viper Darzamat Decadence Depressed Mode Diablo Swing Orchestra Elis Epica Era for a Moment Flyleaf The Gathering Gwyllion Kells Krypteria Lacuna Coil Leaves' Eyes Lunatica Madder Mortem Nox Aurea Otep The Project Hate Pythia Ram-Zet Sirenia Stream of Passion System Divide Theatre of Tragedy Therion Trail of Tears Whyzdom Witchbreed
Best Debut Album of 2009 (1) Arch of Hell – One Day Bergtatt - "Røtter" Black Math Horseman - Wyllt Crimfall - As the Path Unfolds Dejafuse – Dejafuse Nox Aurea – Via Gnosis Pythia - Beneath the Veil Embrace Whyzdom – From the Brink of Infinity Witchbreed - Heretic Rapture
Best Non Femme Album of 2009 (1) Ahab - The Divinity of Oceans Arjen Lucassen's Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony Candlemass - Death Magic Doom The Devin Townsend Project - Addicted Ensiferum - From Afar The Gates of Slumber - Hymns of Blood and Thunder Heaven & Hell - The Devil You Know Katatonia - Night Is The New Day Scar Symmetry - Dark Matter Dimensions Swallow the Sun - New Moon Wolves in the Throne Room - Black Cascade
Best Non Metal Album of 2009 (1) Agua de Annique – In Your Room Angelspit - Hideous and Perfect Anneke van Giersbergen & Danny Cavanagh – In Parallel (Live) Bif Naked – The Promise The Birthday Massacre – Show and Tell Flyleaf - Memento Mori The Eden House – Smoke and Mirrors Jonna Enckell – Piano Sparkling Kari Bremnes - Ly Lisa Gerrard - The Black Opal Medieval Baebes – Illumination Paramore – Brand New Eyes Tapping the Vein – Another Day Down
Best Video (1) The Agonist - ... And their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep The Agonist - Thank You Pain Delain – April Rain Epica – Unleashed Flyleaf - Again In this Moment – Call Me Krypteria – For you I’ll Bring the Devil Down Lacuna Coil - Spellbound Lady GaGa - Paparazzi Leaves’ Eyes – My Destiny Madder Mortem - Armour Otep – Smash the Control Machine Paramore - Brick By Boring Brick The Rasmus feat. Anette Olzon – October and April Sirenia – The Path to Decay Straight Line Stitch – Taste of Ashes Within Temptation – Utopia
Favourite Female Artist Open Vote
Favourite Male Artist Open Vote
Favourite Solo Artist (1) Jonna Enckell Kari Bremnes Katherine Jenkins Lady GaGa Lisa Gerrard
Best Live Band/Artist (1) Amberian Dawn (MFVF) Anette Olzon (Sumoi safari) Autumn (MFVF) Darzamat (MFVF) Flowing Tears (MFVF) Kari Bremnes Katherine Jenkins (Royal Varity Show) Krypteria (MFVF) Lacuna Coil (Wacken) Leaves' Eyes (MFVF) Midnattsol (MFVF) Tarja Turunen (Halloween show) Tristania (Wacken) To-Mera (MFVF) Van Canto (MFVF) Whyzdom (MFVF)
Overall Favourite Band (Open Vote)
Most Anticipated Release of 2010 (1) Amberian Dawn TBA Anette Olzon’s Solo Album Bergtatt - TBA Détente - Decline Evanescence TBA ReVamp TBA Tarja Turunen – What Lies Beneath Tristania - TBA We are the Fallen TBA
Board Members - Open Votes
Favourite Member Best Boy Best Girl Agony Aunt Most Intimidating Most Intriguing Most Metal Cutest Weirdest Member you'd most want to meet in the real world
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Femme Metal Awards 2009