The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Brendan Crabb

Album Of The Year

1. Steven Wilson — To the Bone
2. Mastodon — Emperor of Sand
3. The Black Dahlia Murder — Nightbringers
4. Northlane — Mesmer
5. Mindsnare — Unholy Rush
6. Sikth — The Future in Whose Eyes?
7. The Night Flight Orchestra — Amber Galactic
8. Body Count — Bloodlust
9. Arch Enemy — Will To Power
10. Kreator — Gods of Violence

Song Of The Year

1. Northlane — Citizen
2. Thy Art is Murder — The Son of Misery
3. Arch Enemy — Dreams Of Retribution
4. Voyager — This Gentle Earth 
5. Danko Jones — My Little Rn

Artist Of The Year

1. Steven Wilson
2. Northlane
3. Kreator
4. sleepmakeswaves
5. Max Cavalera

International Performance Of The Year

1. Meshuggah
2. Opeth
3. The Dillinger Escape Plan
4. Kreator
5. Sick Of It All

Australian Performance Of The Year

1. Cursed Earth
2. Northlane
3. Twelve Foot Ninja
4. Psycroptic
5. Airbourne

Top TV Show

1. Game of Thrones
2. Stranger Things
3. GLOW

Top Movie

1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Manchester By The Sea
3. Baby Driver

Highlight Of The Year

A strong year for both local and international heavy music. 

Prediction for 2018

Manly Sea Eagles to win the 2018 premiership.