Lochlan Watt loved The Acacia Strain most in 2012 but also dug Parkway Drive's foray into filmmaking.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. Death Is The Only Mortal THE ACACIA STRAIN
2. Hate THY ART IS MURDER
3. IIII: The Alpha The Omega THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA
4. All Hail The Void ENABLER
5. Atlas PARKWAY DRIVE
6. You, Me & The Violence BIRDS IN ROW
7. My Darkest Friends PALM
8. The Inherited Repression PSYCROPTIC
9. Get What You Give THE GHOST INSIDE
10. Monolith Of Inhumanity CATTLE DECAPITATION
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MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. Transitions DAIGHILA
2. Zero Distance DARK TRANQUILLITY
3. Split COILGUNS/NVRVD
SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Forced Gender Reassignment CATTLE DECAPITATION
2. Reign Of Darkness THY ART IS MURDER
3. Rebel Without A Cause PALM
4. Fuck Today ENABLER
5. For Everyone THE SHANTOSO
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. Night Hag
2. Palm
3. Daighila
4. City Of Ships
5. Psycroptic
BEST WEBSITE
1. jetstar.com
2. facebook.com
3. bandcamp.com
4. noistheory.org
5. wordpress.com
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE
1. Refused
2. At The Gates
3. Rosetta
4. Nasum
5. The Ghost Inside
BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE
1. We Lost The Sea
2. King Parrot
3. Totally Unicorn
4. Waiting Room
5. Aversions Crown
BEST TV SHOW
1. South Park
2. Breaking Bad
3. Sunrise
4. A Current Affair
5. Today Tonight
BEST MOVIE
1. Parkway Drive - Home Is For The Heartless
2012 HIGHLIGHT
Touring Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan with my band, Nuclear Summer. Also, obtaining my dream job with triple j.
2013 PREDICTION
At The Gates will finally release a brand new album, Scott Vogel will demand more stage dives, and metal fans will continue to argue about sub-genres.