The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Mark Hebblewhite

album of the year

1. Agnostic Front — The American Dream Died
2. Good Riddance — Peace In Our Time
3. H2O — Use Your Voice
4. Slayer — Repentless
5. Nightbirds — Mutiny At Muscle Beach
6. Napalm Death — Apex Predator — Easy Meat
7. High On Fire — Luminiferous
8. Goatsnake — Black Age Blues
9. My Dying Bride — Feel The Misery
10. Lucifer — Lucifer 1

song of the year

1. Slayer — The Piano Wire
2. H20 — Skate!
3. ​Good Riddance — Teachable Moments
4. Teenage Time Killers — Ode To Sean Hannity

artist of the year

1. H20
2. Good Riddance
3. Napalm Death
4. Sick Of It All
5. Black Sabbath

international artist performance

1. Napalm Death
2. Pennywise
3. Sick Of It all
4. Behemoth 
5. Nas

australian artist performance

1. Toe To Toe
2. Boneless 
3. Local Resident Failure
4. Darker Half
5. Extortion

top tv show

1. Vikings
2. Orange Is The New Black
3. Veep
4. Penny Dreadful
5. The Walking Dead

top movie

1. Straight Outta Compton
2. Creed
3. Shaun The Sheep
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

top website 

2015 highlight of the year

A lot of great music was released this year across a lot of genres. Metal, hardcore and punk rock is in a good place right now. Good times.  

prediction for 2016

My desires are modest. Hopefully Black Sabbath decide to record one more album with Bill Ward. Also OC melodic hardcore veterans Ignite will be releasing their first in over ten years. Expectations for this one are high.