The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Mark Hebblewhite

23 December 2019 | 9:10 am | Mark Hebblewhite

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…

Album Of The Year

  1. Good Riddance - Thoughts And Prayers
  2. Candlemass - The Door To Doom
  3. Abbath - Outstrider
  4. Raised Fist - Anthems
  5. Agnostic Front - Get Loud!
  6. Bad Religion - The Age Of Unreason
  7. Noisem - Cease To Exist
  8. Darkthrone - Old Star
  9. Off With Their Heads - Be Good
  10. Nile - Vile Necrotic Rites



Artist Of The Year

  1. Propagandhi
  2. Slayer
  3. Ghost
  4. James
  5. Black Sabbath


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International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Propagandhi
  2. Judas Priest
  3. Watain
  4. Slayer
  5. Backtrack


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Iron Mind
  2. Primitive Blast
  3. Broken


TV Show Of The Year

  1. The Crown
  2. Godfather Of Harlem
  3. The Good Place


Movie Of The Year

  1. The Kid Who Would Be King
  2. Avengers: Endgame
  3. The Irishman



Highlight Of The Decade

The survival of Australian hardcore and metal in the face of declining venues and institutional support - especially in Sydney.

Prediction For Next Decade

Fewer rules and fewer expectations means younger artists are free to do what they want, when they want - hopefully this leads to better music and more of it.