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The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Chris Maric

Chris Maric

Freelancer

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. Heaven’s Basement - Filthy Empire
  2. Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken
  3. Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds
  4. Segression - Painted In Blood
  5. Devin Townsend Project - Z²
  6. sleepmakeswaves - Love Of Cartography
  7. Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel
  8. Blackened Angel - Chronicles Of Damnation
  9. Wovenwar - Wovenwar
  10. At The Gates - At War With Reality

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. Machine Head - Now We Die
  2. Evergrey - King Of Errors
  3. Segression - Painted In Blood
  4. Heavens Basement - Lights Go Out In London
  5. Sia - Chandelier

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  1. Ne Obliviscaris
  2. Behemoth
  3. Gwar
  4. Devin Townsend
  5. Veruca Salt

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

  1. Veruca Salt
  2. Devin Townsend
  3. In Flames
  4. Anathema
  5. Gwar

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

  1. sleepmakeswaves
  2. Ne Obliviscaris
  3. Segression
  4. Prepared Like A Bride
  5. Daemon Pyre

TOP TV SHOW

  1. Doctor Who
  2. The Blacklist
  3. Lilyhammer
  4. Banshee
  5. 24 Live Another Day

TOP MOVIE

  1. Interstellar
  2. Lucy
  3. Particle Fever
  4. The Grand Budapest hotel
  5. Chef

TOP WEBSITE

  1. Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Tattoo Balm
  3. Nerve Gas
  4. Netflix
  5. Pinterest

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Soundwave was great again - Working alongside and becoming the Australian spokesman for Gwar's Oderus Urungus - RIP Dave Brockie!

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Ne Obliviscaris will take over the world one violin at a time. Heavy music is in a good place heading into 2015!