Once again, Baconmusic’s dedicated team of writers have submitted their votes for the outstanding musical performances of the year. See the winners below! Thanks for all the support in 2008 and we look forward to a great 2009!

BEST LIVE GIG:

1. Danger Danger
2. Journey
3. Billy Idol
4. The Maccabees
5. Ratt

BEST ALBUM:

1. Judas Priest – Nostradamus
2. Testament – The Formation of Damnation
3. Whitesnake – Good To Be Bad
4. Cavalera Conspiracy – Inflikted
5. Kings of Leon – Only By The Night

BEST SONG:

1. Judas Priest – Prophecy
2. Motorhead – Rock Out
3. Amon Amarth – Live For The Kill
4. Whitesnake – Lay Down Your Love
5. MGMT – Kids

BEST BAND:

1. Firewind
2. Judas Priest
3. Kings of Leon
4. Motorhead
5. Alestorm

BEST NEWCOMER:

1. Alestorm
2. H.E.A.T.
3. MGMT
4. Stone Gods
5. Glasvegas

BEST DEBUT ALBUM:

1. Alestorm – Capt. Morgan’s Revenge
2. Cavalera Conspiracy – Inflikted
3. Voodoo Six – First Hit for Free
4. Stone Gods – Silver Spoons and Broken Bones
5. One Way Mirror – One Way Mirroe

BEST MUSIC DVD:

1. Paradise Lost – The Anatomy of Melancholy
2. Gamma Ray – Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome, Live in Montreal
3. Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Apollo
4. Firewind – Live Premonition
5. Within Temptation – The Black Symphony

BEST VIDEO CLIP:

1. Airbourne – Runnin’ Wild
2. Children of Bodom – Blooddrunk
3. Dan Black – Hypntz
4. Motorhead – Rock Out
5. Eluveitie – Inis Mona

BEST UK FESTIVAL:

1. Bloodstock Open Air
2. Hard Rock Hell
3. Firefest
4. Reading & Leeds
5. Glastonbury