Merry Christmas to you all!...2007 has been a great year for rock and metal. Baconmusic has been at the forefront of the action to bring you the best reviews of gigs, new albums and DVDs. Now Baconmusic's experienced team of rock/metal writers (James Allman, Adam Fredericks, Rakesh Burton, Simon Barton, Alexander Shaw, Alex Duncalf & Cos Cimino) have submitted their votes for the Baconmusic awards. Click here to see who is victorious!

BEST LIVE GIG:

1. SCORPIONS (July 2007)

2. Kreator (March 2007)

3. Heaven & Hell (November 2007)

4. Machine Head (November 2007)

5. Y & T (October 2007)

BEST ALBUM:

1. SCORPIONS - Humanity Hour 1

2. Sirenia - Nine Destinies and a Downfall

3. Anterior - This Age of Silence

4. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

5. Machine Head - The Blackening

BEST SONG:

1. SCORPIONS - Humanity

2. Anterior - Dead Divine

3. Scorpions - Hour 1

4. Sirenia - The Other Side

5. Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering

BEST BAND:

1. SCORPIONS

2. Saxon

3. Dimmu Borgir

4. Machine Head

5. Within Temptation

BEST NEWCOMER:

1. ANTERIOR

2. Evile

3. Sonic Reign

4. Job For a Cowboy

5. Ride The Sky

BEST DEBUT ALBUM:

1. ANTERIOR - This Age of Silence

2. Evile - Enter The Grave

3. Sonic Reign - Raw Dark Pure

4. Job For a Cowboy - Genesis

5. Ride The Sky - New Protection

BEST MUSIC DVD:

1. QUEENSRYCHE- Mindrime at the Moore

2. Helloween - Live on 3 Continents

3. Saxon - To Hell and Back Again

4. Heaven & Hell - Live at Radop City Music Hall

5. Various Artists - Rock S'Cool II

BEST VIDEO CLIP:

1. SCORPIONS - Humanity

2. Nightwish - Amaranth

3. Dimmu Borgir - The Sacrilegious Scorn

4. Arch Enemy - Revolution Begins

5. Within Temptation - The Howling

BEST UK FESTIVAL :

1. HARD ROCK HELL

2. Bloodstock Open Air

3. Rock and Blues Custom Show

4. Download

5. Damnation

So CONGRATULATIONS to all of the above mentioned bands. Thanks for giving us a great 2007! Also thanks to all the Record Labels and PR Companies that have worked with Baconmusic in 2007 - you know who you are...we couldn't do it without you! Also thanks to our webmaster Kim Jones who keeps things ticking along nicely for us all. Lets hope that 2008 lives up to all our expectations in the music world! Rock on and stay happy!

James Allman, 24/12/2007