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Top albums released in 2005
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1.
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The Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back
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2.
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Diamond Head - All Will Be Revealed
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3.
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Metal Skool - Hole Patrol
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4.
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The Real McKenzies - 10.000 Shots
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5.
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286 - Profiled
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6.
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Powergod - Long Live The Loud (That's Metal Lesson II)
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7.
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Big Cock - Year Of The Cock
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8.
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Turbonegro - Party Animals
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9.
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Candlemass - Candlemass
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Best compilation albums 2005
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1.
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Subdivisions - A Tribute To Rush
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2.
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Charlie Ungry - The Chester Road Album
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Best hard rock albums 2005
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1.
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Metal Skool - Hole Patrol
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2.
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The Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back
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3.
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Big Cock - Year Of The Cock
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4.
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The Golden Gods - ...The Thorny Crown Of Rock And Roll
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5.
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Crashdiet - Rest In Sleaze
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6.
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Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day
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7.
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Honky - Balls Out Inn
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8.
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Babylon Bombs - Cracked Open and Bruised
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9.
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Tokyo Dragons - Give Me The Fear
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10.
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Vain - On The Line
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Best heavy / power metal albums 2005
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1.
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Diamond Head - All Will Be Revealed
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2.
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Candlemass - Candlemass
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3.
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Metal Inquisitor - Doomsday For The Heretic
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4.
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Corrosion Of Conformity - In The Arms Of God
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Best punk albums 2005
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1.
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The Real McKenzies - 10.000 Shots
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2.
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Turbonegro - Party Animals
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3.
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Epoxies - Stop The Future
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4.
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Gecko Brothers - Demolition Of The Rehabilitation
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Best demos 2005
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1.
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Josh's Appletree - Atomic Fruit
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2.
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Dawn Of Silence - Fear Of Silence
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Best newcomers 2005
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1.
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Metal Skool
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2.
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286
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3.
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Big Cock
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4.
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The Golden Gods
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5.
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Crashdiet
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6.
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Honky
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7.
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Dark Illusion
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8.
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Overloaded
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9.
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Tokyo Dragons
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10.
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Steve Thorne
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Best singles / mini albums 2005
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1.
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286 - Profiled
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2.
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President Evil - Evil Goes To Hollywood
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Best cover art 2005
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1.
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Dark Illusion - Beyond The Shadows
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2.
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Metal Inquisitor - Doomsday For The Heretic
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3.
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The Real McKenzies - 10.000 Shots
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4.
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Big Cock - Year Of The Cock
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5.
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The Golden Gods - …The Thorny Crown Of Rock And Roll
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Best cover songs 2005
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1.
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Metal Inquisitor - Invaders (Judas Priest cover)
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2.
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Powergod - Motormount (Anvil cover)
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3.
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Powergod - Total Desaster (Destruction cover)
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4.
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Powergod - The War Drags Ever On (Tank cover)
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5.
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Powergod - Long Live The Loud (Exciter cover)
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6.
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Powergod - Deathrider (Omen cover)
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7.
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Powergod - Screams From The Grave (Abattoir cover)
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8.
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Stormwarrior - Power And The Glory (Saxon cover)
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Best festivals 2005
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1.
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25 Year NWOBHM anniversary [London, UK 4-11-05]
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Best labels 2005
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1.
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Yperano Records [own label]
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Best live acts 2005
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1.
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Girlschool
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2.
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The Real McKenzies
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3.
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Witchfynde
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4.
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Candlemass
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5.
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Jaguar
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6.
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Dokken
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7.
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Diamond Head
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8.
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Pretty Boy Floyd
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9.
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Destruction
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10.
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Glenn Hughes
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Best magazines 2005
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1.
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Rock On (Greece)
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2.
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Rock Hard (Greece)
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3.
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Metal Hammer (Greece)
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Best songs 2005
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1.
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Hayseed Dixie - Wish I Was You
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Best videos 2005
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1.
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The BossRoss - Hot In Herze
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2.
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The BossRoss - Word Up
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3.
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Jackyl - Live From The Full Throttle Salloon
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4.
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Metal Skool - Fat Girl
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Best websites 2005
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1.
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PAOK FC
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2.
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Rockdetector
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3.
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Girlschool
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Best bassists 2005
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1.
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Geddy Lee
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2.
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Glenn Hughes
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3.
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Lemmy
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4.
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Enid Williams
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5.
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John Paul Jones
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6.
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Billy Sheehan
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7.
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Geezer Butler
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8.
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Robert Trujillo
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9.
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Les Claypool
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Best drummers 2005
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1.
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Bobby Jarzombek
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2.
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Stewart Copeland
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3.
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Neil Peart
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4.
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Bill Ward
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5.
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Deen Castronovo
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6.
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Tommy Lee
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7.
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Dave Lombardo
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8.
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John Tempesta
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9.
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Virgil Donati
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9.
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Mark Zonder
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Best female singers 2005
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1.
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Kim McAuliffe
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2.
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Enid Williams
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3.
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Jackie Chambers
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4.
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Joan Jett
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5.
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Nina C. Alice
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Best guitarists 2005
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1.
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Paul Gilbert
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2.
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Alex Lifeson
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3.
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Tony Iommi
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4.
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Dimebag Darrell
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5.
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Tony MacAlpine
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6.
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Glen Tipton
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7.
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Alex Skolnick
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8.
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Jackie Chambers
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9.
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Kim McAuliffe
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10.
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Michael Romeo
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Best keyboardists 2005
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1.
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Geddy Lee
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2.
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Michael Pinella
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3.
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Allen Lanier
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4.
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David Bryan
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Best male singers 2005
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1.
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Glenn Hughes
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2.
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Paul MacKenzie
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3.
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Nick Tart
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4.
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Rob Halford
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5.
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Jon Bon Jovi
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