Top Ten Lists - 1999

1. Notre Dame Le Theatre Du Vampire
2. Tristania Beyond The Veil
3. Candlemass From The 13th Sun
4. Root The Book
5. Lux Occulta My Guardian Anger
6. Tal Dorgar Zero To Nowhere
7. Sigh Scenario IV: Dread Dreams
8. Slipknot Slipknot
9. Neurosis Times Of Grace
10. The Lord Weird Slough Feg Twilight Of The Idols

1. Testament The Gathering
2. Nevermore Dreaming Neon Black
3. Machine Head The Burning Red
4. Overkill Necroshine
5. Mercyful Fate 9
6. Slipknot Slipknot
7. In Flames Colony
8. Gamma Ray Powerplant
9. Megadeth Risk
10. Amorphis Tuonela

Yet another year that has improved with some late additions, and another year with quality but no clear #1. And of course, there's again almost no overlap with the Internet list. Oh well ...

For some reason, this list seems much less imaginative than recent years, with far too many bands apparently here just on reputation.