The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Chris Maric

album of the year

1. Meshiaak - Alliance Of Thieves
2. Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
3. Spiritual Beggars - Sunrise To Sundown
4. Amon Amarth - Jomsviking
5. King - Reclaim The Darkness
6. Departe - Failure, Subside
7. Serpentine Dominion - Serpentine Dominion
8. Imperium Dekadenz - Dis Manibvs
9. Devin Townsend - Transcendence
10. Oceans Of Slumber - Winter

song of the year

1. Amon Amarth - Raise Your Horns
2. Spiritual Beggars - Hard Road
3. Meshiaak - At The Edge Of The World
4. Metallica - Halo On Fire
5. King - Reclaim The Darkness

artist of the year

1. Meshiaak
2. Metallica
3. Amon Amarth
4. Mgla
5. Caligula's Horse

international artist performance

1. Iron Maiden
2. Black Sabbath
3. Apocalyptica
4. Lacuna Coil
5. Bullet For My Valentine

australian artist performance

1. Caligula's Horse
2. Daemon Pyre
3. Orsome Welles
4. Ne Obliviscaris
5. Icehouse

live comedy act

1. Steve Hughes

top tv show

1. Designated Survivor
2. Agents Of Shield
3. Scandal

top movie

1. Doctor Strange
2. Deadpool
3. Jason Bourne

top website

1. Instagram
2. HEAVY
3. Sydney Morning Herald

2016 highlight of the year

My charity bike ride from London to Download Festival in the UK - three days/275kms with a band of metal brothers. The most gruelling yet rewarding thing I've ever done! Then three days of Download Festival followed by the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards then over to France for three days of Hellfest!

prediction for 2017

A return to the UK for me - join me on the charity ride! Trump will take us to the brink of annihilation and only then will the aliens step in and we'll get full disclosure...