Ernies Metaljahr 2003

Die 20 besten Alben

1. Agent Steel - Order Of The Illuminati

2. King Diamond - The Puppet Master

3. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II

4. Ballistic - Ballistic

5. Cage - Darker Than Black

6. Human Fortress - Defenders Of The Crown

7. Lanfear - The Art Effect

8. Circle II Circle - Watching In Silence

9. Masterplan - Masterplan

10.  Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi

11.  While Heaven Wept - Of Empires Forlorn

12.  Doomsword - Let Battle Commence

13.  Kamelot - Epica

14.  Anathema - A Natural Disaster

15.  Tierra Santa - Indomable

16.  Brainstorm - Soul Temptation

17.  Redemption - Redemption

18.  Mystic Prophecy - Regressus

19.  Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon

20.  Arena - Contagion

True Metal Lifetime Award

JAG PANZER für Decade of the Nail-Spiked Bat

EPs des Jahres

1. John Arch - A Twist Of Fate

2. Stormwarrior - Heavy Metal Fire

3. Exodus - War Is My Sheppard

DVDs des Jahres

1. Star One - Live On Earth

2. Saxon - The Saxon Chronicles

3. Transatlantic - Live In Europe

4. Arena - Caught In The Act

5. Kreator - Live Kreation/Revisioned Glory

Enttäuschungen des Jahres

1. Metallica - St. Waschmitteltrommel

2. "Patriotischer" Unfug in Metallyrics (hallo Gothic Knights, hallo Iced Earth!)

3. Dream Theater - Train of Thought

4. Rumpelsound bei Iron Maiden

(c)2004, Ernst Zeisberger