- Villagers Of Ioannina City – ‘Age Of Aquarius‘, Mantra Records
- IDLE HANDS – ‘Mana‘, Eisenwald
- Swallow The Sun – ‘When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light‘, Century Media
- Cult Of Luna – ‘A Dawn To Fear‘, Metal Blade Records / Red Creek
- Inter Arma – ‘Sulphur English‘, Relapse Records
- Torche – ‘Admission‘, Relapse Records
- Leprous – ‘Pitfalls‘, Inside Out Music / Sony Music
- This Gift Is A Curse – ‘A Throne Of Ash‘, Season Of Mist
- Fit For An Autopsy – ‘The Sea Of Tragic Beasts‘, Nuclear Blast
- Misery Index – ‘Rituals Of Power‘, Season Of Mist
- Rammstein – ‘Rammstein‘, Universal Music Group
- Venom Prison – ‘Samsara‘, Prosthetic Records
- He Is Legend – ‘White Bat‘, Spinefarm Records
- Voyager – ‘Colours In The Sun‘, Season Of Mist
- Possessed – ‘Shadowcult‘, Nuclear Blast / Legacy Magazine
- Opeth – ‘In Cauda Venenum‘, Nuclear Blast / Moderbolaget Records
- Malevolent Creation – ‘The 13th Beast‘, Century Media / M-Theory Audio
- Heilung – ‘Futha‘, Season Of Mist
- The HU – The Gereg‘, Eleven Seven Music
- Horndal – ‘Remains‘, Prosthetic Records
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Compiled by: Mary Kalaitzidou