All candidates have been chosen by our journalist, collaborators and users. We have selected these bands taking into our account:
- Their effort and goals which they have got this year
- Their musical quality
- Comments, references made by our readers in forums and website and articles and opinions in several magazines.

And our users have chosen their favorite ones:
 

 

The Best Band of the Year   Annatar     Morning     Maledia     Eths     Alight The Year's Promises: The Best Band of the Year   All Ends     Hanging Doll The Best Band of the Year   Domina Noctis	Lunatica     Nemesea     Benighted Soul     Cathafalque     Unshine     Magica     A New Dawn     At The Lake	The Best Album of the Year   Epica Design your Universe The Best Album of the Year   Delain April Rain   Sirenia 13th Floor The Year's Promises: The Best Album of the Year   Leaves eyes Njord   Krypteria My Fatal Kiss   Pythia Beneath The Veiled Embrace   Elis Catharsis   Autumn Altitude
The Best Band with lyrics in spanish   Khael     Doctor Muerte The Year's Promises: The Best Band with lyrics in Spanish   Quelonio     Wurdalak     El Cuervo de Poe The Best Band with lyrics in Spanish   Hada de Beng     Denun     KHY	The Best Spanish Band   Remembrances     Westfallenpark     Diabulus in Musica The Year's Promises: The Best Spanish Band of the Year   Sweet Little Sister     Trobar de Morte     Tears of Martyr The Best Spanish Band of the Year   Niobeth	The Most Sweet Voice   Carmen Elise Espenæs     Lady Angellyca The Year's Promises: The Most Sweet Voice of the Year   Ailyn The Most Sweet Voice of the Year     The Best Festival into Female Metal Music   Metal female voices festival The Best Festival into Female Metal Music     Femme Metal festival The Year's Promises: The Best Festival into Female Metal Music
The Best Fan Club In spanish     Nightwishmaster Nightwish Fan Club     The Spanish Conspiracy Epica Fan Club The Best Fan Club In Spanish     Nightwish The Year's Promises: The Best Fan Club In Spanish     Within Temptation Argentina     Lady Angellyca Fan Club Hispano     Lafee	The Best Fan Club In french     Within Temptation The Year's Promises: The Best Fan Club In French     Sirenia       Nightwish       Epica The french crusade The Best Fan Club In French     Lafee	The Best Official Fan Club     Within Temptation The Best Official Fan Club     Epica The Year's Promises: The Best Official Fan Club     Nightwish Ever Dream     Lacuna Coil