Judas Priest will probably take my AOTY pick, though I recognize some bias there. It's quite a nice top 20, though - Ulcerate, Sgaile, Necrophobic, Chapel of Disease, etc.
God Storm Corrosion Steven Wilson Blackfield Porcupine Tree Amber Dawn Altamont BSM Karma Bass Communion Blazing Apostles Continuum I.E.M. no-man Steven Wilson & Mariusz Duda Pride Of Passion Paradox Orphaned Land Opeth Coltsfoot Anja Garbarek JBK Jordan Rudess OSI Dream Theater Vidna Obmana Fish Indigo Falls Steve Jansen/Richard Barbieri Mick Karn Richard Barbieri/Tim Bowness Fovea Hex Spirits Burning Aviv Geffen Cipher Tim Bowness Paul Draper Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter Pendulum Memories Of Machines