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.
King Crimson Porcupine Tree Gavin Harrison Dizrhythmia Gavin Harrison & 05Ric The Kings Of Oblivion Nick Johnston Iamthemorning OSI Fates Warning Gleb Kolyadin Manfred Mann Jakszyk, Fripp And Collins Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin The Pineapple Thief Steve Thorne Eros Ramazzotti Lewis Taylor Renaissance Iggy Pop Storm Corrosion Steven Wilson Blackfield Fjieri Amadeus Awad 05Ric Mick Karn Richard Barbieri / Tim Bowness Jakko M. Jakszyk blld No-Man Herd Of Instinct Richard Barbieri