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.
The Dead Gov't Mule Warren Haynes The Allman Brothers Band Phil Lesh & Friends Mountain Jack Casady The Les Claypool Frog Brigade Bloodline The Derek Trucks Band Corrosion Of Conformity Dickey Betts Band Dave Matthews Band Buckwheat Zydeco Coheed And Cambria