I discovered a ton of great bands this year:
Marillion, Spock's Beard, Ihsahn, Dead Can Dance, Loreena McKennitt, Bad Religion, Soen, Stealing Axion, Minus the Bear, The Reign of Kindo, Astra, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Ne Obliviscaris, Volbeat, Adagio, Circus Maximus, Nadja, Rhapsody of Fire, Sabaton, Van Halen, Scorpions, ZZ Top