And we're done! It's a bit too early to be downing tools for Christmas just yet, but with December's arrival it is time to start looking at the big end of year lists - including the best metal songs of the year. That in mind, we're making this the last of our regular round-ups, giving you a little bit of time to decide which metal songs have excited you most this year.
But before that, the results of last week's vote! NWOBHM heroes Girlschool took an admirable third place with their cover of Metallica's Hit The Lights, while Sylosis nabbed second on the thundering The New Flesh. But our overall winner was the debut solo single from former Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White Gluz, The Room Where She Died taking gold as it introduced a new era of artistry for her.
