Best First Release:
Family Force 5, Business Up Front / Party In The Back (Crunk Rock)
Runners-Up:
Red, End Of Silence (Hard Rock/Rock)
MuteMath, MuteMath (Experimental Atmospheric Rock)
Flyleaf, Flyleaf (Hard-Edged Rock)
Leeland, Sound Of Melodies (Light Rock Worship)
The Fold, This Too Shall Pass (Pop/Rock / Rock)
Fireflight, The Healing Of Harms (Hard Rock)
Fighting Instinct, Fighting Instinct (Hard-Edged Rock)
Honorable Mentions:
Decyfer Down, End Of Grey (Hard Rock/Rock)
Nevertheless, Live Like We’re Alive (Pop/Rock / Rock)
Edison Glass, A Burn Or A Shiver (Experimental Melodic Rock)
Hundred Year Storm, Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth (indie Pop/Rock / Rock)
Best Second Release:
Showbread, Age Of Reptiles (Hard-Edged Rock)
Hawk Nelson, Smile, It’s The End Of The World (
Sarah Kelly, Where The Past Meets Today (Rock with some Best Third Release:
Underoath, Define The Great Line (Screamo)
NONE.
Best Fourth Release:
Plumb, Chaotic Resolve (Electronic Pop/Rock / Rock)
Best Fifth Release:
NONE CHOSEN THIS YEAR.
Best Sixth Release:
NONE CHOSEN THIS YEAR.
P.O.D., Testify (Notable 7th-Or-Higher Release:
Disciple, Scars Remain (Hard Rock)
NONE.
Best Live Show:
Best Music Festival:
NONE.