Once again the time has come to proclaim what has rocked your world in the last 12 months... TG's annual Reader Awards! It seems like only a year ago we were asking you the same questions of 2007... oh, wait, it was.

Yes, 2008 was an eventful year in the world of guitar - the year Velvet Revolver nearly split, the year Slipknot brought back the shred and the year a punk band headlined Download. And STILL Axl hasn't released 'Chinese Democracy'...

And as loyal readers of the world's greatest axe bible, it falls upon YOU to unleash your mighty judgment on what rocked, what sucked, and what downright made your 2008.

So who has shredded, strummed or sweeped their way to the top in your book? What's the one album that has induced minor incontinence it was so good? Which band should be forever consigned to a bargain bin in Keane's basement?

Total Guitar Magazine Readers Awards 2008