Winners and Losers of 2004

Me and some friends have a ranking called Winner/Loser of the month. It's a mixture between personal and biz-related. I can't really recall the monthly status of 2004, but over the year:

Loser of the year: In Flames.
Reasons: The album. Tuska Metal Fest. Rockpalast. The video for "A touch of red". And if I think about it some minutes longer, there will be a lot more.
But but but... they're still one of my favourite bands. Hey mates, and you're already ranked in the winner lists of January and February 2005...

Winner of 2004: ok. I won't name him. But he did some very good jobs in 2004. He helped me out at Nightwish/Sonata Arctica. And he's still funny though. Ask Beatrice Pirok for the name...