We've always had a great time at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. We've been on the black carpet every year (watch some of our interviews), but this year it seems like they really stepped it up for their 5th anniversary.
The event will take place Thursday, May 2nd at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles. It will be aired live on AXS TV, X-Box Live and streaming on Facebook. The show will be hosted for the fourth straight year by Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho and feature performances by Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax, Stone Sour, Dillinger Escape Plan and Halestorm. There are more performers to be announced down the line.
The annual Golden God award will be presented to Rob Zombie, who will be promoting his new album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor out April 23.
In addition to performing, Metallica will be receiving The Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement award.
The Riff Lord Award will be going to Black Sabbath guitarist and the father of heavy metal,as far as I'm concerned, Tony Iommi.
The rest of the categories are now open for voting. You can vote at the Golden Gods website. Here are the nominees:
BEST GUITARIST
• John 5 (Rob Zombie & solo)
• Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Misha Mansoor (Periphery)
• Brendon Small (Dethklok)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)BEST DRUMMER
• Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
• Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
• Arejay Hale (Halestorm)
• Gene Hoglan (Dethklok & Testament)
• Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
• Neil Peart (Rush)PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST
• Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden & solo)
• Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
• Geddy Lee (Rush)
• Jason Newsted (Newsted)
• Sergio Vega (Deftones)BEST VOCALIST
• Phil Anselmo (Down & solo)
• Maria Brink (In This Moment)
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
• Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
• Chino Moreno (Deftones)
• Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot)BEST NEW TALENT
• Device
• Ghost
• Kvelertak
• Miss May I
• Of Mice & Men
• Young GunsMOST METAL ATHLETE
• Tom Crabtree (Green Bay Packers, NFL)
• Tanner Faust (Rally and drifting car racing)
• Clay Guida (Mixed Martial Arts fighting, UFC)
• Triple H (WWE wrestling)
• Geoff Rowley (Skateboarding)
• CJ Wilson (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB)BEST LIVE BAND
• Anthrax
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Hatebreed
• Lamb of God
• Slipknot
• VolbeatCOMEBACK OF THE YEAR
• Aerosmith
• The Darkness
• Quicksand
• Refused
• Soundgarden
• Tenacious DSONG OF THE YEAR
• Asking Alexandria, “Run Free”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “Carry On”
• Black Veil Brides, “In The End”
• Dethklok, “I Ejaculate Fire”
• Halestorm, “Love Bites (So Do I)”
• In This Moment, “Blood”MOST DEDICATED FANS
• Black Label Society
• Black Veil Brides
• A Day To Remember
• HIM
• Rammstein
• SlipknotALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Deftones, Koi No Yokan
• Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
• Halestorm, The Strange Case of…
• Marilyn Manson, Born Villain
• Soundgarden, King Animal
• Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 1
Tickets are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.
