If you're the type of person who actually takes metal award show results seriously, then this is the post for you. The Revolver Music Awards came to New York City for the first time last night, and the winners have been revealed.
Keep in mind all of these nominations were up to fan voting, and fans were allowed to vote as many times as they wanted. With that said, here are the winners:
Album of the Year
- Deftones – Gore
- Megadeth – Dystopia
- Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep Of Reason
- WINNER: Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
- Volbeat – Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie
Song of the Year
- Amon Amarth – “Raise Your Horns”
- WINNER: Ghost – “Square Hammer”
- Megadeth – “The Threat Is Real”
- Metallica – “Hardwired”
- Testament – “The Brotherhood Of The Snake”
Best Vocalist
- Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth)
- Chino Moreno (Deftones)
- Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage)
- Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
- WINNER: Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men)
Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist
- Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson (Opeth)
- WINNER: Dave Mustaine & Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)
- James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
Paul Gray Best Bassist
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- Kyle Sanders (HELLYEAH)
- Piggy D. (Rob Zombie)
- WINNER: Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah)
- Robert Trujillo (Metallica)
Best Drummer
- Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
- Vinnie Paul (HELLYEAH)
- WINNER: Chris Adler (for his work on Megadeth‘s Dystopia)
- Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
- Valentino Arteaga (Of Mice & Men)
Best Live Band
- Black Sabbath
- Ghost
- Hatebreed
- WINNER: Slipknot
- Rob Zombie
Most Dedicated Fans
- Anthrax
- Periphery
- WINNER: Pierce the Veil
- Trivium
- Volbeat
Best New Talent
- WINNER: Avatar
- BABYMETAL
- Nails
- Stitched Up Heart
- Toothgrinder
Best Film/Video
- Giraffe Tongue Orchestra – “Blood Moon”
- WINNER: Gojira – “Silvera”
- Kvelertak – “1985”
- Red Fang – “Shadows”
- Slayer – “Pride & Prejudice“
Most Metal Athlete
- WINNER: Baron Corbin (WWE)
- Drew Stafford (NHL)
- Julianna Peña (UFC
- Matt Brown (UFC)
- Robin Lehner (NHL)
Dave Mustaine, who also co-hosted the event was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and Anthrax won the Revolver Innovator Award. Neither of these awards had any other nominees.
We'll have a ton of videos in the coming days from the black carpet of the show, so stay tuned. You can watch the whole show below:
