ARCH ENEMY, CODE ORANGE, JUDAS PRIEST & More Win At Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award Show

Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award Show took place at the Indigo2 in London, England on June 11. Hatebreed & Jasta frontman Jamey Jasta hosted the awards show, which also saw performances from Parkway Drive, Baroness, Meshuggah, Myrkur, and Carpenter Brut.

You can check out the list of winners for each category below, some of which are sure to incite heated conversation. It's also worth noting that the section starting with "Best Album" is all fan submissions and votes.

Best New Band:

Lovebites (winner)
Conjurer
Sleep Token
Loathe
Visigoth

Best Underground Band:

Wolves In The Throne Room (winner)
Amenra
Chelsea Wolfe
Heilung
Tribulation

Best British Band:

Judas Priest (winner)
Asking Alexandria
Cradle Of Filth
Alestorm
Rolo Tomassi

Best Live Band:

Lacuna Coil (winner)
Sabaton
Converge
Cannibal Corpse
Sólstafir

Best International Band:

Arch Enemy (winner)
Stone Sour
Trivium
Parkway Drive
Marilyn Manson

Best Independent Label:

Sumerian (winner)
Holy Roar
UNFD
Southern Lord
Indie Recordings

Best Event:

Download (winner)
Bloodstock
Tech-Fest
Chicago Open Air
Wacken

Breakthough:

Code Orange (winner)
Marmozets
Power Trip
Employed To Serve
Carpenter Brut

Best Album: Myrkur – Mareridt

Defender Of The Faith:Parkway Drive

Riff Lord:Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit, etc.)

Global Metal: Kaoteon

Inspiration: Meshuggah

Icon:Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle)

Spirit Of Hammer: Jessica Pimentel (Alekhine’s Gun, Orange Is The New Black)

Golden God:Ozzy Osbourne

[via The PRP]