Metal Hammer does not fuck around with it's annual award show, the Golden Gods, which always happens the Monday after UK's massive Download Festival.
This year, the event happens at Indigo2 in London, England on Monday, June 11th and will be hosted by Jamey Jasta.
A few of the awards will be handed out by the editors of Metal Hammer, and those awards include Album Of The Year, Spirit Of Hammer Inspiration, Global Metal Icon, Riff Lord and The Golden God. As for the fan voting, here are the nominees:
Best New Band:
Conjurer
Lovebites
Sleep Token
Loathe
Visigoth
Best Underground Band:
Amenra
Wolves In The Throne Room
Chelsea Wolfe
Heilung
Tribulation
Best British Band:
Asking Alexandria
Cradle Of Filth
Alestorm
Rolo Tomassi
Judas Priest
Best International Band:
Stone Sour
Trivium
Parkway Drive
Marilyn Manson
Arch Enemy
Breakthough:
Marmozets
Code Orange
Power Trip
Employed To Serve
Carpenter Brut
Best Live Band:
Sabaton
Lacuna Coil
Converge
Cannibal Corpse
Sólstafir
Best Independent Label:
Sumerian
Holy Roar
UNFD
Southern Lord
Indie Recordings
Best Event:
Download
Bloodstock
Tech-Fest
Chicago Open Air
Wacken
Cast your votes here.
[via ThePRP]
