We've been wondering why we haven't heard anything about this year's Revolver Golden Gods, but we no longer have to wonder. Revolver Magazine announced the 6th annual award show will happen on Wednesday, April 23rd at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA and will be headlined by Guns N Roses. Axl Rose will also be the recipient of the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award.
Additional performances will come from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Joan will nab the Golden God award), Korn, A Day To Remember, The Pretty Reckless and Zakk Wylde. More performers are scheduled to be announced soon. Tickets go on sale this Friday at AXS.TV.
Here are the award categories and nominees:
Album of the Year
- Avenged Sevenfold, Hail to the King
- Black Sabbath, 13
- Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 and 2
- Korn, The Paradigm Shift
- Queens of the Stone Age, …Like Clockwork
- Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Best Vocalist
- Jeremy McKinnon (A Day to Remember)
- M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Papa Emeritus II (Ghost B.C.)
- Jonathan Davis (Korn)
- Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age)
Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist(s)
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Zoltan Bathory & Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Munky & Head (Korn)
Paul Gray Best Bassist
- Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
- Fieldy (Korn)
- Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
Best Drummer presented by Razor & Tie
- Arin Ilejay (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Brad Wilk (for his work with Black Sabbath)
- Vinnie Appice (Kill Devil Hill)
- Matt Halpern (Periphery)
- Chris Adler (for his work with Protest the Hero)
- Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs)
Best Live Band
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Gojira
- Lamb of God
- Mötley Crüe
- Slayer
- Rob Zombie
Song of the Year presented by Randall Amplifiers
- Alice in Chains, “Hollow”
- Avenged Sevenfold, “Hail to the King”
- Bring Me the Horizon, “Shadow Moses”
- Five Finger Death Punch, “Lift Me Up”
- Of Mice & Men, “You’re Not Alone”
- The Pretty Reckless, “Going to Hell”
Best Film & Video presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Behemoth, “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel”
- Huntress, “Zenith”
- Lamb of God, As the Palaces Burn
- Metallica, Through the Never
- Motionless in White, “America”
- Pierce the Veil, This is a Wasteland
Best New Talent presented by Victory Records
- Deafheaven
- Heaven’s Basement
- Issues
- Scar the Martyr
- Twelve Foot Ninja
- ††† (Crosses)
Comeback of the Year
- Black Sabbath
- Carcass
- Deep Purple
- Nine Inch Nails
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Suicidal Tendencies
Most Metal Athlete
- Tony Alva (skateboarder)
- Grant Balfour (MLB)
- Josh Barnett (mixed martial artist, UFC)
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors, NBA)
- Derek Garland (Metal Mulisha, motocross)
- Tuukka Rask (Boston Bruins, NHL)
Most Dedicated Fans
- A Day to Remember
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Of Mice & Men
- The Pretty Reckless
- Slayer
Voting is now open on the official Golden Gods website.
Interestingly enough, no television partner was announced for the event yet. As of this moment, the only way to watch this year's Golden Gods will be to attend the event in person. This will be the first year that the show isn't produced by Josh Bernstein, a longtime Revolver producer who left the company last year, so it will be interesting too see how the format changes without Josh, who I know was vital to the show's success in the first five years.
