Metal Hammer Golden Gods Nominations

The nominations for the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards - which this year takes place on Monday, June 12 at Koko in Camden, North London - have been announced. In keeping with the "Valhalla" theme of this year's awards, Metal Hammer magazine have teamed up with the crew of the "Hammer of the Gods", an authentic full-size replica Viking longboat, to launch both the awards on June 12 and the team's cross channel row, which takes place on the weekend of June 3 to raise money for charity Task Brazil.

The full nominations list for the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2006 is as follows:

Best UK Band:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
SKINDRED
BREED 77
DRAGONFORCE

Best Live Band:

TRIVIUM
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
COHEED & CAMBRIA
IN FLAMES
ARCH ENEMY

Best International Band:

LACUNA COIL
COHEED & CAMBRIA
TRIVIUM
AVENGED SEVENFOLD
MASTODON

Best Underground Band:

BLEEDING THROUGH
CLUTCH
CATHEDRAL
MEADS OF ASPHODEL
SATYRICON

Best Newcomer:

AIDEN
FALL OF TROY
ENGERICA
STILL REMAINS
MENDEED

Best Video:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "Bat Country"
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - "Ghost Of You"
WITHIN TEMPTATION - "Angels"*
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND - "History"
H.I.M. - "Wings Of A Butterfly"

Riff Lord:

Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER)
James Hetfield (METALLICA)
Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN)
Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS)
Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)

Shredder:

GOD FORBID
TRIVIUM
CHILDREN OF BODOM
IN FLAMES
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Best Drummer:

Travis Smith (TRIVIUM)
The Rev (AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
Igor Cavalera (SEPULTURA)
Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN)
Dave Lombardo (SLAYER)

Best Metal Label:

Roadrunner
Century Media
SPV/Steamhammer
Nuclear Blast
Relapse

Album Of The Year:

OPETH - "Ghost Reveries"
DRAGONFORCE - "Inhuman Rampage"*
AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "City Of Evil"
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "The Poison"
COHEED & CAMBRIA - "IV"

Icon:

Zakk Wylde
Kerry King (SLAYER)
Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES)
Eddie The 'Ed (IRON MAIDEN)
Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL)


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jason    April 13, 2006