Winner's Announced for Tonight's Golden God's Awards

America's first-ever hard rock and heavy metal music award show, the EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS, has officially announced the winners who will be honored at tonight's event at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. The EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS will be officially broadcast on MTV2 as a one-hour special set to debut Saturday, May 2.


* Most Awesomely Good Drummer: Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah/Pantera)
* Best Underground Metal Band: Isis
* Metal Industry Award: The Rainbow Bar & Grill
* Best Album: Metallica
* Honorary Headbanger: Kat Von D
* Golden God: Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
* Best Riff: Slipknot
* Most Viral Video: Protest the Hero
* Most Metal Athlete: Shaun White
* Best Live Band: Slipknot
* Best New Talent: Suicide Silence
* Lifetime Achievement: Ozzy Osbourne
* Best International Band: Dethklok
* Reader's Choice Award: The Acacia Strain
* Most Mind-Blowing Guitarist: Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King (Slayer)
* Hottest Chick In Metal: Marta Peterson (Bleeding Through)


Presented by Revolver America's leading heavy music magazine and hosted by actor/comic Brian Posehn ("The Sarah Silverman Program"), the night--a celebration of one of rock's most enduring and fan-supported genres--will also feature special appearances by Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister, Glenn Danzig, Maynard James Keenan of Tool and Puscifer, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Kerry King and Tom Araya of Slayer, Alice In Chains, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Chuck Billy of Testament, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, Dez Fafara of Devildriver and Rob Flynn of Machinehead, Alex Varkatzas of Atreyu, Ken Susi and Trevor Phipps of Unearth, Steel Panther, Johnny Davy of Job For A Cowboy, Matt Heafy of Trivium, BJ Penn and Hector fighters in the UFC, WWE wrestler CM Punk, Sirius XM radio host Jose Mangin, nationally syndicated metal radio host "Full Metal Jackie" and many more.

Performances at ultimate evening of heavy music will include: headliners Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed, All That Remains and Suicide Silence along with a very special DJ set from Slipknot's Corey Taylor to kick off the event.

Rock fans have the opportunity to experience this incredible night of rock and roll for a low ticket price. A limited number of tickets are still available to the public via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for Club Nokia events are also available from 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday at the STAPLES Center Box Office.


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jason    April 07, 2009