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They have supported, introduced and awarded some of the most influential bands in the world and voting for the 2012 awards is now open.
This year is the tenth anniversary of the awards and Metal Hammer intend to celebrate this in true style, and as always, they want the readers to help make this the biggest Golden Gods yet. By simply registering their vote, each reader has the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the awards.
The Orange Amplification Presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods In Association With Hobgoblin are once again taking place at the world famous IndigoO2, on Monday 11th June, the day after the Download Festival. The world of rock and metal will be descending on South East London for what has become known as the weekend of rock’s grand finale!2002 was The Golden Gods inception year, the same year as The Monsters Of Rock Festival was resurrected as the Download Festival and Guns ‘n’ Roses played their long awaited comeback tour. In celebration of this landmark, Alexander Milas, Metal Hammer editor, promises to make this a year never to be forgotten…
“The Golden Gods have got bigger, messier and more debauched year after year. It’s an honour to not only give the greatest bands in the world the accolades they deserve, but also allow the greatest fans in the world to get up close and personal with their heroes. With the help of the Metal Hammer readers, I know this is going to be the best Golden Gods yet, and here’s to another ten years.”
The awards are as much about the fans as it is the talent, which is why these prestigious gongs are so sought after. Not only are the awards driven by Metal Hammer readers votes, it is the fans you will find at the front of the stage on the night rubbing shoulders with the talent.
Download Festival will also have a special award in recognition of also reaching that ten ten-year milestone. To cast you vote for your favourite Download moment go to downloadfestival.co.uk.
The reader voted categories are…
Best New Band (Sponsored By Kraken)
• Animals As Leaders
• Heights
• The Defiled
• Kobra And The Lotus
• Primal Rock Rebellion
Best Underground Band
• Ancient VVisdom
• Black Breath
• In Solitude
• Shining (No)
• Watain
• Dimebag Darrell ‘Shredder’
• Adam D (Killswitch)
• Devin Townsend
• Dino Cazares (Fear Factory)
• Ol Drake (Evile)
• Satchel (Steel Panther)
Breakthrough Artist (Sponsored By Hobgoblin)
• Cancer Bats
• Ghost
• Motionless In White
• Parkway Drive
• While She Sleeps
Best UK Band (Sponsored By Roadrunner)
• Black Spiders
• Fields Of The Nephilim
• Saxon
• TesseracT
• TRC
Best Live Band (Sponsored By Kopparberg)
• Iron Maiden
• Metallica
• Rammstein
• Skindred
• Watain
Best Event (Sponsored By Alchemy)
• Devin Townsend’s UK shows
• Iron Maiden’s UK Tour
• Manowar long-awaited return to the UK
• Dave Mustaine joining Metallica on stage
• Motley Crue/Tommy Lee’s drum rollercoaster
Metal As F*ck (Sponsored By World Of Tanks)
• Anthrax
• Hell
• Nik Kai
• Sabaton
• Zoltan Bathory
Best International Band
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Lamb Of God
• Meshuggah
• Nightwish
• Opeth
Video Of The Year (Voting via facebook.com/ScuzzTv)
• Asking Alexandria – To The Stage
• Trivium – In Waves
• Mastodon – Curl Of The Burl
• Motionless In White – Creatures
• Red Fang – Wires
Metal Hammer are delighted to announce Orange Amps as headline sponsors for 2012. They have been a major part of rock music since 1968. They have provided the amplification to some of the greatest artist to walk this planet including AC/DC, Jimmy Page and Black Sabbath. They have always been a pioneering force in guitar amplification and built their reputation on delivering high quality without compromise on construction and tone. They are a multi-award-winning company known as the best British guitar amplifier manufacturer for both design and build.
About Metal Hammer Magazine
Metal Hammer is the heavy metal bible. Based in the UK, published monthly, and distributed internationally, it is now in its 25th year of publication, and its coverage of the world of metal – from the cutting edge to the extreme – is unparalleled. With 300,000 Facebook followers, 100,000 Twitter followers, and its unprecedented coverage of the global metal scene – from India to Indonesia to South America – it truly is the world’s premiere metal magazine.
About Orange Amplification
Founded in 1968 by Cliff Cooper, Orange Amps (orangeamps.com) have always been a pioneering force in guitar amplification and built their reputation on delivering high quality without compromise on construction and tone. Known as the best British guitar amplifier manufacturer for both design and build, the company were awarded The Queens Award for Enterprise and International Trade in 2006 and 2009, the highest award that the Queen can confer on a UK company and it is recognised throughout the world.
Contact:
USA info[.]orangeusa.com or outside USA info[.]omec.com
T: +44 208 905 2828 / F: +44 208 905 2868
About Hobgoblin
What’s the matter Lagerboy… afraid you might taste something? Hobgoblin beer continues to lead the crusade against bland and fizzy beer – bringing taste to the nation. Hand crafted at the award winning Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire since 1988, this full – body dark ruby ale is full of mischievous character. An infusion of dark roasted malts delivers a delicious toffee malt flavour – one to tingle the taste buds. This is no pint of ‘ordinary’!
About Future
Future plc (futureplc.com) is an international special-interest media group and leading digital publisher, listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating 200 special-interest publications, apps, websites and events. We hold market-leading positions in Games, Film, Music, Technology, Cycling, Automotive and Crafts. Our biggest-selling products include T3, Total Film, Classic Rock and Official Xbox Magazine. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, musicradar.com and techradar.com (the UK’s number one consumer technology website). Future sells 2.5 million magazines each month; we attract more than 36 million monthly unique visitors to our websites; and we deliver over 100 digital editions and bespoke apps on tablet. Future exports or syndicates publications to 89 countries, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of magazine content. Future was named Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year at the Association of Online Publishers Awards 2011.
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