Golden Gods Nominations Announced
You can now vote for the 2009 Golden Gods. Here are the nominees…
The bands playing the event will be Saxon, Devildriver, Amon Amarth, and Anvil – with another band to be announced at 4pm today! The event happens on June 15 at Indigo2 at London’s 02 Dome.
We will also be announcing the acts who will be playing aboard HMS Hammer – the gig boat that sails 500-odd merry revellers to the venue – and how you can win tickets!
…and the nominations are:
BEST UK BAND
Motorhead
The Answer
Dragonforce
Iron Maiden
Saxon
Gallows
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
Slipknot
Amon Amarth
Deathstars
Dimmu Borgir
Metallica
Lamb Of God
BEST LIVE BAND
Slipknot
Devildriver
Clutch
Deathstars
Skindred
Down
BEST NEW BAND
Black Tide
Five Finger Death Punch
Sylosis
Malefice
Trigger The Bloodshed
Alestorm
SHREDDER
Mick Thomson/Jim Root – Slipknot
Olavi Mikkonen/Johan Soderburg – Amon Amarth
Mark Morton/Willie Adler – Lamb Of God
Eric Petersen/alex Skolnick – Testament
Herman Li/Sam Totman – Dragonforce
Mike Akerfeldt – Opeth
BEST UNDERGROUND
Architects
Annotations Of An Autopsy
Kylesa
Beneath The Massacre
Legion Of The Damned
Behemoth
BREAKTHROUGH
All That Remains
Amon Amarth
Gojira
Airbourne
Bring Me The Horizon
Underoath
BEST METAL LABEL
Spinefarm
Roadrunner
Nuclear Blast
Rising
Metal Blade
SPV/Steamhammer
Click here to get your vote on!
As well as the public vote, there are a number of Hammer-voted categories, including: Best Album, Riff Lord, Inspiration, Icon, Metal As Fuck, Spirit Of Hammer, Event Of The Year, Golden God and Legend.







Shocking choice for best live band. Can I leave that one blank?
I’m with Wrighty- how on earth can you leave out Lamb Of God and Unearth after DOTF2? Oh, and, er, Metallica? Machine Head? Slayer? Brit Award-winning Iron Maiden?
Yeah seriously, what is up with the live band category, surely Metallica, Machine Head and Maiden should be in there.
Why isn’t Century Media in the best metal label section?
Best new band – Sylosis!
Bout fuckin time they get some recognition!
VOTE SYLOSIS.
yea what is up with they live band stuff im prety sure Metallica, Motley Crue and Papa Roach should be up there cause they are alot better than Skindred live
In response, I’m pretty sure Metallica & Maiden have won every award going. Why not give other bands a chance?
I agree that Century Media SHOULD be in the “Best Metal Label” category over Rising Records at that…
mick thompsom an jim root 4 best shredder!!! MUFCing amazing! But where is the mighty MACHINE ‘FUCKING’ HEAD? I dnt think anyone has a chance against maiden in best british band
CLUTCH to win best live band. If any of you sad fucks pick slipknot then go see a real band.
The only decent bands listed was beneath the massacre, armon, and behemoth. Most of these bands are mainstream sellout bullshit. Long live true underground brutality!!!!!!!!!
i dont care who wins best live……i mean i love devildriver so it would be nice to see them go for. i saw them live so they could surely have it….
as long as slipknot dosent win…….they win everything…it’s annoying.
just to let everyone fuckin no that Five Finger Death Punch is goin to win Best New Band fuck all the other, FFDP is the best out of the category!!!! So fuckin vote for Five Finger Death Punch if u dn’t ur just a fuckin square and will get smoked bitches
Its a poor choice for best live band, needed some maiden and metallica in there. I agree with knucklehead for best new band although i quite like alestorm. Im hoping for Metallica to pick up best international band but as for shredders, im tied between dragonforce (herman and sam) and slipknot (mick and jim)
WTH? no trivium? no BFMV? no COB? i mean, we need some variety and not just slipknot in every freakin’ category,
The best live band choices are shocking, there are so many better nominations you could have chosen. Thinking back to even the bands I have seen this year, Black Stone Cherry and Evile should definately have been on that list, never mind the legends such as Motorhead and Testament who should be on there aswell
skindred is actually pretty kick ass. and GOJIRA is AFUCKINMAZING! wheres deliver us from evil at???
I don’t know what everybody is complaining about. Skindred and Clutch are 2 AWESOME live bands. Seen them both many times and each time, they kick ass.
its the best band is DEATHSTARS¡¡¡
I am hoping and keep voting for Five Finger Death Punch.
They are defiinitely know how to impress an individual, get the crowd going, talent beyond belief, compassionate, appreciative and will always remember who you are when they meet you.
I have met other bands before and the next time they see you they don’t even remember the first time you met them unless you do something really unforgettable. But, these guys..no matter who you are, they remember and appreciate everyone. I highly recommend this band to everyone and to at least give them a chance before making a decision.
DIMMU BORGIR THE BEST BAND
Century Media Rocks!!! Five Finger Death Punch is a great live band and Suicide Silence deserved their win!!!