Only Heavy Metal

Estas son las nominaciones para este año:

Best International Band:

* AVENGED SEVENFOLD
* DIMMU BORGIR
* STONE SOUR
* CHILDREN OF BODOM
* DOWN

Best U.K. Band:

* IRON MAIDEN
* BRING ME THE HORIZON
* SKINDRED
* ARCHITECTS
* BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

Best Live Band:

* CANCER BATS
* DEVILDRIVER
* ROB ZOMBIE
* SKINDRED
* MACHINE HEAD

Best New Band:

* THE DEFILED
* KVELERTAK
* TESSERACT
* THE DAMNED THINGS
* LETLIVE

Best Underground:

* WATAIN
* KYLESA
* PRIMORDIAL
* THE DEAD LAY WAITING
* CLUTCH

Best Breakthrough:

* PARKWAY DRIVE
* A DAY TO REMEMBER
* SYLOSIS
* SABATON
* VOLBEAT

Shredder(s):

* Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE)
* Mark Tremonti (ALTER BRIDGE)
* Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
* Marc Rizzo (CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY)
* Synyster Gates (AVENGED SEVENFOLD)

Metal As Fuck:

* SLAYER
* BEHEMOTH
* SLIPKNOT
* Zakk Wylde
* DEFTONES

Event Of The Year:

* Rob Zombie's return
* MANOWAR's return
* SYSTEM OF A DOWN reforming
* The "Big Four" U.K. announcement
* "Beavis And Butthead"'s resurrection

Si quereis votar lo podeis hacer desde AQUÍ

no me gusta casi ninguna de las nominaciones... voy a votar a ver

A los ingleses les gustan cosas muy raras. Y Beavis y Butthead es bazofia.

FINNISH METAL AWARDS





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Band Of The Year 2011:

01. TURISAS
02. INSOMNIUM
03. NIGHTWISH
04. AMORPHIS
05. AMORAL
06. TURMION KÄTILÖT
07. BEFORE THE DAWN
08. STRATOVARIUS
09. OMNIUM GATHERUM
10. MEDEIA

Album Of The Year 2011:

01. TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight
02. INSOMNIUM - One For Sorrow
03. NIGHTWISH - Imaginaerum
04. AMORAL - Beneath
05. AMORPHIS - The Beginning Of Times
06. TURMION KÄTILÖT - Perstechnique
07. OMNIUM GATHERUM - New World Shadows
08. BEFORE THE DAWN - Deathstar Rising
09. MEDEIA - Abandon All
10. STRATOVARIUS - Elysium

Vocalist Of The Year 2011:

01. Mathias "Warlord" Nygård (TURISAS)
02. Tomi Joutsen (AMORPHIS, SINISTHRA)
03. Niilo Sevänen (INSOMNIUM)
04. Ari Koivunen (AMORAL)
05. Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH)
06. Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS)
07. Tuomas Saukkonen (BEFORE THE DAWN, BLACK SUN AEON, ROUTASIELU)
08. Jules Näveri (PROFANE OMEN, THE NIBIRUAN)
09. Tarja Turunen (HARUS, solo)
10. Keijo Niinimaa (MEDEIA, ROTTEN SOUND, NASUM)

Musician Of The Year 2011:

01. Tuomas Saukkonen (guitar/drums/keys, BEFORE THE DAWN, BLACK SUN AEON, ROUTASIELU)
02. Olli Vänskä (violin, TURISAS)
03. Alexi Laiho (guitar, CHILDREN OF BODOM)
04. Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards, NIGHTWISH)
05. Ben Varon (guitar, AMORAL, TORNADO)
06. Markus Vanhala (guitar, OMNIUM GATHERUM, INSOMNIUM, MALPRACTICE)
07. Ville Friman (guitar, INSOMNIUM)
08. Esa Holopainen (guitar, AMORPHIS)
09. Matias Kupiainen (guitar, STRATOVARIUS)
10. Vesa Pännäri (bass, WANKERS OF THE ZOO CREW)

Newcomer Of The Year 2011:

01. CONSTANTINE
02. ROUTASIELU
03. BATTLE BEAST
04. GHOUL PATROL
05. BOB MALMSTRÖM
06. DISEASE OF THE NATION
07. BRYMIR
08. FOR THE IMPERIUM
09. MORS SUBITA
10. RAGE MY BITCH

Demo / Self-Release Of The Year 2011:

01. ARTIFICIAL HEART - Broken Bones & Buried Dreams
02. NERVE END - Axis
03. STANDING OVATION - Scars Suit Me
04. WANKERS OF THE ZOO CREW - Modulated Launderings
05. MEKANISM - Cicatrized
06. UNBORN GENERATION - Culture Of Violence
07. UNHOPED - Die Harder
08. DREADFUL - It's Killing Me Inside
09. LOST SOCIETY - Lost Society
10. HUMAN SCULPTURE - Our World - Torn Down

Album Artwork Of The Year 2011:

01. TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight
02. INSOMNIUM - One For Sorrow
03. NIGHTWISH - Imaginaerum
04. AMORPHIS - The Beginning Of Times
05. AMORAL - Beneath
06. STRATOVARIUS - Elysium
07. BEFORE THE DAWN - Deathstar Rising
08. GHOST BRIGADE - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us
09. CHILDREN OF BODOM - Relentless Reckless Forever
10. WANKERS OF THE ZOO CREW - Modulated Launderings

Metal Hammer Golden Gods



The nominees for the 2012 Golden Gods are:

Best New Band

* ANIMALS AS LEADERS
* HEIGHTS
* THE DEFILED
* KOBRA AND THE LOTUS
* PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION

Best Underground Band

* BLACK BREATH
* ANCIENT VVISDOM
* WATAIN
* IN SOLITUDE
* SHINING (Norway)

Breakthrough

* CANCER BATS
* PARKWAY DRIVE
* WHILE SHE SLEEPS
* MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
* GHOST

Best U.K. Band

* SAXON
* FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
* TESSERACT
* TRC
* BLACK SPIDERS

Best International Band

* OPETH
* MESHUGGAH
* LAMB OF GOD
* FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
* NIGHTWISH

Best Event

* MANOWAR returning to the U.K.
* IRON MAIDEN's U.K. tour
* Dave Mustaine playing with METALLICA
* Devin Townsend's DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT London shows
* Tommy Lee bringing his drumcoaster to the U.K.

Best Live Band

* IRON MAIDEN
* METALLICA
* RAMMSTEIN
* SKINDRED
* WATAIN

Dimebag Darrell Shredder

* Satchel (STEEL PANTHER)
* Devin Townsend
* Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY)
* Adam Dutkiewicz (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE)
* Ol Drake (EVILE)

Metal As F*ck

* Zoltan Bathory (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH)
* HELL
* SABATON
* ANTHRAX
* Nik Kai

The following awards will also take place on the night, as voted for by the esteemed team at Metal Hammer:

* Drummer Of The Year
* Album Of The Year
* Riff Lord
* Icon
* The Golden God

To cast your vote, go to this location.

Best International Band

* OPETH
* MESHUGGAH
* LAMB OF GOD
* FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
* NIGHTWISH