Golden Gods Award Winners

Hard rock and heavy metal music gets a few mentions in the Grammy Awards each year, but the Golden Gods Awards is the only awards presentation dedicated solely to the heavier side of rock music. On April 21, the Golden Gods were announced in Los Angeles. The music channel Vh1 will air the awards on May 28 and Rvolver Magazine will dedicate a special issue to the Golden Gods on May 24.

The event was hosted by rocker, wrestler, and dancer Chris Jericho. Rockers attending the awards who made presentations or performed were Rob Zombie, Corey Taylor, Scott Ian, The Damned Things, Brian Posehn, Robb Flynn, Wayne Static, Vinnie Paul, Duff McKagan, Chino Moreno, Taylor Momsen, Sebastian Bach, Mike Portnoy, Charlie Benante, David Coverdale, Motley Crue, William Shatner, Alice Cooper, Geezer Butler, Steve Jones, Dave Navarro, Scott Ian, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Max Cavalera, Jamey Jasta, Gilby Clarke, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Megadeth, Static X, Dethklok, Fear Factory, Machine Hear, We Are the Fallen, Murderdolls, Suicide Silence, Winds of Plague, Chris cole, Dan Hardy, Josh Barnett, and Wendy Dio

The winners of the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards are…
Hunted: the Demon’s Forge Award: Alice Cooper
Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award: Motley Crue
Honourary Headbanger Award: William Shatner
Best Guitarists Award: Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance
Best Drummer Award: Mike Portnoy
Best New Band Award: Black Veil Brides
Most Metal Athlete Award: Skateboarder Mike Vallely
Best Vocalist Award: M. Shadows
Best Live Band Award: Rammstein
Comeback of the Year Award: Murderdolls
Album of the Year Award: Avenged Sevenfold