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Awards
Metal Hammer Golden Gods presented
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 18 June 2013
Tradition now dictates that with the Download festival comes two metal-themed award bashes, and while Kerrang!’s gong-dishing ceremony takes place just before the annual rock fest, rival Metal Hammer presents its Golden Gods just after.
Coming up, this year’s winners, but first Metal Hammer Editor In Chief Alexander Milas saying some words: “The Metal Hammer Golden Gods are the ultimate celebration of this astounding cultural phenomenon we call heavy metal, and we do it shoulder-to-shoulder with the fans who make it all possible”.
He goes on: “From honouring the lords of our world Black Sabbath and the crown princes of rock and roll Motörhead as well as today’s most cutting edge acts, there’s simply no other event like it. In the spirit of tonight’s Spirit Of Hammer winner Brian Blessed, the message of tonight’s outrageously entertaining event is clear… metal’s alive!”
Winners…
Best UK Band: Black Sabbath
Best International Band: Stone Sour
Best Live Band: Gojira
Best New Band: Bleed From Within
Best Underground Band: The Algorithm
Breakthrough Artist: Asking Alexandria
Best Album: Black Sabbath – 13
Best Song: Coheed And Cambria – Dark Side Of Me
Best Video: Avenged Sevenfold – Carry On
Best Event: Heavy Metal Census
Dimebag Darrell ‘Shredder’: Eric Calderone
Metal As Fuck: Burgerkill
Riff Lord: Scott Gorham
Spirit Of Hammer: Brian Blessed
Inspiration: Paradise Lost
Legend: Doro
Icons: Alice In Chains
The Golden God: Motörhead
