Apr 9, 2008 • 1 min read

Metal Hammer Golden Gods nominations in full

Metal Hammer has published the full list of nominees for its Golden Gods awards, spanning best UK band, live band, shredder, riff lord, album, video and more.

Best UK Band: Iron Maiden, Bullet For My Valentine, Paradise Lost, Saxon, Judas Priest

Best Live Band: Gallows, Machine Head, Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Turisas

Shredder: Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), Dan Donegan (Disturbed), Jesper Stromblad (In Flames), Dino Cazares (Divine Heresy), Mike Amott (Arch Enemy)

Breakthrough Artist: Still Remains, Apocalyptica, Devildriver, Every Time I Die, Bloodsimple

Riff Lord: Slash (Velvet Revolver), Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss), Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth), Jon Shaffer (Iced Earth)

Best Underground Band: Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Black Dhalia Murder, Municipal Waste, Gallhammer, Trigger The Bloodshed

Best International Band: Nightwish, Avenged Sevenfold, In Flames, Down, Dir En Grey

Best Video: Himsa - Unleash Carnage, Goat The Head - Darwinian Minions, Bullet For My Valentin - Scream Aim Fire, As I Lay Dying - Nothing Left, Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering

Best Metal Label: Roadrunner, Metal Blade, Century Media, Nuclear Blast, SPV, Spinefarm

Best Album: Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold, Down - III: Over The Under, Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk, Atreyu - Leads Sails Paper Anchor, Testament - The Formation of Damnation

Incoming! Best New Band: Baroness - The Red Album, Evile - Enter The Grave, Engel - Absolute Design', Airbourne - Runnin' Wild, Suicide Silence - The Cleansing

Inspiration Award: Carcass, Nine Inch Nails, Kiss, Meshuggah, Slipknot

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