So moving forwrad, the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards will be taking place on Thursday, May 2nd at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. FOZZY frontman (and WWE pro-wrestling legend) Chris Jericho will continue his role as host for the 4th consecutive year. The nominees in 11 different [fan-voted] categories, as well as the recipients of this year's prestigious "Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award" (presented by Ernie Ball), "Golden God Award" (presented by Sumerian Records) and "Riff Lord" (presented by EMG Pickups), were revealed at a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood in Los Angeles. The "Black Carpet" pre-show will be hosted once again by Sebastian Bach and Dee Snider. Bach and Snider will be interviewing all the nominees, honorees and performers before the event.
And if that wasn't good enough for you, the event will finally be broadcast live on national television through AXS TV, as well as being broadcast in the US and key international markets through Xbox LIVE and Facebook.
So let's start with the big one of course. The winner for Album of the Year was:
DEFTONES - "Koi No Yokan"
HALESTORM - The Strange Case Of…
MARILYN MANSON - Born Villain
SOUNDGARDEN - King Animal
STONE SOUR - House Of Gold & Bones Part 1
The musical performances that are set to place that night will include sets by METALLICA, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and HALESTORM, with more performers to be announced in the coming weeks. Stone Sour, In This Moment and Hell or Highwater are set to kick off the "Road To Revolver Golden Gods Tour" as well in March, 2013. Dates announced thus far include:
04/02 Portland, ME – State Theatre
04/03 Boston, MA – House Of Blues
04/05 Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theater
04/06 Atlantic City, NJ – House Of Blues
04/07 Lancaster, PA Freedom Hall
04/10 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
04/11 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
04/17 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Music Park
04/24 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
More are to be announced in the coming days. Other categories and nominations for the evening are as follows:
Best Guitarist
* John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON)
* Stephen Carpenter (DEFTONES)
* Alex Lifeson (RUSH)
* Misha Mansoor (PERIPHERY)
* Brendon Small (DETHKLOK)
* Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN)
Best Drummer
* Abe Cunningham (DEFTONES)
* Mario Duplantier (GOJIRA)
* Arejay Hale (HALESTORM)
* Gene Hoglan (DETHKLOK, TESTAMENT)
* Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR)
* Neil Peart (RUSH)
Paul Gray Best Bassist
* Rex Brown (KILL DEVIL HILL, PANTERA)
* Steve Harris (IRON MAIDEN)
* Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD)
* Geddy Lee (RUSH)
* Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA)
* Sergio Vega (DEFTONES)
Best Vocalist
* Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA)
* Maria Brink (IN THIS MOMENT)
* Chris Cornell (SOUNDGARDEN)
* Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM)
* Chino Moreno (DEFTONES)
* Corey Taylor (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT)
Best New Talent
* DEVICE
* GHOST
* KVELERTAK
* MISS MAY I
* OF MICE & MEN
* YOUNG GUNS
"Being in the studio these last few months working on our new album, the momentum has been building. We are ready to be back where we belong — onstage in front of all of you! What better way to play our first show of 2013 than with our family at Revolver magazine and on America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal awards show!" -Ivan Moody
Most Metal Athlete
* Tom Crabtree (Green Bay Packers, NFL)
* Tanner Faust (Rally and drifting car racing)
* Clay Guida (Mixed Martial Arts fighting, UFC)
* Triple H (WWE wrestling)
* Geoff Rowley (Skateboarding)
* CJ Wilson (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB)
Best Live Band
* ANTHRAX
* FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
* HATEBREED
* LAMB OF GOD
* SLIPKNOT
* VOLBEAT
Comeback Of The Year
* AEROSMITH
* THE DARKNESS
* QUICKSAND
* REFUSED
* SOUNDGARDEN
* TENACIOUS D
Song Of The Year
* ASKING ALEXANDRIA - "Run Free"
* AVENGED SEVENFOLD -"Carry On"
* BLACK VEIL BRIDES - "In The End"
* DETHKLOK - "I Ejaculate Fire"
* HALESTORM - "Love Bites (So Do I)"
* IN THIS MOMENT - "Blood"
Most Dedicated Fans
* BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
* BLACK VEIL BRIDES
* A DAY TO REMEMBER
* HIM
* RAMMSTEIN
* SLIPKNOT
Voting for the nominees has already begun, so make your way over to Revolver Golden God's official website to vote for your favourite artists! Polls close on April 15th, 2013.
So now onto some major awards that were announced at the press conference on January 31st (at the Hard Rock Café in Hollywood, CA)
Golden God Award
(presented by Sumerian Records)
The award that is given to one special honoree a year who embodies the spirit of hard rock and metal will go to musician and director ROB ZOMBIE!
"What can I say? It is a complete honor to receive this award and have my name join the list of such legendary past winners as Alice Cooper and Gene Simmons. Pretty cool deal to be part of the Golden God club."
The Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award
(presented by Ernie Ball)
Recipients of the award will be none other than METALLICA!
"Since the Revolver Golden Gods Awards is fast becoming THE most rocking awards ceremony in the hard rock world, we are beyond psyched to be at the receiving end of this shout out and in the distinguished company of RUSH, Lemmy, Ozzy and MÖTLEY CRÜE. I was hanging out and presenting at the shenanigans two years ago and the energy in the room and the vibe backstage was beyond fucking cool, so METALLICA is chomping at the bit to partake in this year's event. Once again, we are honored to be recognized as achievers (!!) and we can't wait to get up and jam onstage and sweat for and on everybody gathered." -Lars Ulrich
Riff Lord
(presented by EMG Pickups)
Recipient of the award will be legendary guitar master TONY IOMMI!
"What a great honor to receive the Golden Gods Riff Lord Award for 2013, especially with our new SABBATH album coming out. I hope there will be some new favorite riffs in these songs."
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