The 2014 ‘Revolver Golden Gods Awards‘ were handed out tonight, April 23rd, in a ceremony that took place at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA. The awards show saw Slayer open with a surprise three-song set that included a new track titled “Implode” as well as “South Of Heaven” and “War Ensemble“.
Aside from some unfortunate technical issues and flubs—including Billy Sheehan accidentally awarding the ‘Paul Gray Best Bassist’ to Paul Gray—the show largely went down as planned.
Among the performances was Suicide Silence playing their first US show with their new frontman Eddie Hermida. They performed “You Only Live Once“, “No Pity For A Coward” and were joined by Soulfly‘s Max Cavalera for a cover of Sepultura‘s “Roots Bloody Roots“. The Pretty Reckless, A Day To Remember and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts all performed as well.
Zakk Wylde took to the piano for a solemn performance of Black Label Society‘s “In This River” amid a backdrop of metal and hard rock’s fallen heroes.
Meanwhile, after a lengthy soundcheck, Guns N’ Roses did indeed take to the stage with Duff McKagan; playing “It’s So Easy“, “Welcome To The Jungle“, “Better“, “This I Love“, “You Could Be Mine“, “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “November Rain“—during which the live stream of the event abruptly cut off.
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose received the ‘Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award‘ award at the ceremony and Joan Jett was honored with the 2014 ‘Golden God Award‘.
See below for who took home the various fan-voted awards:
Album Of The Year:
Winner – Black Sabbath – “13”
Other nominees:
Avenged Sevenfold – “Hail To The King”
Five Finger Death Punch – “The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, Volume 1 And 2”
Korn – “The Paradigm Shift”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork”
Volbeat – “Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies”
Best Vocalist:
Winner – Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age)
Other nominees:
Jeremy McKinnon (A Day To Remember)
M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch)
Papa Emeritus II (Ghost B.C.)
Jonathan Davis (Korn)
Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist(s):
Winner – Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
Other nominees:
Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Zoltan Bathory & Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
Munky & Head (Korn)
Paul Gray Best Bassist:
Winner – Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch)
Other nominees:
Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
Fieldy (Korn)
Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
Best Drummer presented by Razor & Tie:
Winner – Arin Ilejay (Avenged Sevenfold)
Other nominees:
Brad Wilk (for his work with Black Sabbath)
Vinnie Appice (Kill Devil Hill)
Matt Halpern (Periphery)
Chris Adler (for his work with Protest The Hero)
Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs)
Best Live Band:
Winner – Rob Zombie
Other nominees:
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Gojira
Lamb Of God
Mötley Crüe
Slayer
Song Of The Year presented by Randall Amplifiers:
Winner – Five Finger Death Punch – “Lift Me Up”
Other nominees:
Alice In Chains – “Hollow”
Avenged Sevenfold – “Hail To The King”
Bring Me The Horizon – “Shadow Moses”
Of Mice & Men – “You’re Not Alone”
The Pretty Reckless – “Going To Hell”
Best Film & Video presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment:
Winner – Pierce The Veil – “This Is A Wasteland”
Other nominees:
Behemoth – “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel”
Huntress – “Zenith”
Lamb Of God – “As The Palaces Burn”
Metallica – “Through The Never”
Motionless In White – “America”
Best New Talent presented by Victory Records:
Winner – Twelve Foot Ninja
Other nominees:
Deafheaven
Heaven’s Basement
Issues
Scar The Martyr
††† (Crosses)
Comeback Of The Year:
Winner – Deep Purple
Other nominees:
Black Sabbath
Carcass
Nine Inch Nails
Queens Of The Stone Age
Suicidal Tendencies
Most Metal Athlete:
Winner – Josh Barnett (mixed martial artist, UFC)
Other nominees:
Tony Alva (skateboarder)
Grant Balfour (MLB)
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors, NBA)
Derek Garland (Metal Mulisha, motocross)
Tuukka Rask (Boston Bruins, NHL)
Most Dedicated Fans:
Winner – Avenged Sevenfold
Other nominees:
A Day To Remember
Five Finger Death Punch
Of Mice & Men
The Pretty Reckless
Slayer
