Yesterday, September 14th, saw the German edition of the annual ‘Metal Hammer Awards‘ handed out in a ceremony at the Kesselhaus in Berlin, GER that saw performances from Dirkschneider and Night Demon. You can find the winners below along with the nominees:
Best Album:
Powerwolf – “The Sacrament Of Sin” (winner)
Other nominees:
Accept – “The Rise Of Chaos”
Arch Enemy – “Will To Power”
Trivium – “The Sin And The Sentence”
Judas Priest – “Firepower”
Dimmu Borgir – “Eonian”
Five Finger Death Punch – “And Justice For None”
Ghost – “Prequelle”
Kataklysm – “Meditations”
At The Gates – “To Drink From The Night Itself”
Amorphis – “Queen Of Time”
Paradise Lost – “Medusa”
Metal Anthem:
Dimmu Borgir – “Interdimensional Summit” (winner)
Other nominees:
Judas Priest – “Firepower”
At The Gate – “To Drink From The Night Itself”
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter – “Der Rote Reiter”
Arch Enemy – “The World Is Yours”
Diablo Blvd – “Sing From The Gallows”
Visigoth – “Warrior Queen”
Orphaned Land – “Like Orpheus”
Parkway Drive – “Prey”
Up And Coming:
Cypecore (winner)
Other nominees:
Visigoth
Harakiri For The Sky
Lik
Ancst
Zeal & Ardor
Myrkur
The Night Flight Orchestra
Gloryhammer
Twilight Force
Best Debut Album:
Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons – “The Age Of Absurdity” (winner)
Other nominees:
Beast In Black – “Berserker”
Prophets Of Rage – “Prophets Of Rage”
Cyhra – “Letters To Myself”
We Sell The Dead – “Heaven Doesn’t Want You And Hell Is Full”
Legend Of The Seagullmen – “Legend Of The Seagullmen”
Light The Torch – “Revival”
The Lurking Fear – “Out Of The Voiceless Grave”
Vuur – “In This Moment We Are Free – Cities”
Sons Of Apollo – “Psychotic Symphony”
Best German Band:
Kissin‘ Dynamite (winner)
Other nominees:
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Helloween
Kadavar
Saltatio Mortis
Caliban
J.B.O.
Eisbrecher
Destruction
Running Wild
Feuerschwanz
Michael Schenker
Best International Band:
Arch Enemy (winner)
Other nominees:
Judas Priest
Cannibal Corpse
Hollywood Vampires
Hammerfall
Ross The Boss
Satyricon
Five Finger Death Punch
Ghost
Volbeat
Best Live Band:
Dirkschneider (winner)
Other nominees:
Five Finger Death Punch
Parkway Drive
Böhse Onkelz
Helloween Pumpkins United
Manowar
Testament
Iron Maiden
Slayer
Doro
Riff God:
Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) (winner)
Other nominees:
Axel Rudi Pell
Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
Alexander Scholpp (Tarja)
Paul Landers (Rammstein)
Michael Schenker
Jeff Waters (Annihilator)
Anders Björler (ex-At The Gates/The Haunted)
Jen Majura (Evanescence)
Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy)
Legend:
Dimebag Darrell/Vinnie Paul Abbott (winners)
Other nominees:
Warrel Dane (Nevermore/Sanctuary)
Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
Ozzy Osbourne
Ross The Boss
Tom G. “Warrior” Fischer (Triptykon)
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
Jeff Becerra (Possessed)
Alice Cooper
Maximum Metal (artist): David Draiman (Disturbed)
Maximum Metal (band): Judas Priest
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