The ‘Revolver Music Awards‘ (formerly known as the ‘Revolver Golden God Awards‘) were held tonight, December 13th, at a ceremony that took place at Webster Hall in New York City, NY. Performers included:
Megadeth
Anthrax
Lacuna Coil
Stitched Up Heart
Lacuna Coil‘s Cristina Scabbia also joined Megadeth for their version of “A Tout Le Monde” together. A ‘Fallen Heroes All-Star Jam‘ featuring Bumblefoot, members of Megadeth, Slipknot, Pop Evil, Annihilator, Mutoid Man, Butcher Babies, Red Sun Rising, Lacuna Coil and Ace Frehley also took place.
As part of it Butcher Babies‘ frontwomen Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd united with Lacuna Coil‘s Cristina Scabbia to cover Motörhead‘s “Killed By Death“. Meanwhile, members of Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising and more covered Stone Temple Pilots‘ “Plush” together. Ace Frehley, Slipknot‘s Jim Root, Bumblefoot and more took on Frehley‘s rendition of “New York Groove” and more.
As he has at past awards, Zakk Wylde performed “In This River” while a teleprompter paid tribute to the musicians we’ve lost over the past two years (the awards show was absent last year.)
As for the winners, the following non-fan-voted awards were handed out.
Lifetime Achievement: Dave Mustaine
Revolver Innovator Award: Anthrax
Meanwhile, here’s who took home awards in the fan-voted categories:
Album Of The Year:
Metallica – “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” (winner)
Other nominees:
Deftones – “Gore”
Megadeth – “Dystopia”
Meshuggah – “The Violent Sleep Of Reason”
Volbeat – “Seatl The Deal & Let’s Boogie”
Song Of The Year:
Ghost – “Square Hammer” (winner)
Other nominees:
Amon Amarth – “Raise Your Horns”
Megadeth – “The Threat Is Real”
Metallica – “Hardwired”
Testament – “The Brotherhood Of The Snake”
Best Vocalist:
Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men) (winner)
Other nominees:
Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth)
Chino Moreno (Deftones)
Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage)
Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist:
Dave Mustaine & Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth) (winner)
Other nominees:
Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge)
Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson (Opeth)
James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
Paul Gray Best Bassist:
Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah) (winner)
Other nominees:
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
Kyle Sanders (HELLYEAH)
Piggy D. (Rob Zombie)
Robert Trujillo (Metallica)
Best Drummer:
Chris Adler (For his work on Megadeth‘s “Dystopia“) (winner)
Other nominees:
Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Vinnie Paul (HELLYEAH)
Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
Valentino Arteaga (Of Mice & Men)
Best Live Band:
Slipknot (winner)
Other nominees:
Black Sabbath
Ghost
Hatebreed
Rob Zombie
Most Dedicated Fans:
Pierce The Veil (winner)
Other nominees:
Anthrax
Periphery
Trivium
Volbeat
Best New Talent:
Avatar (winner)
Other nominees:
BABYMETAL
Nails
Stitched Up Heart
Toothgrinder
Best Film/Video:
Gojira – “Silvera” (winner)
Other nominees:
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra – “Blood Moon”
Kvelertak – “1985”
Red Fang – “Shadows”
Slayer – “Pride & Prejudice“
Most Metal Athlete:
Baron Corbin (WWE) (winner)
Other nominees:
Drew Stafford (NHL)
Julianna Peña (UFC
Matt Brown (UFC)
Robin Lehner (NHL)
