Revolver magazine held their fifth annual ‘Golden Gods Awards‘ ceremony tonight, May 02nd, in Los Angeles, CA. The show saw various collaborative performances, some of highlights of which included:
• Anthrax with Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown covering Pantera‘s “This Love“—a performance which ended with a partial cover of Slayer‘s “Raining Blood“.
• A bloodied The Dillinger Escape Plan covering Depeche Mode‘s “Behind The Wheel” with Chino Moreno of Deftones, etc. fame.
• Halestorm and David Draiman (Disturbed, Device) covering Led Zeppelin‘s “Whole Lotta Love“.
• Five Finger Death Punch debuting their new single “Lift Me Up” complete with special guest, Rob Halford. Halford is also featured on the studio version of the single.
• Five Finger Death Punch covering White Zombie‘s “Thunderkiss ’65” with Rob Zombie and John 5.
• Stone Sour covering Black Sabbath‘s “Children Of The Grave” with Slipknot‘s M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan and Chris Fehn.
• Danzig covering Misfits; “Skulls” with Jill Janus of Huntress.
• Metallica covering Judas Priest‘s “Rapid Fire” with Rob Halford.
Slayer guitarist Kerry King was also present onstage, sharing a toast to his fallen bandmate, Jeff Hanneman. This years winners for the primarily fan-voted awards included:
Best Guitarist:
Winner:
John 5 (of Rob Zombie, etc.)
Other nominees:
Alex Lifeson of Rush
Brendon Small of Dethklok
Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
Misha Mansoor of Periphery
Stephen Carpenter of Deftones
Best Drummer:
Winner:
Arejay Hale of Halestorm
Other nominees:
Abe Cunningham of Deftones
Gene Hoglan of Dethklok/Testament
Mario Duplantier of Gojira
Neil Peart of Rush
Roy Mayorga of Stone Sour
Most Dedicated Fans:
Winner:
HIM
Other nominees:
A Day To Remember
Black Label Society
Black Veil Brides
Rammstein
Slipknot
Best Live Band:
Winner:
Slipknot
Other nominees:
Anthrax
Five Finger Death Punch
Hatebreed
Lamb Of God
Volbeat
Best New Talent:
Winner:
Device
Other nominees:
Ghost
Kvelertak
Miss May I
Of Mice & Men
Young Guns
Comeback Of The Year:
Winner:
Tenacious D
Other nominees:
Aerosmith
Quicksand
Refused
Soundgarden
The Darkness
Paul Gray Best Bassist:
Winner:
Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead
Other nominees:
Geddy Lee of Rush
Jason Newsted of Newsted
Rex Brown of Kill Devil Hill
Sergio Vega of Deftones
Steve Harris of Iron Maiden
Best Vocalist:
Winner:
Corey Taylor of Stone Sour/Slipknot
Other nominees:
Chino Moreno of Deftones
Chris Cornell of Soundgarden
Maria Brink of In This Moment
Phil Anselmo of Down
Lzzy Hale of Halestorm
Most Metal Athlete:
Winner:
Triple HHH
Other nominees:
CJ Wilson
Clay Guida
Geoff Rowley
Tanner Foust
Tom Crabtree
Song Of The Year:
Winner:
Black Veil Brides – “In The End“
Other nominees:
Avenged Sevenfold – “Carry On”
Asking Alexandria – “Run Free”
Dethklok – “I Ejaculate Fire”
Halestorm – “Love Bites (So Do I)”
In This Moment – “Blood”
Album Of The Year:
Winner:
Deftones – “Koi No Yokan“
Other nominees:
Gojira – “L’Enfany Sauvage”
Halestorm – “The Strange Case Of…”
Marilyn Manson – “Born Villain”
Stone Sour – “House Of Gold & Bones Part I”
Soundgarden – “King Animal”
Riff Lord Award:
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
Golden God Award:
Rob Zombie
Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award:
Metallica
