Metal Hammer gave out its annual Golden Gods Awards in London on Monday night (June 11).
The readers voted for their faves at the British magazine’s homepage, and…
…the golden gods for 2007 are:
Best UK Band: Bullet for My Valentine
Best Live Band: Lamb of God
Best International Band: Killswitch Engage
Best Underground Band: Job for a Cowboy
Best Newcomer: Deathstars
Best Video: “Seize the Day” (Avenged Sevenfold)
Riff Lord: Slash (Velvet Revolver, ex-Guns N’ Roses)
Shredder: Bill Kelliher and Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
Best Metal Label: Roadrunner Records
Album of the Year: “The Blackening” (Machine Head)
Spirit of Hammer: Napalm Death
Golden God: Robb Flynn (Machine Head)
Icon Award: Slayer
Best Viral Campaign: Buckcherry
Best Comeback: Heaven & Hell