Nominations for the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards this summer are now out. The award ceremony will take place on 12th June at Camden Koko, the theme this year in Valhalla so the awards will be launched on 'Hammer Of The Gods' longboat. The rowers of this collosal vessel will also be raising money for Task Brazil with a cross-channel row on the weekend of 3rd June; let's hope they make it back in time for the awards!

The nominations, overwhelmed by Roadrunner Records' bands are as follows:
Best UK Band
Bullet For My Valentine
Funeral For A Friend
Skindred
Breed 77
Dragonforce

Best Live Band
Trivium
Bullet For My Valentine
Coheed & Cambria
In Flames
Arch Enemy

Best International Band
Lacuna Coil
Coheed & Cambria
Trivium
Avenged Sevenfold
Mastodon

Best Underground Band
Bleeding Through
Clutch
Cathedral
Meads Of Asphodel
Satyricon

Best Newcomer
Aiden
Fall Of Troy
Engerica
Still Remains
Mendeed

Best Video
Avenged Sevenfold 'Bat Country'
My Chemical Romance 'Ghost Of You'
Within Temptation 'Angels'
Funeral For A Friend 'History'
HIM 'Wings Of A Butterfly'

Riff Lord
Slash (G N' R/Velvet Revolver)
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains
Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)

Shredder
God Forbid
Trivium
Children Of Bodom
In Flames
Avenged Sevenfold

Best Drummer
Travis Smith (Trivium)
The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold)
Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)
Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

Best Metal Label
Roadrunner
Century Media
SPV/Steamhammer
Nuclear Blast
Relapse

Album Of The Year
Opeth 'Ghost Reveries'
Dragonforce 'Inhuman Rampage'
Avenged Sevenfold 'City Of Evil'
Bullet For My Valentine 'The Poison'
Coheed & Cambria 'IV'

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Zakk Wylde
Kerry King (Slayer)
Axl Rose (G N' R)
Eddie The 'Ed (Iron Maiden)
Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)