Revealed the Nominees for the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2011

Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards revealed the nominees for the forthcoming edition to be held on Monday June 13, 2011 in London England. The list of nominees and the award categories can be viewed below. You can vote for the award nominees at this location.

Best International Band:

1. AVENGED SEVENFOLD

2. DIMMU BORGIR

3. STONE SOUR

4. CHILDREN OF BODOM

5. DOWN

Best U.K. Band:

1. IRON MAIDEN

2. BRING ME THE HORIZON

3. SKINDRED

4. ARCHITECTS

5. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

Best Live Band:

1. CANCER BATS

2. DEVILDRIVER

3. ROB ZOMBIE

4. SKINDRED

5. MACHINE HEAD

Best New Band:

1. THE DEFILED

2. KVELERTAK

3. TESSERACT

4. THE DAMNED THINGS

5. LETLIVE

Best Underground:

1. WATAIN

2. KYLESA

3. PRIMORDIAL

4. THE DEAD LAY WAITING

5. CLUTCH

Best Breakthrough:

1. PARKWAY DRIVE

2. A DAY TO REMEMBER

3. SYLOSIS

4. SABATON

5. VOLBEAT

Shredder(s):

1. Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE)

2. Mark Tremonti (ALTER BRIDGE)

3. Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)

4. Marc Rizzo (CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY)

5. Synyster Gates (AVENGED SEVENFOLD)

Metal As Fuck:

1. SLAYER

2. BEHEMOTH

3. SLIPKNOT

4. Zakk Wylde

6. DEFTONES

Event Of The Year:

1. Rob Zombie's return

2. Manowar's return

3. System of a Down reforming

4. The "Big Four" U.K. announcement

5. "Beavis And Butthead"'s resurrection