Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards

06/14/06
. (antiMusic) Metal Hammer magazine held their Golden Gods Awards on Monday night in Camden. Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium appear to be this year's "It" bands at malls across the pond as they both snagged several awards.

Coheed And Cambria took Album Of The Year honors and Slayer's masterpiece 'Reign In Blood' grabbed the Best Album Of The Last 20 Years award.

Among those in attendance were Sebastian Bach, Will Smith (yes that Will Smith), members of Dragonforce, Aiden, God Forbid, Arch Enemy as well as Dimebag's widow Rita.

An interest aside on the Metal Hammer blog about the event: "36 Crazyfists' drummer Thomas Noonan was sporting a black eye because guitarist Steve Holt and he had an argument and Steve threw a CD case at him. But they are friends again now."

Here are the results of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2006

Best Underground Band: Satyricon

Icon: Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

Best Newcomer: Aiden

Best Video: Within Temptation 'Angels'

Best Metal Label: Roadrunner

Best Drummer: Travis Smith (Trivium)

Best International Band: Avenged Sevenfold

Spirit Of Hammer: Lordi

Riff Lord Winner: Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains)

The Dimebag Awards For Young Guitarist Shredder: Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)

Best Live Band: Trivium

Best Album Of The Year: Coheed And Cambria