Tonight, the sixth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards took place in L.A. While the show is still streaming live online, we now know every band and musician who is taking home a Golden God with them tonight. And let’s just say Slayer’s opening set and Nicolas Cage presenting Axl Rose the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement weren’t the only surprises of the evening.
Black Sabbath took the night’s biggest honor, winning Album Of The Year for 13. However, they were surprisingly beaten out for Comeback Of The Year by another influential rock group, Deep Purple. The big winners of the night were Avenged Sevenfold (winning the Best Guitarists, Best Drummer, Most Dedicated Fans) and Five Finger Death Punch (winning Best Bassist and Song Of The Year). Other surprise wins included Josh Homme for Best Vocalist, Rob Zombie for Best Live Band, Twelve Foot Ninja winning Best New Talent, and Pierce The Veil for Best Film & Video.
We’ll be doing a full recap of the night soon, but for now check out who won each Golden God this year below [winners in bold].
Album of the Year
- Avenged Sevenfold, Hail to the King
- Black Sabbath, 13
- Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 and 2
- Korn, The Paradigm Shift
- Queens of the Stone Age, …Like Clockwork
- Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Best Vocalist
- Jeremy McKinnon (A Day to Remember)
- M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Papa Emeritus II (Ghost B.C.)
- Jonathan Davis (Korn)
- Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age)
Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist(s)
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Zoltan Bathory & Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Munky & Head (Korn)
Paul Gray Best Bassist
- Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
- Fieldy (Korn)
- Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
Best Drummer presented by Razor & Tie
- Arin Ilejay (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Brad Wilk (for his work with Black Sabbath)
- Vinnie Appice (Kill Devil Hill)
- Matt Halpern (Periphery)
- Chris Adler (for his work with Protest the Hero)
- Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs)
Best Live Band
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Gojira
- Lamb of God
- Mötley Crüe
- Slayer
- Rob Zombie
Song of the Year presented by Randall Amplifiers
- Alice in Chains, “Hollow”
- Avenged Sevenfold, “Hail to the King”
- Bring Me the Horizon, “Shadow Moses”
- Five Finger Death Punch, “Lift Me Up”
- Of Mice & Men, “You’re Not Alone”
- The Pretty Reckless, “Going to Hell”
Best Film & Video presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Behemoth, “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel”
- Huntress, “Zenith”
- Lamb of God, As the Palaces Burn
- Metallica, Through the Never
- Motionless in White, “America”
- Pierce the Veil, This is a Wasteland
Best New Talent presented by Victory Records
- Deafheaven
- Heaven’s Basement
- Issues
- Scar the Martyr
- Twelve Foot Ninja
- ††† (Crosses)
Comeback of the Year
- Black Sabbath
- Carcass
- Deep Purple
- Nine Inch Nails
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Suicidal Tendencies
Most Metal Athlete
- Tony Alva (skateboarder)
- Grant Balfour (MLB)
- Josh Barnett (mixed martial artist, UFC)
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors, NBA)
- Derek Garland (Metal Mulisha, motocross)
- Tuukka Rask (Boston Bruins, NHL)
Most Dedicated Fans
- A Day to Remember
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Of Mice & Men
- The Pretty Reckless
- Slayer
