2012 Metal Hammer Golden God Awards Re-Cap
Rock stars were out in full-force last night at the 2012 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards last night at Indigo2 in London, England. The evening, hosted by U.K.’s Metal Hammer Magazine, delivered with performances from Anthrax, Biohazard, Ghost, Watain, and others. Anthrax were also among the night’s honorees, taking home the Metal As Fuck Award. This year’s winner of the coveted Golden God Award was Joey DeMaio, bassist of Manowar.
2012 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award Winners
Best New Band: The Defiled
Best Underground Band: Watain
Breakthrough Band: Ghost
Best U.K. Band: Saxon
Best International Band: Lamb of God
Best Event: Iron Maiden’s U.K. Tour
Best Live Band: Rammstein
Dimebag Darrell Shredder: Devin Townsend
Metal As Fuck: Anthrax
Spirit Of Hammer: Bill Bailey
Best Album: The Hunter – Mastodon
Best Drummer: Vinnie Paul Abbott – Hellyeah, Pantera
Inspiration Award: Roadrunner Records
Icon Award: Fear Factory
Riff Lord Award: Robb Flynn & Phil Demmel – Machine Head
Golden God Award: Joey DeMaio – Manowar