REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

It’s awards ceremony season folks. We already had the Grammy’s, the Golden Globes, and the Oscars are coming up, but who gives a shit about those? For whatever entertainment value they may have, Revolver is doing the Golden Gods Awards once again. The Nominees are…

My personal picks are in bold. Dur.

Best Guitarist:

* Kirk Hammett (METALLICA)
* Tony Iommi (HEAVEN & HELL)
* Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB)
* Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH)
* Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N’ ROSES)
* Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)

Best Drummer:

* Chris Adler (LAMB OF GOD)
* Brann Dailor (MASTODON)
* Dave Grohl (THEM CROOKED VULTURES)
* Gene Hoglan (DETHKLOK, FEAR FACTORY)
* Dave Lombardo (SLAYER)
* Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan (AVENGED SEVENFOLD) Seriously?!? Can you say sympathy vote? Otherwise, a pretty solid category of nominees.

Best Vocalist:

* Jonathan Davis (KORN)
* Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL)
* Neil Fallon (CLUTCH)
* Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM) 
* Serj Tankian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
* Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR)

Album Of The Year:

* ALICE IN CHAINS – Black Gives Way to Blue
* HEAVEN & HELL – The Devil You Know
* MASTODON – Crack the Skye
* MEGADETH – Endgame
* SLAYER – World Painted Blood
* THEM CROOKED VULTURES – Them Crooked Vultures

Best Live Band:

* THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (That pick seems a little out of place, no?)
* LAMB OF GOD
* METALLICA
* MOTÖRHEAD
* ROB ZOMBIE
* SLAYER

Best Underground Band:

* BEHEMOTH
* BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
* THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
* CONVERGE
* THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
* OBITUARY

I… wasn’t aware these bands were considered “underground”?

Most Metal Athlete:

* Josh Barnett (MMA fighting)
* Marc Colombo, Cory Procter, and Leonard Davis (NFL football)
* Chris Jericho (WWE wrestling) Probabaly gonna win, although I don’t know why
* Mike Piazza (MLB baseball) What? WHY?
* Jason Ellis (Pro skateboarding)
* Jolene Van Vugt (Pro motocrosser)

Hottest Chick(s) In Metal:

* Pearl Aday (PEARL)
* Maria Brink (IN THIS MOMENT)
* Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM)
* Lacey Mosley (FLYLEAF)
* Alexia & Anissa Rodriguez (EYES SET TO KILL)
* Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) I would be shocked if she wasn’t the winner. Revolver is so hard for her…

Where’s Gabe Garcia?!? What a snub!

Comeback Of The Year:

* AC/DC
* ALICE IN CHAINS
* ANVIL
* FEAR FACTORY
* HEAVEN & HELL
* KISS

Revolver Golden God Reward (Presented by Ozzy Osbourne):
*Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST)

Revolver Golden Gods Lifetime Achievement Award (Presented by Dave Grohl):
*Lemmy Kilmister (MOTORHEAD)

Solid picks on both of the last two there. But, what do you guys think? Who was left out? What categories would you like to see?

-Julia