SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

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SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods' - June 12, 2012

SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD and MASTODON are among the artists who were honored at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, which was held last night (Monday, June 11) at Indigo2 in London, England. The event also featured performances by ANTHRAX, BIOHAZARD, GHOST and WATAIN, among others.

2012 Golden Gods winners:

Best New Band: THE DEFILED
Best Underground Band: WATAIN
Breakthrough: 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 F*ck: ANTHRAX
Spirit Of Hammer: Bill Bailey
Best Album: MASTODON - "The Hunter"
Best Drummer: Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA)
Inspiration: Roadrunner Records
Icon: FEAR FACTORY
Riff Lord: Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD)
Golden God: Joey DeMaio (MANOWAR)

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COMMENT | Vinnie Paul.....
posted by : SweetCheetah
6/12/2012 4:04:19 AM
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Abbott, best drummer.....wtf!?! At least Demmel and Flynn are getting their due.

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posted by : Hoggyboy
6/12/2012 4:05:47 AM
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Well done to Devin Townsend. Very much deserved!

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COMMENT | Ghost
posted by : lostsomfan
6/12/2012 4:56:40 AM
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Ghost's performance.. i almost cried... so-fcking-good-band-live.

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COMMENT | 'RE: Ghost'
posted by : SweetCheetah
6/12/2012 6:02:50 AM
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Try as I might to dislike those guys, I can't. They sound great.

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COMMENT | EPIC!!
posted by : YILS
6/12/2012 5:08:09 AM
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Last night was an epic night and watain slaid \m/

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posted by : godfleshh
6/12/2012 5:21:49 AM
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FEAR FACTORY is honored only for achievements of original line-up; Burt, Dino, Ray, Chris - four of them deserved this award, not just fucking Burt and Dino!

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COMMENT | #
posted by : BLABBERMONK
6/12/2012 5:49:15 AM
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DeMaio is God! Maiden rulez!

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COMMENT | Golden God
posted by : GIGFACE
6/12/2012 7:20:05 AM
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Great now Demaio's ego will be even more out of control.

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COMMENT | Best drummer
posted by : RiotAct666
6/12/2012 7:26:56 AM
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Should of went to Mikkey Dee.

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COMMENT | Anthrax...
posted by : Wronginfo
6/12/2012 8:00:31 AM
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... sounds great. Not sure what kind of criteria is involved in determining the winners of these awards, but it is nice to see them getting some recognition after putting out a great album and delivering the goods on tour.

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COMMENT | 'RE: Anthrax...'
posted by : NoyzRulz
6/12/2012 1:10:41 PM
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And still delivering worldwide. Still easily best album but awards sadly are just like any website making a "Top" list. Its all subjective and biased.

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COMMENT | Buncha bullcorn for the most part...
posted by : HammerOfAstraea
6/12/2012 8:34:12 AM
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But it must have have a bad ass awesome show!

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posted by : bonescraper13
6/12/2012 1:45:05 PM
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Im a huge fear factory fan and i agree with godfleshh. It aggravates me how burt and dino can be such dicks. But.....

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COMMENT | Alright
posted by : RedZombie
6/12/2012 3:29:05 PM
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Saxon as best UK band. Sounds good to me. Ghost rules.

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posted by : Thedevilmademedoit71
6/13/2012 3:28:11 AM
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Ghost are going to be massive
Cross over into mainstream massive
There I said it

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