IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, STONE SOUR, DOWN, DIMMU BORGIR и многие другие объявлены в списках номинантов на награды Metal Hammer Golden Gods, церемония вручения которых состоится 13 июня в Лондоне. Список выглядит так: Best International Band: * AVENGED SEVENFOLD * DIMMU BORGIR * STONE SOUR * CHILDREN OF BODOM * DOWN Best U.K. Band: * IRON MAIDEN * BRING ME THE HORIZON * SKINDRED * ARCHITECTS * BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Best Live Band: * CANCER BATS * DEVILDRIVER * ROB ZOMBIE * SKINDRED * MACHINE HEAD Best New Band: * THE DEFILED * KVELERTAK * TESSERACT * THE DAMNED THINGS * LETLIVE Best Underground: * WATAIN * KYLESA * PRIMORDIAL * THE DEAD LAY WAITING * CLUTCH Best Breakthrough: * PARKWAY DRIVE * A DAY TO REMEMBER * SYLOSIS * SABATON * VOLBEAT Shredder(s): * Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) * Mark Tremonti (ALTER BRIDGE) * Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM) * Marc Rizzo (CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY) * Synyster Gates (AVENGED SEVENFOLD) Metal As Fuck: * SLAYER * BEHEMOTH * SLIPKNOT * Zakk Wylde * DEFTONES Event Of The Year: * Rob Zombie's return * MANOWAR's return * SYSTEM OF A DOWN reforming * The "Big Four" U.K. announcement * "Beavis And Butthead"'s resurrection.