Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards Nominees 2010

Nominees for the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods have been announced! Check them below and vote here.

Best UK Band

• Judas Priest
• Bullet For My Valentine
• Bring Me The Horizon
• Evile
• Skindred

Best International Band

• Megadeth
• AC/DC
• Lamb Of God
• Stone Sour
• Them Crooked Vultures

Best Live Band

• Skindred
• Kiss
  
• Machine Head
• Rammstein
  
• Airbourne

Best New Band

• White Wizzard
• Holy Grail
• Taking Dawn
• Dommin
• Rise to Remain

Breakthrough Artist

• Bigelf
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Behemoth
• Steel Panther
• Baroness

Shredder

• Zoltan/Five Finger Death Punch
• Satchel/Steel Panther
• Kendrick/DevilDriver
• Cazares/Fear Factory
• Pepper Keenan/CoC + Down

Riff Lord

• Jerry Cantrell
• Joe Perry
• Dave Mustaine
• Slash
• Zakk Wylde

Best Drummer

• Chris Adler of LOG
• McClain of MH
• Brann of Mastodon
• Portnoy of Dream Theater
• Lombardo of Slayer

Underground Artist

• Ov Hell
• Shrinebuilder
• Gama Bomb
• Immortal
• Black Spiders

Event of the Year

• Bloodstock
• Sonisphere
• Download
• Rammstein Pussy video
• RATM Christmas #1