REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS Awards 2013: Winners And Performance Highlights

Last night was the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods and without question, the biggest one yet. Metallica performed! Anthrax got up on stage with Phil and Rex to perform "This Love?" Dillinger Escape Plan bled and breathed fire. Overall, it was a great night that we're still recovering from.

First, here are the winners (in bold)

BEST GUITARIST
• John 5 (Rob Zombie & solo) – WINNER
• Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Misha Mansoor (Periphery)
• Brendon Small (Dethklok)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

BEST DRUMMER
• Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
• Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
• Arejay Hale (Halestorm) – WINNER
• Gene Hoglan (Dethklok & Testament)
• Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
• Neil Peart (Rush)

PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST
• Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden & solo)
• Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) – WINNER
• Geddy Lee (Rush)
• Jason Newsted (Newsted)
• Sergio Vega (Deftones)

BEST VOCALIST
• Phil Anselmo (Down & solo)
• Maria Brink (In This Moment)
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
• Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
• Chino Moreno (Deftones)
• Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot) – WINNER

BEST NEW TALENT
• Device – WINNER
• Ghost
• Kvelertak
• Miss May I
• Of Mice & Men
• Young Guns

MOST METAL ATHLETE
• Tom Crabtree (Green Bay Packers, NFL)
• Tanner Faust (Rally and drifting car racing)
• Clay Guida (Mixed Martial Arts fighting, UFC)
• Triple H (WWE wrestling) – WINNER
• Geoff Rowley (Skateboarding)
• CJ Wilson (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB)

BEST LIVE BAND
• Anthrax
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Hatebreed
• Lamb of God
• Slipknot – WINNER
• Volbeat

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
• Aerosmith
• The Darkness
• Quicksand
• Refused
• Soundgarden
• Tenacious D – WINNER

SONG OF THE YEAR
• Asking Alexandria, “Run Free”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “Carry On”
• Black Veil Brides, “In The End” – WINNER
• Dethklok, “I Ejaculate Fire”
• Halestorm, “Love Bites (So Do I)”
• In This Moment, “Blood”

MOST DEDICATED FANS
• Black Label Society
• Black Veil Brides
• A Day To Remember
• HIM – WINNER
• Rammstein
• Slipknot

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Deftones, Koi No Yokan – WINNER
• Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
• Halestorm, The Strange Case of…
• Marilyn Manson, Born Villain
• Soundgarden, King Animal
• Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 1

Naturally, there will be some among you who are pissed with the outcomes of some of these award categories, to which I say…chill out. It's all about the party and the hang anyway.

Other highlights of the show include Kerry King coming out with two shots of Jager, and one of them being for his fallen brother, Jeff Hanneman. Black Veil Brides got booed when they won their award and in turn flipped off the crowd and turned totally heel, as if I was watching a wrestling PPV, it was amazing. Metallica and Danzig killed it with their performances, but the set of the night, in this humble attendee's opinion was The Dillinger Escape Plan!

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Stay tuned early next week for our coverage of the Golden Gods Black Carpet!