Universally hailed as “the bible of heavy metal,” English weekly magazine Kerrang! is truly a force to be reckoned with. As a result, the publication’s annual awards show carries monstrous clout—especially as the winners are voted by the mag’s hard rock/heavy metal-loving readership. Held at a “secret location” in London this Thursday, this year’s event promises to be another belter. As was the case last year, the hosts are non other than Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour fame, plus Anthrax’s (and Jackson’s) very own Scott Ian!
One of four acts that, according to Kerrang!, received the lion’s share of the votes is the pride of Wales—Bullet For My Valentine. The trio of awards they’ve been nominated for? Best Album, Best British Band and Best Live band—the later nomination being earned by their incendiary performance headlining the second stage at the Download festival mere weeks ago.
“It’s an absolute honor to be nominated for three Kerrang! Awards this year,” said Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck. “Kerrang! always throw the best parties, so you can be sure it’s going to be a night of pure rock ‘n’ roll mayhem. We can’t wait—bring it on!”
The full list of nominees is:
BEST BRITISH NEWCOMER
Deaf Havana
General Fiasco
Out of Sight
Rise to Remain
Throats
BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER
Dommin
Framing Hanley
Halestorm
The Swellers
Trash Talk
BEST LIVE BAND
30 Seconds to Mars
Bullet For My Valentine
Green Day
Paramore
Skindred
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
30 Seconds To Mars
Avenged Sevenfold
Green Day
Metallica
Paramore
BEST BRITISH BAND
Bullet For My Valentine
Enter Shikari
The King Blues
Lostprophets
You Me at Six
BEST SINGLE
Avenged Sevenfold “Nightmare”
The Blackout “Save Ourselves (The Warning)”
Four Year Strong “Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)”
Slipknot “Snuff”
You Me at Six “Liquid Confidence”
BEST VIDEO
30 Seconds to Mars “Kings And Queens”
Biffy Clyro “The Captain”
Cancer Bats “Sabotage”
Lostprophets “It’s Not the End of the World (But I Can See it From Here)”
Paramore “Brick By Boring Brick”
BEST ALBUM
30 Seconds to Mars This is War
Biffy Clyro Only Revolutions
Bullet For My Valentine Fever
Paramore Brand New Eyes
You Me at Six Hold Me Down
Your trusty Bloodline Blogger with be attending the awards, so stay tuned for news and pictures of the event—and the mayhem that will undoubtedly ensue afterward! Tough gig, but someone’s gotta do it …
-Nick B.