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The following is a list of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards winners.
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The following is a list of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards winners.
The awards were conceived by Chris Ingham, John O'Sullivan & Dave Bianchi, and first held at the Kentish Town Forum in London 2003. The show was owned by Future Publishing till 2013, TeamRock 2014–16 and was bought back by Future in 2017. It has been produced by John O'Sullivan since its inception.
Held at the Forum, London
Hosted by Ian Camfield
Live main stage performance by Murderdolls, Shadows Fall, Soil and Raging Speedhorn.
Held at Ocean, London
Hosted by Ian Camfield
Live main stage performance by HIM, Akercocke and Young Heart Attack.
Held at the Astoria, London
Hosted by Ian Camfield
Live main stage performance by Anthrax, Nightwish, Shadows Fall, Bullet for My Valentine and Trivium.
Held at Koko, London
Hosted By Ian Camfield
Live main stage performance by Bullet for My Valentine, DragonForce, Lacuna Coil and Viking Skull.
Held at Koko, London
Hosted by Jamey Jasta
Live main stage performance by Machine Head, Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God, Turisas and Priestess.
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Oderus Urungus
Live main stage performance by Disturbed, Children of Bodom, In Flames, Apocalyptica and Testament.
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Jason Rouse
Live main stage performance by Trivium, Anvil, Amon Amarth, DevilDriver, Suicide Silence and Saxon.
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Steel Panther
Live main stage performance by Steel Panther, Airbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, Skindred and Evile.
HMS Hammer performances by Nonpoint, Sonic Syndicate, Rise to Remain and Hellyeah.
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Alice Cooper
Live main stage performance by Twisted Sister, Skindred, Devin Townsend, Sylosis and Buckcherry.
HMS Hammer performances by The Dead Lay Waiting, Tesseract, Black Spiders and Biohazard.
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Chris Jericho
Live main stage performance by Anthrax, Sabaton, Ghost, Biohazard and Watain.
HMS Hammer performances by Shadows Fall, Fozzy, While She Sleeps, Attica Rage and Evil Scarecrow.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 [1] | |||
| The Defiled | Best New Band | Won | |
| Watain | Best Underground Band | Won | |
| Devin Townsend | 'Dimebag Darrell Shredder' Award | Won | |
| Ghost | Breakthrough Band Award | Won | |
| Rammstein | Best Live Band Award | Won | |
| Iron Maiden's U.K. Tour | Best Event Award | Won | |
| Lamb of God | Best International Band Award | Won | |
| Saxon | Best UK Band Award | Won | |
| Mastodon – The Hunter | Best Album Award | Won | |
| Anthrax | Metal as #### Award | Won | |
| Vinnie Paul | Best Drummer | Won | |
| Roadrunner Records | Inspiration Award | Won | |
| Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel | Riff Lord Award | Won | |
| Bill Bailey | Spirit of Hammer Award | Won | |
| Fear Factory | Icon Award | Won | |
| Joey DeMaio | The Golden God Award | Won |
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Devin Townsend
Live main stage performance by Motörhead, Airbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, Coal Chamber and Paradise Lost.
HMS Hammer performances by Kvelertak, Visions Of Disorder, The Defiled and Heavens Basement.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 [2] | |||
| Bleed from Within | Best New Band | Won | |
| The Algorithm | Best Underground Band | Won | |
| Eric Calderone | 'Dimebag Darrell Shredder' Award | Won | |
| Asking Alexandria | Breakthrough Band Award | Won | |
| Gojira | Best Live Band Award | Won | |
| The Heavy Metal Census Campaign | Best Event Award | Won | |
| Stone Sour | Best International Band Award | Won | |
| Black Sabbath | Best UK Band Award | Won | |
| Black Sabbath – 13 | Best Album Award | Won | |
| Burgerkill | Metal as #### Award | Won | |
| Paradise Lost | Inspiration Award | Won | |
| Scott Gorham | Riff Lord Award | Won | |
| Brian Blessed | Spirit of Hammer Award | Won | |
| Alice in Chains | Icon Award | Won | |
| Motörhead | The Golden God Award | Won | |
| Doro | Legend Award | Won |
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Steel Panther
Live main stage performance by Steel Panther, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Black Stone Cherry, While She Sleeps and Behemoth.
HMS Hammer performances by Orange Goblin, Kill Devil Hill, Upon a Burning Body, Hounds and Dying Fetus.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 [3] | |||
| Devil You Know | Best New Band | Won | |
| Wardruna | Best Underground Band | Won | |
| Misha Mansoor | 'Dimebag Darrell Shredder' Award | Won | |
| Of Mice & Men | Breakthrough Artist Award | Won | |
| Killswitch Engage | Best Live Band Award | Won | |
| Avenged Sevenfold | Best International Band Award | Won | |
| Iron Maiden | Best UK Band Award | Won | |
| Behemoth – The Satanist | Best Album Award | Won | |
| Hanoi Rocks | Inspiration Award | Won | |
| Mark Tremonti | Riff Lord Award | Won | |
| David Prowse | Spirit of Hammer Award | Won | |
| Michael Schenker | Icon Award | Won | |
| Mikael Åkerfeldt | The Golden God Award | Won | |
| Orphaned Land and Khalas | Global Metal Award | Won | |
| Devin Townsend | King of the Internet | Won | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Game of the Year | Won | |
| Steel Panther – "Party Like It's the End of the World" | Video of the Year | Won |
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Scott Ian
Live main stage performance by Suicidal Tendencies, We Are Harlot, Babymetal featuring DragonForce, At the Gates and Killing Joke.
HMS Hammer performances by Code Orange, Butcher Babies, Upon a Burning Body and Napalm Death.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 [4] | |||
| We Are Harlot | Best New Band | Won | |
| Winterfylleth | Best Underground Band | Won | |
| Richie Faulkner | 'Dimebag Darrell Shredder' Award | Won | |
| Babymetal | Breakthrough Band Award | Won | |
| Of Mice & Men | Best Live Band Award | Won | |
| Slipknot | Best International Band Award | Won | |
| Bring Me the Horizon | Best UK Band Award | Won | |
| Faith No More – Sol Invictus | Best Album Award | Won | |
| At the Gates | Inspiration Award | Won | |
| Matt Taylor | Spirit of Hammer Award | Won | |
| Mike Muir | Icon Award | Won | |
| Dave Mustaine | The Golden God Award | Won | |
| District Unknown/Martyrs of Metal | Global Metal Award | Won | |
| Anthony Vincent | King of the internet | Won | |
| Epitaph Records | Best Independent Label | Won | |
| Tommy Thayer | Defender of the Faith | Won |
Held at the Hammersmith Apollo, London
Hosted by Jamey Jasta
Live main stage performance by Amon Amarth, Halestorm, Gojira and 'A Salute to Lemmy' with Saxon featuring Phil & Mikkey.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 [5] | |||
| Creeper | Best New Band | Won | |
| Enslaved | Best Underground band | Won | |
| Lzzy Hale | 'Dimebag Darrell Shredder' Award | Won | |
| Beartooth | Breakthrough Band Award | Won | |
| Lamb of God | Best Live Band Award | Won | |
| Ghost | Best International Band Award | Won | |
| Asking Alexandria | Best UK Band Award | Won | |
| Iron Maiden – The Book of Souls | Best Album Award | Won | |
| Anthrax | Inspiration Award | Won | |
| Phil Campbell | Riff Lord Award | Won | |
| Nikki Sixx | Icon Award | Won | |
| Joey Jordison | The Golden God Award | Won | |
| Chthonic | Global Metal Band | Won | |
| Parkway Drive - "Vice Grip" | Video of the Year | Won | |
| Prosthetic Records | Best Independent Label | Won |
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Held at Indigo, O2, London
Hosted by Chris Jericho
Live main stage performance by Orange Goblin, Avatar, Clutch and Mastodon.
Held at Indigo at the O2, London
Hosted by Jamey Jasta
Live main stage performance by Carpenter Brut, Baroness, Myrkur, Meshuggah and Parkway Drive.
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