Nominees for second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards announced

The second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards will honor the year’s best in hard rock and heavy metal on Thursday, April 8 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA.

Hosted by Andrew W.K. and professional wrestler Chris Jericho, the show will feature performances from Rob Zombie, Fear Factory, As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada and last year’s host Brian Posehn’s all-star band featuring Scott Ian, Brendon Small, John Tempesta and Joey Vera, with a special performance by Zakk Wylde.

Motörhead’s Lenny Kilmister will receive the Revolver Golden God Lifetime Achievement Award, and Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford will receive the Revolver Golden God Award, which is rewarded to an honoree who embodies “all that is metal.”

The awards show will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on Saturday, May 22.

A full list of nominees can be found below:

Best Guitarist
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Tony Iommi (Heaven & Hell)
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Street Sweeper Social Club)
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Slash
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)

Best Drummer
Chris Adler (Lamb of God)
Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
Dave Grohl (Them Crooked Vultures)
Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Fear Factory)
Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)

Best Vocalist
Jonathan Davis (Korn)
Ronnie James Dio (Heaven & Hell)
Neil Fallon (Clutch)
Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
Serj Tankian (Serj Tankian, System Of A Down)
Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)

Album of the Year
Alice in Chains – Black Gives Way to Blue
Heaven & Hell – The Devil You Know
Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Megadeth – Endgame
Slayer – World Painted Blood
Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures

Best Live Band
The Devil Wears Prada
Lamb of God
Metallica
Motörhead
Rob Zombie
Slayer

Best Underground Band
Behemoth
Between the Buried and Me
The Black Dahlia Murder
Converge
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Obituary

Most Metal Athlete
Josh Barnett (MMA fighting)
Marc Colombo, Cory Procter, and Leonard Davis (NFL football)
Chris Jericho (WWE wrestling)
Mike Piazza (MLB baseball)
Jason Ellis (Pro skateboarding)
Jolene Van Vugt (Pro motocrosser)

Hottest Chick(s) in Metal
Pearl Aday (Pearl)
Maria Brink (In This Moment)
Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
Lacey Mosley (Flyleaf)
Alexia & Anissa Rodriguez (Eyes Set to Kill)
Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

Comeback of the Year
AC/DC
Alice in Chains
Anvil
Fear Factory
Heaven & Hell
KISS