Yesterday (11th), Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards show took place at the Indigo2 in London, England. Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta hosted the ceremony while performances came from Parkway Drive, Baroness, Meshuggah, Myrkur, and Carpenter Brut. The winners have been revealed and you can check out the list below as a few choices shocked us including the Best Live Band category.

Best New Band:

WINNER: Lovebites

Conjurer

Sleep Token

Loathe

Visigoth

 

Best Underground Band:

WINNER: Wolves In The Throne Room

Amenra

Chelsea Wolfe

Heilung

Tribulation

 

Best British Band:

WINNER: Judas Priest

Asking Alexandria

Cradle Of Filth

Alestorm

Rolo Tomassi

 

Best Live Band:

WINNER: Lacuna Coil

Sabaton

Converge

Cannibal Corpse

Sólstafir

 

Best International Band:

WINNER: Arch Enemy

Stone Sour

Trivium

Parkway Drive

Marilyn Manson

 

Best Independent Label:

WINNER: Sumerian

Holy Roar

UNFD

Southern Lord

Indie Recordings

 

Best Event:

WINNER: Download

Bloodstock

Tech-Fest

Chicago Open Air

Wacken

 

Breakthough:

WINNER: Code Orange

Marmozets

Power Trip

Employed To Serve

Carpenter Brut

 

Non fan-voted awards winners:

 

Best Album: Myrkur – “Mareridt”

 

Defender Of The Faith: Parkway Drive

 

Riff Lord: Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit, etc.)

 

Global Metal: Kaoteon

 

Inspiration: Meshuggah

 

Icon: Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle, etc.)

 

Spirit Of Hammer: Jessica Pimentel (Alekhine’s Gun, ‘Orange Is The New Black‘)

 

Golden God: Ozzy Osbourne

[via ThePrp]