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As we all know by now, on Thursday, May 2, Slayer guitarist and founding member Jeff Hanneman passed away of liver failure at the age of 49. Details HERE!
As usual, the Westboro Baptist Chutch have announced plans to picket a funeral of a Heavy Music musician. This time around they are facing the fans of the mighty SLAYER, so this is their warning!
Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
Prior to the event we took over the Black Carpet and chatted with Corey Taylor (#8) from the iconic multi-platinum selling bands SLIPKNOTand STONE SOUR! Corey was also the recipient of the "Best Vocalist" award. Check it out and lose your mind!
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
As we all know by now, on Thursday, May 2, Slayer guitarist and founding member Jeff Hanneman passedaway of liver failure at the age of 49. The band's longtime publicist issued the following statement: "Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed."
Here is fan filmed footage of Hanneman's last concert ever with SLAYER! This took place at the Big Four in Indio, California on April 23, 2011. This is when Hanneman performed the encore with the rest of the band!
Our condolences go out to Jeff's family, friends and the Slayer camp! Rock in Peace, Jeff!
Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
Prior to the event we took over the Black Carpet and chatted with Sebastian Philip Bierk (A.K.A. Sebastian Bach) from the legendary Rock N' Roll band SKID ROW! Sebastian was also the Black Carpet webcast host. Check it out and go wild!
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written yesterday (May 2) night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with whom.
Opening the show was ANTHRAX.Who definitely kicked the only Heavy Music awards show in all of the Americas, right into gear! Joining them for a very special mini PANTERA jam, were Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown who performed "This Love" with the rest of ANTHRAX (who were joined by Jon Donais from SHADOWS FALL on lead guitars).It was the first time that Phil and Rex jammed to some PANTERA music since the bands untimely demise in 2001. Here is footage of this historic moment:
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
Prior to the event we took over the Black Carpet and chatted with the "God Of Thunder", Gene Simmons from the legendary Rock N' Roll band KISS! Check it out and stick your tongue out!
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written yesterday (May 2) night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable.
The damper of the event was definitely the passing of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday (April 2) from liver failure.
Here is our video tribute to Jeff Hanneman, filmed live at the Black Carpet by Zulie Alvarez. Rock In Peace Jeff, you will never be forgotten.
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written yesterday (May 2) night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who. The Winners: - BEST GUITARIST:
John 5 (Rob ZombiE)
- BEST DRUMMER:
Arejay Hale (Halestorm) - PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST:
Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) - BEST VOCALIST:
Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot) - BEST NEW TALENT:
Device - MOST METAL ATHLETE:
Triple H (WWE wrestling) - BEST LIVE BAND:
Slipknot - COMEBACK OF THE YEAR:
Tenacious D - SONG OF THE YEAR:
Black Veil Brides, “In The End” - MOST DEDICATED FANS:
HIM - ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Deftones, Koi No Yokan The Performances (Highlights): - ANTHRAX covers PANTERA's "This Love" and pays tribute to Jeff Hanneman with Philip H. Anselmo on vocals and Rex Brown on bass
- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH covers WHITE ZOMBIE's "Thunderkiss 65" with Rob Zombie and JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford on vocals
- HALESTORM covers LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" with DISTURBED/DEVICE frontman David Draiman
- METALLICA performs JUDAS PRIEST's "Rapid Fire" with Rob Halford on vocals
- DANZIG performs THE MISFITS classic song "Last Caress" with Doyle on guitar
- THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN performs DEPECHE MODE's "Behind The Wheel" with Chino Moreno from DEFTONES as a guest vocalist
"It's beautiful, ain't it?" said singer-guitarist James Hetfield. "We're grateful to be a band more than 30 years and waiting for moments like these, man. We very much appreciate being recognized for all of the fun that we've had over our careers."
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
As previously reported, ROADRUNNER RECORDS has closed the majority of their European offices. Regarding their U.S. team, some of their top staff members have been dismissed but the U.S. office will remain open. One of the RR workers who we was let go was Monte Conner, the companies Senior Vice President of A&R. A man who single handily shaped the sound of 90's Heavy Music. Here are some of the artists that Monte either discovered and/or signed, and as a result changed the face of Heavy Music forever!
- Annihilator
- Biohazard
- Brujeria
- Jerry Cantrell
- Cavalera Conspiracy
- Chimaira
- Coal Chamber
- Cynic
- Death
- Deicide
- DevilDriver
- Fear Factory
- Gojira
- Gorguts
- Life of Agony
- Machine Head
- Malevolent Creation
- Murderdolls
- Nailbomb
- Obituary
- Pestilence
- Porcupine Tree
- Rush
- Sepultura
- Slipknot
- Solitude Aeturnus
- Soulfly
- Stone Sour
- Storm Corrosion
- Suffocation
- Times of Grace
- Trivium
- Type O Negative
Yesterday, the RR team in New York City visited Monte's office with a special guest - Troy Norr, vocalist for the King Diamond tribute act Them. Enjoy the video below, and continue to enjoy all the classic albums Monte helped bring into existence.
As previously reported, ROADRUNNER RECORDS has closed their UK and Canadian offices. Apparently, their German office will face the same destiny. Regarding their U.S. team, some of their top staff members have been dismissed but the U.S. office will remain open. One of the RR workers who we was let go was Monte Conner, the companies Senior Vice President of A&R. A man who single handily shaped the sound of 90's Heavy Music.
During the recent Metal Hammer "Golden Gods Awards", the label was presented with an award in recognition of their tremendous work within our music. Here is video footage of the moment in which Monte Conner accepted the award in behalf of the ROADRUNNER RECORDS family and gave his farewell speech. This is truly inspiring!
Here is what Metal Hammer Editor Alexander Milas said of last night’s Orange Amplification Presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods In Association With Hobgoblin: “Ten playing bands, two boats, eighteen awards, and nearly 2,000 fans, and completely Heavy Metal – there’s just nothing like the Metal Hammer Golden God awards. This wasn’t just the tenth anniversary of the event. It’s also the 25th anniversary year for our magazine, and tonight we partied with the legends, the NEW blood, and most importantly the fans, without whom our world wouldn’t exist. Here’s to another ten, and another 25. Chin-chin”.
And here’s the full list of winners at The Orange Amplification Presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods In Association With Hobgoblin:
- Best New Band: THE DEFILED
- Best Underground Band: WATAIN
- Breakthrough: GHOST
- Best U.K. Band: SAXON
- Best International Band: LAMB OF GOD
- Best Event: IRON MAIDEN‘s U.K. tour
- Best Live Band: RAMMSTEIN
- Dimebag Darrell Shredder: Devin Townsend
- Metal As F*ck: ANTHRAX
- Spirit Of Hammer: Bill Bailey
- Best Album: MASTODON – “The Hunter”
- Best Drummer: Vinnie Paul Abbott
- Inspiration: Roadrunner Records
- Icon: FEAR FACTORY
- Riff Lord: Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
- Golden God: Joey DeMaio
The show also featured performances from Anthrax, Ghost, Watain and Biohazard! Check out the performance videos below!
Heavy Music history was written this past Wednesday night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
The Winners:
- Best International Band: X Japan
- Best Guitarist: Jinxx and Jake Pitts of Black Veil Brides
- Best Drummer: Jeremy Spencer of Five Finger Death Punch
- Best Bassist: Nikki Sixx
- Riff Lord: Slash
- Comeback of the Year: Slipknot
- Best Live Band: Avenged Sevenfold
- Most Dedicated Fans: Avenged Sevenfold
- Best Vocalist: Amy Lee of Evanescence
- Album of the Year: Korn, ‘The Path of Totality’
The Performances (Highlights):
- Marilyn Manson plays ‘The Dope Show’ (with Taylor Momsen); ‘No Reflection’; and ‘Sweet Dreams’ + ‘The Beautiful People’ with Johnny Depp
- Slash Jams on ‘School’s Out’ with Alice Cooper
- Evanescence Perform ‘Made of Stone,’ ‘What You Want,’ and ‘You Never Call Me When You’re Sober’
- Dee Snider Performs ‘I Wanna Rock’ with Black Veil Brides
- Corey Taylor, Robb Flynn and Trivium Play Metallica’s ‘Creeping Death’
