Corey Taylor and Steve Jones to perform with Duff McKagan's LOADED at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards

The 3rd installment of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards is just 1 week away, and the list of performers and attendees keeps growing. Its safe to assume that this will be the biggest Heavy Music award show in history. Hosted by Chris Jericho and DJed by Jamey Jasta, the event will take place on Wednesday April 20th (cough, cough, cough) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. For those of you who can't make it to this Metallic Heaven/Hell, VH1 Classic will be airing the awards show on Saturday May 28, 2011.


It was announced today that Corey Taylor (Slipknot & Stone Sour) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) will be performing with Duff McKagan's Loaded at the awards show. Here is the OFFICIAL press release:

"COREY TAYLOR, frontman of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR and REVOLVER GOLDEN GOD AWARD nominee for the “Best Vocalist,” as well as STEVE JONES, legendary guitarist of the SEX PISTOLS, will make special guest appearances during the previously announced performance from DUFF McKAGAN’S LOADED at the third annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW presented by Epiphone®. TAYLOR and JONES will join the band for a furious cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic song “Electric Eye.”


Additionally, this edition of the "Revolver Golden Gods Awards" features Mötley Crüe, who will be receiving the "Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award" and shock rock legend Alice Cooper, who will be receiving the "Golden God Award". Wait, there's more! This years awards show will be headlined by Avenged Sevenfold, additionally you can expect performances by: The reunited ORIGINAL Alice Cooper Group, Loaded(led by DUFF MCKAGAN of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver), Devildriver (leading an All-Star tribute to Black Flag featuring Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed), Asking Alexandria (with a guest appearance by SEBASTIAN BACH), Volbeat, Fozzy and many more!

Here are the nominees:

Epiphone® Best Guitarist(s):
- John 5 (for his work with Rob Zombie)
- Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
- Gus G. (or his work with Ozzy Osbourne)
- Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Janick Gers, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
- Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)

Drum Workshop® Best Drummer:
- Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne)
- Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
- Joey Jordison (or his work with Rob Zombie)
- Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
- Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
- Mike Portnoy (or his work with Avenged Sevenfold)

Best Vocalist:
- Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
- Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
- Chino Moreno (Deftones)
- Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy Osbourne)
- M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Corey Taylor (or his work with Stone Sour)

Affliction® Album of the Year:
- Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare
- Black Label Society, Order of the Black
- Deftones, Diamond Eyes
- Ozzy Osbourne, Scream
- Stone Sour, Audio Secrecy
- Volbeat, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven

Samson/Zoom® Best Live Band:
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Gwar
- Iron Maiden
- Megadeth
- Rammstein
- Sevendust

Most Metal Athlete:
• Chris Cole (pro skateboarding)
• Dan Hardy (MMA fighting)
• Toni Lydman (NHL hockey)
• The Miz (WWE wrestling)
• Jeremy Shockey (NFL football)
• Mike Vallely (pro skateboarding)

Best New Band:
• Asking Alexandria
• Black Veil Brides
• The Damned Things
• The Pretty Reckless
• Times of Grace
• We Are the Fallen

Eagle Rock® Comeback of the Year:
• Accept
• Faith No More
• Murderdolls
• A Perfect Circle
• Soundgarden
• System of a Down

Since Revolver rules, the Heavy Music elite will be present at the event to support this years awards show. Some of the confirmed guests are: Rob Zombie, Vinnie Paul (Pantera and Hellyeah), Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez (Alice In Chains), Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), Mike Portnoy (formerly of Dream Theater and now on Avenged Sevenfold), Robb Flynn (Machine Head), Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless), Brendon Small (Dethklok), master shredder Yngwie Malmsteen and action sports stars Mike Vallely, Chris Cole, Jason Ellis, and Carey Hart, as well as members of Megadeth, Anthrax, and Five Finger Death Punch.

Horns Up Rocks will be there to cover the event, so get ready for some full blown Metallic annihilation!



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