The 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Recap: A Visual Journey
The 2016 Metal Hammer Golden God Awards took place on Monday night at the legendary Eventim Appolo (formerly the Hammersmith Appolo). Rock n Roll Cocktail was on hand to capture it all; from the arrivals on the red carpet to the award celebrations backstage. While the awards were, of course, a big part of the show, the highlight of the night for me came in the form of a headlining set from Saxon who would be joined by the surviving members of Motorhead to play a blistering tribute to the late great Lemmy,
Check out shots from the arrivals below, followed by the big winners of the night, and finally some shots from the incredible headlining performance that shook the very foundation of the Appollo. Lemmy was indeed smiling down from heaven during this celebration of all things rock n roll. What a night.
The Franklys arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Dragon Force arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
The Shrine arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Cane Hill arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Creeper arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Heck arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Frank F of Black Rain arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Jennifer Haben of Beyond the Black arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Andrew Hunt (left) and Darren King of Buffalo Summer arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Gojira arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Caleb Shomo of Bear Tooth arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Dave Mustaine going in for a bro hug with Joey from Anthrax
Tesseract arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Anthrax arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Sons of Bedow arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Myrkur arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Cradle of Filth Arriving on the Red Carpet
New Years Day arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Halestorm arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Asking Alexandra arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Black Peaks arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Amorettes arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Biff Byford of Saxon arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Biff Byford of Saxon arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth post show red carpet backstage at the 2016 Golden God Awards – London
THE WINNERS BACKSTAGE
Creeper take home best new band award.
Enslaved with big with the Underground Award
Prosthetic Records accept the Best Independent Label award.
Phil Campbell of Motorhead wins the Riff God Award
Biff Bryson and Phil Campbell backstage.
Asking Alexandra take home the Best UK Band Award
Golden God Dave Mustaine hanging backstage.
Gojira post performacne.
Ashley Costello backstage at the Golden Gods
Anthrax with ChthoniC backstage
Caleb of Beartooth wins the Breakthrough Award
Dragonforce congratulate Lzzy Hale for winning the Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award
Halestorm celebrating backstage at the Golden Gods
The Grand Finale – Saxon with Phil and Mikky from Motorhead Perform a Tribute to Lemmy
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And a few post-show shots backstage.
And the complete list of winners …
Best new band – Creeper
Best underground – Enslaved
Best UK band – Asking Alexandria
Best international band – Ghost
Breakthrough – Beartooth
Best live band – Lamb Of God
Best independent label – Prosthetic Records
Dimebag Darrell ‘Shredder’ award – Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
Best album – The Book Of Souls by Iron Maiden
Riff Lord – Phil Campbell
Inspiration – Anthrax
Icon – Nikki Sixx
Global metal band – Chthonic
Golden God – Joey Jordison
Best video – Parkway Drive