The 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Recap: A Visual Journey

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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.

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The Franklys arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Dragon Force arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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The Shrine arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Cane Hill arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Creeper arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Heck arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Frank F of Black Rain arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Jennifer Haben of Beyond the Black arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London

 

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Dave Mustaine of Megadeth arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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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
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Gojira arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Caleb Shomo of Bear Tooth arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London

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Dave Mustaine going in for a bro hug with Joey from Anthrax
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Tesseract arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Anthrax arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Sons of Bedow arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Myrkur arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Cradle of Filth Arriving on the Red Carpet
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New Years Day arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London

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Halestorm arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Asking Alexandra arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London

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Black Peaks arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Amorettes arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Biff Byford of Saxon arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Biff Byford of Saxon arriving on the red carpet at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Hammersmith Eventim in London
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Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth post show red carpet backstage at the 2016 Golden God Awards – London

THE WINNERS BACKSTAGE 

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Creeper take home best new band award.
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Enslaved with big with the Underground Award
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Prosthetic Records accept the Best Independent Label award.

 

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Phil Campbell of Motorhead wins the Riff God Award
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Biff Bryson and Phil Campbell backstage.
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Asking Alexandra take home the Best UK Band Award
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Golden God Dave Mustaine hanging backstage.
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Gojira post performacne.
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Ashley Costello backstage at the Golden Gods
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Anthrax with ChthoniC backstage
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Caleb of Beartooth wins the Breakthrough Award
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Dragonforce congratulate Lzzy Hale for winning the Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award

 

 

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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.

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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

 

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Jason Miller is a leading digital B2B marketer, who’s held senior roles at LinkedIn, Marketo, and ActiveCampaign. Before entering the B2B space, he spent ten years at Sony, developing and executing marketing campaigns around the biggest names in music. He is a prolific keynote speaker, digital marketing instructor at UC Berkeley, and best-selling author. Also an accomplished rock concert photographer, his work appears in books, magazines, and album covers.

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