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

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

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
THE WINNERS BACKSTAGE
The Grand Finale – Saxon with Phil and Mikky from Motorhead Perform a Tribute to Lemmy
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