The seventeenth annual Kerrang! Awards took place at The Old Truman Brewery in east London last night, handing out awards to stars of rock, punk and metal, old and new.
Hosted for the second year running by Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, the big winners of the night were Bullet For My Valentine, who took two awards for Best Live Band and, for the third year running, Best British Band.
Best British Newcomer went to Rise To Remain, who are fronted by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's son Austin, while Best International Newcomer went to Trash Talk, who released their third album, 'Eyes & Nines', earlier this year. Lostprophets got the Classic Songwriter award. That's 'classic songwriter', yes. And Mötley Crüe were inducted into the Kerrang! Hall Of Fame.
Two awards were given posthumously; the Icon Award to Ronnie James Dio, and the Services To Metal Award to Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, both of whom died in May.
Kerrang! Magazine editor Nichola Browne said afterwards: "Despite the very tough competition, once again, Kerrang! readers have proved themselves to have the finest taste when it comes to honouring the bands that are shaking up the rock world, and it's brilliant to see that our British rock and metal scene is so highly regarded and supported. As well as celebrating the very best of British and international talent, we are really pleased that we could pay our respects to Ronnie James Dio and Paul Gray tonight with two very special awards".
Here's the full run-down of all the winners:
Best British Newcomer - Rise To Remain
Best International Newcomer - Trash Talk
Best Single - You Me At Six - Liquid Conference
Best Video - Biffy Clyro - The Captain
Best Album - Paramore - Brand New Eyes
Best Live Band - Bullet For My Valentine
Best International Band - 30 Seconds To Mars
Best British Band - Bullet For My Valentine
The No Half Measures Award - Frank Turner
The Kerrang! Icon - Ronnie James Dio
Classic Songwriter - Lostprophets
The Kerrang! Inspiration Award - Rammstein
The Kerrang! Services To Metal Award - Paul Gray
The Kerrang! Hall Of Fame Award - Mötley CrüeAdditional reporting by CMU Network
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