The full list of winners and presenters for the 3^rd ANNUAL REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS is as follows:

• Hunted: The Demon’s Forge^® Golden God Award: Alice Cooper (presented by Rob Zombie)
• Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award: Mötley Crüe (presented by Corey Taylor ofSlipknot/Stone Sour.)
• Honorary Headbanger Award: William Shatner (presented by Scott Ian of Anthrax and The Damned Things and comedian Brian Posehn)
• Epiphone^® Best Guitarists Award: Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold(presented by Robb Flynn of Machine Head and Wayne Static of Static X)
• Drum Workshop^® Best Drummer Award: Mike Portnoy for his work with Avenged Sevenfold (presented by Vinnie Paul of Pantera/HellYeah)
• Best New Band Award: Black Veil Brides (presented by Duff McKagan of Loaded/Velvet Revolver/Guns N’ Roses)
• Most Metal Athlete Award: Skateboarder Mike Vallely (presented by Chino Moreno of Deftones)
• Rockstar Energy^® Best Vocalist Award: M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold (presented by Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless and Sebastian Bach)
• Samson/Zoom^® Best Live Band Award: Rammstein (presented by Charlie Benante of Anthrax andMike Portnoy)
• Eagle Rock^® Comeback of the Year Award: Murderdolls (presented by David Coverdale ofWhitesnake)
• Affliction^® Album of the Year Award: Avenged Sevenfold (presented by Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez ofAlice in Chains)

Presented by REVOLVER, America’s leading hard-rock and metal magazine, and hosted by CHRIS JERICHO(WWE, Fozzy, Dancing With the Stars), the award show featured special appearances by ALICE COOPER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ROB ZOMBIE, actor WILLIAM SHATNER, GEEZER BUTLER (Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell), DUFF McKAGAN(Loaded/Velvet Revolver/Guns N’ Roses), COREY TAYLOR (Slipknot/Stone Sour), STEVE JONES (Sex Pistols),DAVE NAVARRO (Jane’s Addiction), CHINO MORENO (Deftones), VINNIE PAUL (Pantera/HellYeah), SCOTT IAN(Anthrax/The Damned Things), DAVID COVERDALE (Whitesnake/Deep Purple), STEVEN ADLER (Guns N’ Roses),MAX CAVALERA (Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy/Sepultura), JAMEY JASTA (Hatebreed/Kingdom of Sorrow),TAYLOR MOMSEN (The Pretty Reckless, TV’s Gossip Girl), MIKE PORTNOY (Dream Theater/Avenged Sevenfold),GILBY CLARKE (Guns N’ Roses), and members of ALICE IN CHAINS, FOO FIGHTERS, MEGADETH, STATIC-X, DETHKLOK, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD, WE ARE THE FALLEN, MURDERDOLLS, SUICIDE SILENCE, andWINDS OF PLAGUE. The evening also featured appearances from comedian BRIAN POSEHN, skateboarders MIKE VALLELY and CHRIS COLE, MMA fighters DAN HARDY and JOSH BARNETT, WENDY DIO (wife of Ronnie James Dio) and many more.

Live performances for the 2011 REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS included musical sets by ALICE COOPER(their first LA appearance in 40 years, fresh off their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), LOADED(featuring DUFF McKAGAN of GUNS N’ ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER), Elvis Presley/Johnny Cash-inspired metal group VOLBEAT, host CHRIS JERICHO’s band FOZZY, fast-rising metalcore newcomers ASKING ALEXANDRIA, and hometown heroes AVENGED SEVENFOLD who closed out the night with a blistering set.

Special collaborations last night included: AVENGED SEVENFOLD performing PANTERA’s “Mouth for War” withVinnie Paul and GUNS N’ ROSES’ “It’s So Easy” with DUFF McKAGAN, STEVE JONES and COREY TAYLORperforming JUDAS PRIEST’s “Electric Eye” with LOADED. SEBASTIAN BACH performing SKID ROW’s “Youth Gone Wild” with ASKING ALEXANDRIA. SCOTT IAN of ANTHRAX performing DUSTY SPRINGFIELD’s “I Only Want To Be With You” with VOLBEAT. MAX CALAVERA, JAMEY JASTA, and MIKE VALLELY joining DEVILDRIVER for a salute to BLACK FLAG.

“Lady Gaga tweets about it. James Durbin brings it on American Idol. And our host Chris Jericho represents it on Dancing With the Stars. Metal is taking over the mainstream, and the Revolver Golden Gods is its biggest, baddest celebration. If you missed the party, punch yourself in the balls… Or pick up the Golden Gods issue ofRevolver on May 24, tune in to VH1 Classic on May 28, and we’ll see you next year!”

–Revolver magazine Editor-in-Chief Brandon Geist

To vote for the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Nominees, click HERE!

The full list of winners and presenters for the 2^ND ANNUAL REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS is as follows:

• Metal Blade Golden God Award: Rob Halford (presented by Ozzy Osbourne)
• Epiphone Best Guitarist Award: Zakk Wylde (presented by Kerry King of Slayer)
• Ferret Music Best Underground Band Award: Dillinger Escape Plan (presented by Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie)
• Liquid Metal Best Vocalist Award: Ronnie James Dio (presented by Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez of Alice in Chains)
• Samson/Zoom Best Live Band Award: Metallica (presented by Scott Ian of Anthrax and Allison Robertson of the Donnas)
• Guitar World Comeback of the Year Award: Alice in Chains (presented by Phil Bozeman, Ben Savage, and Alex Wade of Whitechapel)
• Roadrunner Records Honorary Headbanger Award: Robert Englund (presented by Kat Von D and Jim Rota and Emily Burton of Fireball Ministry)
• Just Cause 2 Hottest Chick in Metal Award: Maria Brink of In This Moment (presented by Marta of Bleeding Through and Corey Parks of Nashville Pussy and Chelsea Girls)
• Drum Workshop Best Drummer Award: Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan of Avenged Sevenfold, accepted by his family (presented by Vinnie Paul of HELLYEAH and Pantera and Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Muderdolls and Rob Zombie)
• Splatterhouse Lifetime Achievement Award: Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead (presented by Dave Grohl)
• BallHype Most Metal Athlete Award: Marc Colombo, Leonard Davis, and Corey Procter of the Dallas Cowboys and the band Free Reign (presented by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth)
• Harley-Davidson Album of the Year Award: Alice in Chains (presented by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson of VH1 Classic’s “That Metal Show”)

To vote for the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Nominees, click HERE!

The full list of winners and presenters for the 1^st ANNUAL REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS is as follows:

• Vic Firth Most Awesomely Good Drummer: Vinnie Paul of HELLYEAH/Pantera (presented by: Anthrax’s Scott Ian)
• Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Best Underground Metal Band: Isis (presented by: Tool and Puscifer’s Maynard James Keenan)
• Revolver Metal Industry Award: The Rainbow Bar & Grill (presented by Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister)
• Century Media/Nuclear Blast Album of the Year: Death Magnetic, Metallica (presented by All That Remains’ Phil Labonte)
• Roadrunner Records Honorary Headbanger: Kat Von D (presented by Steel Panther)
• Prosthetic Records Golden God: Dave Mustaine of Megadeth (presented by Machine Head’s Robb Flynn and DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara)
• Monster Energy Monster Riff of the Year: Slipknot’s “Psychosocial” (presented by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta)
• Metalkult.com Most Viral Video: Protest the Hero (presented by Unearth’s Trevor Phipps and Ken Susi)
• Never Surrender Most Metal Athlete: Shaun White (presented by UFC’s BJ Penn and Hector Echavarria)
• E1 Music Best Live Band: Slipknot (presented by Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King )
• Snap Jack Best New Talent: Suicide Silence (presented by Alice in Chains)
• Affliction Clothing Lifetime Achievement: Ozzy Osbourne (presented by Korn’s Jonathan Davis)
• Metal Hammer Ultimate Award of the Viking Bloody Dawn Unicorn Killer: Dethklok (presented by Testament’s Chuck Billy)
• MySpace Reader’s Choice Award: Acacia Strain (presented by Job for a Cowboy’s Jonny Davy)
• Epiphone/Guitar World Most Mind-Blowing Guitarists: Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King of Slayer (presented by Guitar World’s Brad Tolinski)
• Sinful Hottest Chick In Metal: Marta of Bleeding Through (presented by Atreyu’s Alex Varkatzas)

To vote for the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Nominees, click HERE!

PRESENTED BY EPIPHONE^®

SET FOR THURSDAY, MAY 2 AT CLUB NOKIA

IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

METALLICA

TO PERFORM LIVE AND RECEIVE THE “RONNIE JAMES DIO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT” AWARD

ROB ZOMBIE TO RECEIVE “GOLDEN GOD AWARD”

TONY IOMMI TO BE HONORED WITH “RIFF LORD” AWARD

LIVE CONCERT WITH:

-METALLICA

- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

-ANTHRAX

-STONE SOUR

-DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

-HALESTORM

-OTHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED…

Sebastian Bach AND DEE SNIDER to host the “Black Carpet” pre-show

exclusive national television broadcast through AXS TV,

AND GLOBAL BROADCAST ON XBOX Live and Facebook

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 VIA AXS.COM

The Hard Rock Café, Hollywood, CA (January 30, 2013) – America’s only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show is back and bigger than ever in 2013! The fifth annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW presented by Epiphone^® will take place Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. And for the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live on national television through AXS TV and broadcast in the United States and key international markets through Xbox LIVE and Facebook. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, click: axs.com/venues/101912/club-nokia

FOZZY frontman and WWE pro-wrestling legend Chris Jericho will reprise his role as host for the fourth consecutive year. The nominees in 11 different fan-voted categories, plus the recipients of this year’s prestigious “Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award,” (presented by Ernie Ball), “Golden God Award” (presented by Sumerian Records^®), and “Riff Lord” (presented by EMG Pickups^®), were revealed at a press conference held at the Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood in Los Angeles. Host Chris Jericho was on hand, along with Sebastian Bach, Five Finger Death Punch, Halestorm, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Maria Brink and Chris Howorth (In This Moment), John 5 (Rob Zombie), Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan) and Zakk Wylde to announce the nominees. Halestorm performed a special live set, including a guest appearance by Sebastian Bach on a cover of the Skid Row classic “Slave to the Grind.”

Fans everywhere can cast their vote to decide who will take home the awards for “Best Guitarist” (presented by Epiphone^®), “Best Drummer” (presented by Drum Workshop^®), “Best Vocalist” (presented by Rockstar Energy Drink^®), “Album of the Year” (presented by Orange Amplification^®), “Song of the Year,” “Best Live Band” (presented by Samson^®/Zoom^®), “Best New Talent,” “Most Metal Athlete,” (presented by Roadrunner Records^®), “Comeback of the Year,” “Paul Gray Best Bassist” (presented by Dean Markley^®)  and “Most Dedicated Fans” (presented by Xbox LIVE^®).  Voting is currently open at GoldenGodsAwards.com and ends on April 15th.

The Golden God Award (presented by Sumerian Records^®), which is given to one special honoree a year who embodies the spirit of hard rock and metal, will go to Rob Zombie, who commented, “What can I say? It is a complete honor to receive this award and have my name join the list of such legendary past winners as Alice Cooper and Gene Simmons. Pretty cool deal to be part of the Golden God club.” (The other previous honorees are Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST and Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH.) Rob Zombie will be releasing his brand new album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Ume), on April 23rd and his latest feature film, The Lords of Salem (Anchor Bay), on April 26th.

The Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Ernie Ball^®), will go to hard-rock and metal icons METALLICA, who will release the 3D movie Through the Never in August. (Previous honorees include RUSH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, Lemmy Kilmister of MOTÖRHEAD and Ozzy Osbourne.) Metallica’s Lars Ulrich commented, “Since the Revolver Golden Gods Awards is fast becoming THE most rocking awards ceremony in the hard rock world, we are beyond psyched to be at the receiving end of this shout out and in the distinguished company of Rush, Lemmy, Ozzy and Motley Crue. I was hanging out and presenting at the shenanigans two years ago and the energy in the room and the vibe backstage was beyond fucking cool, so Metallica is chomping at the bit to partake in this year’s event. Once again, we are honored to be recognized as achievers (!!) and we can’t wait to get up and jam onstage and sweat for and on everybody gathered.”

The Riff Lord Award, (presented by EMG Pickups^®) is given each year to a legendary guitarist in the field of hard rock & heavy metal. This year it’s going to none other than Black Sabbath axeman, Tony Iommi, who had this to say about the honor, “What a great honour to receive the Golden Gods Riff Lord Award for 2013, especially with our new Sabbath album coming out. I hope there will be some new favorite riffs in these songs.” Slash of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver won the award last year.

Adding to the celebration, the 2013 REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS SHOW will feature one-of-a-kind special performances and collaborations that honor both the past, present and future of heavy music. The night’s hard-rocking musical performances will include sets by Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax, Stone Sour, Dillinger Escape Plan and Halestorm, with more performers to be announced in the coming weeks. Ivan Moody, lead singer of Five Finger Death Punch, had this to say about his band’s Golden Gods performance, “Being in the studio these last few months working on our new album, the momentum has been building. We are ready to be back where we belong—onstage in front of all of you! What better way to play our first show of 2013 than with our family at Revolver Magazine and on America’s only hard-rock and heavy-metal awards show!”

Returning as well is the “Black Carpet” pre-show that will be hosted by legendary heavy-metal frontmen Sebastian Bach and Dee Snider. Bach and Snider will be interviewing all the nominees, honorees and performers on the Revolver Black Carpet before show time for the special, which will air on both AXS TV and Xbox LIVE.

Also announced today was the launch of the first-ever Revolver Road to the Golden Gods Tour. Featuring Stone Sour and In This Moment, the 30-city national tour will kick off in March and conclude at the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards Show. Stone Sour lead singer Corey Taylor says, “Me and the guys in Stone Sour are very excited, not only to be a part of the Golden Gods, but also to be headline the first Road to the Golden Gods Tour! The Golden Gods is the only awards show in America that truly recognizes and honors our genre; so to be a part of a tour that they sponsor is something that we are all very proud of. We’re looking forward to the tour, and looking forward to the awards ceremony. We promise we will have something special that no one will ever forget!”

Cast your vote now at goldengodsawards.com. The nominees for the 2013 REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS presented by Epiphone® are:

BEST GUITARIST presented by Epiphone

• John 5 (Rob Zombie & solo)
• Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Misha Mansoor (Periphery)
• Brendon Small (Dethklok)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

BEST DRUMMER presented by Drum Workshop

• Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
• Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
• Arejay Hale (Halestorm)
• Gene Hoglan (Dethklok & Testament)
• Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
• Neil Peart (Rush)

PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST presented by Dean Markley

• Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden & solo)
• Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
• Geddy Lee (Rush)
• Jason Newsted (Newsted)
• Sergio Vega (Deftones)

BEST VOCALIST presented by Rockstar Energy Drink

• Phil Anselmo (Down & solo)
• Maria Brink (In This Moment)
• Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
• Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
• Chino Moreno (Deftones)
• Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot)

BEST NEW TALENT

• Device
• Ghost
• Kvelertak
• Miss May I
• Of Mice & Men
• Young Guns

MOST METAL ATHLETE presented by Roadrunner Records

• Tom Crabtree (Green Bay Packers, NFL)
• Tanner Faust (Rally and drifting car racing)
• Clay Guida (Mixed Martial Arts fighting, UFC)
• Triple H (WWE wrestling)
• Geoff Rowley (Skateboarding)
• CJ Wilson (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB)

BEST LIVE BAND presented by Samson/Zoom

• Anthrax
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Hatebreed
• Lamb of God
• Slipknot
• Volbeat

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

• Aerosmith
• The Darkness
• Quicksand
• Refused
• Soundgarden
• Tenacious D

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Asking Alexandria, “Run Free”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “Carry On”
• Black Veil Brides, “In The End”
• Dethklok, “I Ejaculate Fire”
• Halestorm, “Love Bites (So Do I)”
• In This Moment, “Blood”

MOST DEDICATED FANS presented by Xbox LIVE

• Black Label Society
• Black Veil Brides
• A Day To Remember
• HIM
• Rammstein
• Slipknot

ALBUM OF THE YEAR presented by Orange Amplification

• Deftones, Koi No Yokan
• Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
• Halestorm, The Strange Case of…
• Marilyn Manson, Born Villain
• Soundgarden, King Animal
• Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 1

For more information on tickets for the REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS, please log on to: axs.com/venues/101912/club-nokia.

About Revolver Magazine:

In print for over 10 years, Revolver is the No. 1 hard-rock and heavy-metal destination in the world. The cover of the magazine was recently named by Billboard to be the No. 1 place to get maximum exposure as a hard-rock artist. Each year Revolver throws the premiere U.S. hard-rock and metal awards show, the Revolver Golden Gods, which has featured appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Johnny Depp, Gene Simmons, Mötley Crüe, Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Rush, Slash, Marilyn Manson and many others.

About AXS TV Concerts:

Launched in July 2012 under the vision and stewardship of entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is the premier destination for live events, breaking news, and as-they-are-happening trends in the worlds of music, pop culture, music and entertainment.

AXS TV Concerts is the premier source on television for 100% live music. From multi-day festivals to stadium tours to club acts, AXS TV delivers an unparalleled shared experience for fans of all genres. Leveraging the network’s vast landscape, artists expand their reach to live behind-the-scenes moments, live fan Q&As, social media engagement and more unique opportunities specifically for the AXS TV audience. With multiple live concerts weekly, AXS TV is the number one destination for artists and their fans to experience and share a pure live event in the world of music and pop culture. Live LIVE!

AXS TV Live LIVE artists include Linkin Park, Aerosmith, The Darkness, Daughtry, The Gaslight Anthem, Pitbull, Bud Light Port Paradise Music Festival featuring Far East Movement, Flo Rida and Wiz Khalifa, and many more.

The largest independently owned and operated network, AXS TV was developed by entrepreneur Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin.  The network partners include Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  AXS TV is available in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other TV providers. AXS TV can be found online at www.axs.tv, on Tumblr at axstv.tumblr.com, Instagram on @AXSTV and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/axstv.

About Epiphone:

Celebrating its 140th Anniversary in 2013, Epiphone has been a leading innovator in musical instrument design.  From its humble beginnings in Sparta, Greece in 1873 through its rise to fame on 14th Street in New York City, to its reemergence as a dominant force in musical instruments from its headquarters today in Nashville, TN, Epiphone instruments can be heard on a century of great recordings. Today, Epiphone instruments are played on stages and recordings around the world.  Epiphone artists include legends such as Les Paul, John Lee Hooker, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and today’s top artists in every genre, from Gary Clark Jr. and Joe Bonamassa to Zakk Wylde to Slash. As part of the Gibson family of brands, Epiphone offers innovation, a great history, and the guarantee that their instruments can last you a lifetime.  Visit www.Epiphone.com for more information.

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Contact for the Revolver Golden Gods:

Joe Schneider / Rogers & Cowan / 310.854.8140 / schneider@rogersandcowan.com

Contact for AXS TV:  Amy Pfister;  apfister@axs.tv

Contact for Epiphone:  Paul Burch (editor);  Paul.Burch@epiphone.com