Guns N’ Roses are set to headline the 2014 Gold Gods Awards, hosted by Revolver Magazine to honor hard rock and metal music. Axl Rose will also be deemed a Golden God when he receives the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will also perform at the ceremony, along with Korn, A Day to Remember and Zakk Wylde.
Black Sabbath has five Golden God nominations including Album of the Year for 13, Best Guitarist, Best Bassist, Comeback of the Year, and Best Drummer.
A full list of nominees are below. Voting for all categories is open now at GoldenGods2014.com.
Album of the Year
- Avenged Sevenfold, Hail to the King
- Black Sabbath, 13
- Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 and 2
- Korn, The Paradigm Shift
- Queens of the Stone Age, …Like Clockwork
- Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Best Vocalist
- Jeremy McKinnon (A Day to Remember)
- M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Papa Emeritus II (Ghost B.C.)
- Jonathan Davis (Korn)
- Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age)
Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist(s)
- Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
- Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
- John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
- Zoltan Bathory & Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Munky & Head (Korn)
Paul Gray Best Bassist
- Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch)
- Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
- Fieldy (Korn)
- Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
Best Drummer presented by Razor & Tie
- Arin Ilejay (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Brad Wilk (for his work with Black Sabbath)
- Vinnie Appice (Kill Devil Hill)
- Matt Halpern (Periphery)
- Chris Adler (for his work with Protest the Hero)
- Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs)
Best Live Band
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Gojira
- Lamb of God
- Mötley Crüe
- Slayer
- Rob Zombie
Song of the Year presented by Randall Amplifiers
- Alice in Chains, “Hollow”
- Avenged Sevenfold, “Hail to the King”
- Bring Me the Horizon, “Shadow Moses”
- Five Finger Death Punch, “Lift Me Up”
- Of Mice & Men, “You’re Not Alone”
- The Pretty Reckless, “Going to Hell”
Best Film & Video presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Behemoth, “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel”
- Huntress, “Zenith”
- Lamb of God, As the Palaces Burn
- Metallica, Through the Never
- Motionless in White, “America”
- Pierce the Veil, This is a Wasteland
Best New Talent presented by Victory Records
- Deafheaven
- Heaven’s Basement
- Issues
- Scar the Martyr
- Twelve Foot Ninja
- ††† (Crosses)
Comeback of the Year
- Black Sabbath
- Carcass
- Deep Purple
- Nine Inch Nails
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Suicidal Tendencies
Most Metal Athlete
- Tony Alva (skateboarder)
- Grant Balfour (MLB)
- Josh Barnett (mixed martial artist, UFC)
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors, NBA)
- Derek Garland (Metal Mulisha, motocross)
- Tuukka Rask (Boston Bruins, NHL)
Most Dedicated Fans
- A Day to Remember
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Of Mice & Men
- The Pretty Reckless
- Slayer