DEF LEPPARD, METALLICA, SLIPKNOT Among Big Winners At The Kerrang! Awards Last Night
August 22, 2008, 16 years ago
According to Musicweek.com, veteran rock acts DEF LEPPARD, METALLICA and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE were among the big winners at the Kerrang! Awards last night.
Hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian the ceremony saw Metallica collect the Kerrang! inspiration gong, Rage Against The Machine inducted to the magazine’s hall of fame and Sheffield rockers Def Leppard acknowledging their classic songwriter award via a video message.
SLIPKNOT were also in attendance to be declared Kerrang! Icon while the biggest winner of the night proved to be LA’s 30 SECONDS TO MARS, who received the awards for Best Single for From Yesterday and Best International Band
The winners in full:
Best International Newcomer - BLACK TIDE
Best British Newcomer - SLAVES TO GRAVITY
Kerrang! Icon– Slipknot
Best Video – COHEED AND CAMBRIA - Feathers
Best Single - 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday
Best Album - AVENGED SEVENFOLD – Avenged Sevenfold
Best Live Band - MACHINE HEAD
Classic Songwriter - Def Leppard
Spirit of Independence - THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
Best British Band – BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
Best International Band– 30 Seconds To Mars
Hall Of Fame – Rage Against The Machine
Inspiration – Metallica
BBC News has more photos here.
