Finnish Metal Awards - "And The Winners Are..."
February 15, 2009, 15 years ago
The winners of this year's Finnish Metal Awards, held on February 13th in Helsinki, Finland during the Finnish Metal Expo have been announced. Winners were decided according to the percentage of votes submitted by the fans. Results are as follows:
Best Album:
1) STAM1NA - Raja -- 16.28%
2) DIABLO - Icaros -- 5.85%
3) NORTHER - N -- 4.12%
4) CHILDREN OF BODOM - Blooddrunk -- 3.87%
5) OMNIUM GATHERUM - The Redshift -- 3.81%
Best Band:
1) STAM1NA -- 13.11%
2) DIABLO -- 4.52%
3) NORTHER -- 3.99%
4) CHILDREN OF BODOM -- 3.96%
5) HATEFORM -- 3.80%
Best Vocalist:
1) Antti Hyyrynen (STAM1NA) -- 12.13%
2) Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT) -- 4.43%
3) Rainer Nygård (DIABLO) -- 4.32%
4) Petri Lindroos (ENSIFERUM, NORTHER) -- 4.22%
5) Ari Koivunen (AMORAL) -- 3.87%
Best Guitarist:
1) Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM) -- 10.04%
2) Pekka Olkkonen (STAM1NA) -- 5.48%
3) Mikko Salovaara (KIUAS) -- 4.18%
4) Tuomas Saukkonen (BEFORE THE DAWN, DAWN OF SOLACE, THE FINAL HARVEST) -- 3.2%
5) Markus Vanhala (OMNIUM GATHERUM) -- 2.74%
Best Album Artwork
1) STAM1NA - Raja -- 9.64%
2) DIABLO - Icaros -- 6.10%
3) CHILDREN OF BODOM - Blooddrunk -- 4.61%
4) HATEFORM - Dominance -- 3.26%
5) KIUAS - The New Dark Age -- 3.13%
Best Newcomer:
1) HATEFORM -- 10.86%
2) DEAD SHAPE FIGURE -- 9.78%
3) MEDEIA -- 8.22%
4) TRACEDAWN -- 7.38%
5) HEAVY METAL PERSE -- 5.88%
Best Demo Band:
1) FM2000 -- 9.57%
2) DECENDED -- 5.89%
3) PRESSURE POINTS -- 4.74%
4) KILT -- 4.16%
5) MEDICATED -- 3.11%
