Nominations are in for the Guitar Hero Smash Hits 2009 Awards, to be announced July 1st. The nominees are as follows:

Best Guitar Riff

'Godzilla' - BLUE ÖYSTER CULT

'Smoke On The Water' - DEEP PURPLE

'Barracuda' - HEART

'Free Bird' - LYNYRD SKYNYRD

'Bark At The Moon' - OZZY OSBOURNE

'Cowboys From Hell' (live) - PANTERA

Best Guitar Shred

'Through The Fire And Flames' - DRAGONFORCE

'Electric Eye' - JUDAS PRIEST

'Cult Of Personality' - LIVING COLOUR

'Nothin' But A Good Time' - POISON

'Round And Round' - RATT

'Psychobilly Freakout' - REVEREND HORTON HEAT

Best Vocals

'Back In The Saddle' - AEROSMITH

'More Than A Feeling' - BOSTON

'Take It Off' - THE DONNAS

'Carry On Wayward Son' - KANSAS

'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' - PAT BENETAR

'Killer Queen' - QUEEN

Best Bass Lick

'Miss Murder' - AFI

'Hey You' - THE EXIES

'Unsung' (live) - HELMET

'The Trooper' - IRON MAIDEN

'Message In A Bottle' - THE POLICE

'YYZ' - RUSH

Best Drum Fill

'Rock And Roll All Nite' - KISS

'Laid To Rest' - LAMB OF GOD

'Lay Down' - PRIESTESS

'No One Knows' - QUEES OF THE STONE AGE

'Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart' - STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

'Thunder Kiss '65' - WHITE ZOMBIE

Best Breakdown

'Caught In A Mosh' - ANTHRAX

'Take Me Out' - FRANZ FERDINAND

'Stellar' - INCUBUS

'Stop!' - JANE'S ADDICTION

'Raining Blood' - SLAYER

'Woman' - WOLFMOTHER

Best Intro

'Mother' - DANZIG

'Play With Me' - EXTREME

'I Love Rock N' Roll' - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

'Heart-Shaped Box' - NIRVANA

'Freya' - THE SWORD

'Cherry Pie' - WARRANT

Best Scream

'Them Bones' - ALICE IN CHAINS

'Beast And The Harlot' - AVENGED SEVENFOLD

'Monkey Wrench' - FOO FIGHTERS

'Shout At The Devil' - MÖTLEY CRÜE

'Killing In The Name' - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

'I Wanna Rock' - TWISTED SISTER

See the nominees for Song Of The Year, place you vote and find further details at this location.