Kerrang! magazine has revealed their definitive shortlist of rockstars and metallers in the nominations for the Relentless Kerrang! Awards 2014.
The night of rock’n’roll mayhem takes place on Thursday 12 June at London’s Troxy, and will be hosted by legendary partier Andrew W.K. and Anthrax guitar god Scott Ian.
Storming to the front of the pack are Surrey rockers You Me At Six, who are nominated for an incredible FIVE awards, as they continue to celebrate their best 12 months yet: as well as hitting the No. 1 album spot in January with fourth studio album Cavalier Youth, the band played a sold-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace in April. They already have four Relentless Kerrang! Awards on their mantelpiece, and will be hoping to walk away with Best Single (presented by Kerrang! Radio), Best Album (presented by Relentless Energy Drink), Best British Band and Best Live Band, as well as Hottest Male (for guitarist Max Helyer) at this year’s ceremony.
Representing British music and going head-to-head with their international rivals, Norfolk-based Kerrang! favourites Deaf Havana are nominated for Best Video (presented by Kerrang! TV), while UK Top 20 metalcore act Architects join You Me At Six to battle Avenged Sevenfold, Tonight Alive and Polish extreme metallers Behemoth for the prestigious Best Album prize (presented by Relentless Energy Drink). Meanwhile, Sheffield’s finest metallers, Bring Me The Horizon, will be out to get the Relentless Kerrang! Award they DON’T already have on their shelf – Best Live Band – but they’ll be fending off competition from You Me At Six, letlive., Paramore and Nottingham’s Baby Godzilla, who receive their first-ever Relentless Kerrang! Awards nomination in honour of their incendiary shows, including their sets on this year’s Kerrang! Tour.
Another debut UK music award nomination goes to Australia’s hottest new pop-rock export, 5 Seconds Of Summer, who are shortlisted for Best International Newcomer, alongside Crossfaith, Issues, State Champs and We Came As Romans.
Representing the classic rock end of the Kerrang! music spectrum, Kiss’ Gene Simmons is nominated for Tweeter Of The Year – his 140-character posts will be up against those of social network nemeses Gerard Way, Mark Hoppus, Keith Buckley and Pete Wentz. Iconic British metallers Iron Maiden are nominated for Best British Band alongside Asking Alexandria, Bring Me The Horizon, Biffy Clyro and You Me At Six, while Bay Area thrash legends Metallica are up for for Best International Band and Best Film.
FULL NOMINATIONS FOR THE RELENTLESS KERRANG! AWARDS 2014
1. BEST BRITISH NEWCOMER presented by Sonisphere
Blitz Kids
Bury Tomorrow
Decade
Lonely The Brave
Neck Deep
2. BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER presented by Troxy
5 Seconds Of Summer
Crossfaith
Issues
State Champs
We Came As Romans
3. BEST VIDEO presented by Kerrang! TV
30 Seconds To Mars – City Of Angels
A Day To Remember – Right Back At It Again
All Time Low – A Love Like War feat. Vic Fuentes
Deaf Havana – Boston Square
Falling In Reverse – Bad Girls Club
4. BEST SINGLE presented by Kerrang! Radio
All Time Low – A Love Like War feat. Vic Fuentes
My Chemical Romance – Fake Your Death
Of Mice & Men – You're Not Alone
We Are The In Crowd – The Best Thing (That Never Happened)
You Me At Six – Fresh Start Fever
5. BEST ALBUM presented by Relentless Energy Drink
Architects – Lost Forever // Lost Together
Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King
Behemoth – The Satanist
Tonight Alive – The Other Side
You Me At Six – Cavalier Youth
6. BEST LIVE BAND
Baby Godzilla
Bring Me The Horizon
letlive.
Paramore
You Me At Six
7. BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
Avenged Sevenfold
Black Veil Brides
Fall Out Boy
Green Day
Metallica
8. BEST BRITISH BAND
Asking Alexandria
Biffy Clyro
Bring Me The Horizon
Iron Maiden
You Me At Six
9. BEST EVENT
Bury The Hatchet Tour – Falling In Reverse / Escape The Fate
Save Rock And Roll Tour – Fall Out Boy
House Party Alexandra Palace show – A Day To Remember
Parahoy! – Paramore
Save Our Venues – Arcane Roots / We Are The Ocean / Fearless Vampire Killers
10. BEST TV SHOW
Breaking Bad
Game Of Thrones
Orange Is The New Black
True Detective
The Walking Dead
11. BEST VIDEO GAME
Batman: Arkham Origins
Bioshock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
The Last Of Us
Luigi’s Mansion 2
12. BEST FILM
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Lego Movie
Metallica Through The Never
13. BEST COMEDIAN
Jarrod Alonge
Louis C.K.
Micky Flanagan
Steve Hughes
Zach Galifianakis
14. TWEETER OF THE YEAR
Gene Simmons
Gerard Way
Keith Buckley
Mark Hoppus
Pete Wentz
15. HOTTEST FEMALE
Ash Costello – New Years Day
Jenna McDougall – Tonight Alive
Lzzy Hale – Halestorm
Tay Jardine – We Are The In Crowd
Taylor Momsen – The Pretty Reckless
16. HOTTEST MALE
Alex Gaskarth – All Time Low
Andy Biersack – Black Veil Brides
Ben Bruce – Asking Alexandria
John Goblikon – Nekrogoblikon
Max Helyer – You Me At Six
17. BEST FESTIVAL
Bloodstock Open Air
Download
Reading & Leeds
Slam Dunk
Vans Warped Tour
