2003 Held at the Forum, London Hosted by
Ian Camfield Live main stage performance by
Murderdolls,
Shadows Fall,
Soil and
Raging Speedhorn.
Winners • Best Album:
AFI –
Sing the Sorrow • Best Underground act:
Shadows Fall 2004 Held at Ocean, London Hosted by Ian Camfield Live main stage performance by
HIM,
Akercocke and
Young Heart Attack.
Winners • Best Album:
Killswitch Engage –
The End of Heartache 2005 Held at the Astoria, London Hosted by Ian Camfield Live main stage performance by
Anthrax,
Nightwish,
Shadows Fall,
Bullet for My Valentine and
Trivium.
Winners • Best UK Band:
Lost Prophets • Best Live:
Slipknot • Best Label:
Roadrunner Records • Best Newcomer:
Nightwish • Best Video:
My Chemical Romance – "
Helena" • Spirit of Hammer:
Black Sabbath • Icon:
Ville Valo • Riff Lord:
Zakk Wylde • Young Guitar – Dimebag Tribute:
Herman Li • Best International:
The Used • Best Album:
Judas Priest –
Angel of Retribution • Best Metal Band:
Anthrax • Golden God:
Lemmy 2006 Held at Koko, London Hosted By Ian Camfield Live main stage performance by
Bullet for My Valentine,
DragonForce,
Lacuna Coil and
Viking Skull.
Winners • Best Album:
Coheed and Cambria – ''
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness'' • Riff Lord:
Jerry Cantrell • Best Album of the Past 20 Years:
Slayer -
Reign in Blood • Best UK Band:
Bullet for My Valentine • Best International Band:
Avenged Sevenfold • Best Live Band:
Trivium 2007 Held at Koko, London Hosted by
Jamey Jasta Live main stage performance by
Machine Head,
Dimmu Borgir,
Lamb of God,
Turisas and
Priestess.
Winners Source: • Best UK Band:
Bullet for My Valentine • Best Live Band:
Lamb of God • Best International Band:
Killswitch Engage • Best Underground Band:
Job for a Cowboy • Best Newcomer:
Deathstars • Best Video:
Seize the Day -
Avenged Sevenfold • Riff Lord:
Slash (
Velvet Revolver,
Guns N’ Roses) • Shredder:
Bill Kelliher and
Brent Hinds (
Mastodon) • Best Metal Label:
Roadrunner Records • Album of the Year:
The Blackening -
Machine Head • Spirit of Hammer:
Napalm Death • Golden God:
Robb Flynn (
Machine Head) • Icon Award:
Slayer • Best Viral Campaign:
Buckcherry • Best Comeback:
Heaven & Hell 2008 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Oderus Urungus Live main stage performance by
Disturbed,
Children of Bodom,
In Flames,
Apocalyptica and
Testament.
Winners Source: • Best Album:
Testament –
The Formation of Damnation • Best UK Band: Iron Maiden • Best Live Band:
Machine Head • Best Breakthrough:
Apocalyptica • Metal For The Masses: William Gledhil • Best Video: "
The Serpentine Offering" • Best Metal Label:
RoadRunner Records • Spirit Of Hammer: Max and Igor Cavalera • Best Debut: Airbourne
"Runnin' Wild" • Icon Award:
Eddie • Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award:
Alexi Laiho • Riff Lord:
Dave Mustaine • International Band of the Year:
In Flames • Golden God:
Kerry King 2009 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by Jason Rouse Live main stage performance by
Trivium,
Anvil,
Amon Amarth,
DevilDriver,
Suicide Silence and
Saxon.
Winners Source: • Best Album:
Lamb of God –
Wrath • Best New Band:
Five Finger Death Punch • Best Underground Band —
Behmoth • Best Metal Label:
RoadRunner Records • Spirt of Metal: Saxon • Dimebag Darrel Sherdder Award: HermanLi/ Sam Toteman • Ledgends Award:
Def Leppard • Best Breakthrough act:
Amon Amarth • Metal as Fuck:
Anvil • Inspiration: Emperor • Riff Lord:
Steve Vai • Best Live Band:
Slipknot • Best International Band: Slipknot • Best UK Group:
Iron Maiden • Golden God: Iron Maiden
2010 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Steel Panther Live main stage performance by Steel Panther,
Airbourne,
Five Finger Death Punch,
Skindred and
Evile. HMS Hammer performances by
Nonpoint,
Sonic Syndicate,
Rise to Remain and
Hellyeah.
Winners • Best New Band:
Rise to Remain • Best Underground:
Immortal • Best Drummer:
Mike Portnoy • Global Metal:
Demonic Resurrection • Best Live:
Machine Head • Best Event:
Download Festival • Riff Lord:
Joe Perry • Spirit of Hammer:
Sir Christopher Lee • Best UK:
Bullet for My Valentine • Metal As ####:
Evile • Dimebag Darrell 'Shredder':
Zoltan Bathory • Breakthrough Artist:
Five Finger Death Punch • Inspiration:
Tom G Warrior • Best Album:
Heaven & Hell –
The Devil You Know • Best International Band:
Lamb of God • Defenders of the Faith: Tracy and
Jon Morter • Golden God:
Zakk Wylde 2011 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Alice Cooper Live main stage performance by
Twisted Sister,
Skindred,
Devin Townsend,
Sylosis and
Buckcherry. HMS Hammer performances by
The Dead Lay Waiting,
Tesseract,
Black Spiders and
Biohazard.
Winners • Best New Band:
The Damned Things • Metal as ####:
Nergal • Best Underground:
Primordial • Dimebag Darrell 'Shredder':
Gus G • Breakthrough Artist:
Sabaton • Best UK:
Iron Maiden • Best Live:
Skindred • Inspiration:
Twisted Sister • Best International Band:
Avenged Sevenfold • Best Album:
Killing Joke –
Absolute Dissent • Best Event:
The Big 4 Coming Together • Riff Lord:
Pepper Keenan /
Kirk Windstein • Spirit of Hammer:
Diamond Head • Icons:
Judas Priest • Golden God:
Rob Zombie 2012 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Chris Jericho Live main stage performance by
Anthrax,
Sabaton,
Ghost,
Biohazard and
Watain. HMS Hammer performances by
Shadows Fall,
Fozzy,
While She Sleeps,
Attica Rage and
Evil Scarecrow.
Winners 2013 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Devin Townsend Live main stage performance by
Motörhead,
Airbourne,
Five Finger Death Punch,
Coal Chamber and
Paradise Lost. HMS Hammer performances by
Kvelertak,
Visions Of Disorder,
The Defiled and
Heavens Basement.
Winners 2014 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Steel Panther Live main stage performance by Steel Panther,
The Dillinger Escape Plan,
Black Stone Cherry,
While She Sleeps and
Behemoth. HMS Hammer performances by
Orange Goblin,
Kill Devil Hill,
Upon a Burning Body,
Hounds and
Dying Fetus.
Winners 2015 Held at Indigo at the O2, London Hosted by
Scott Ian Live main stage performance by
Suicidal Tendencies,
We Are Harlot,
Babymetal featuring
DragonForce,
At the Gates and
Killing Joke. HMS Hammer performances by
Code Orange,
Butcher Babies,
Upon a Burning Body and
Napalm Death.
Winners 2016 Held at the Hammersmith Apollo, London Hosted by
Jamey Jasta Live main stage performance by
Amon Amarth,
Halestorm,
Gojira and 'A Salute to
Lemmy' with
Saxon featuring
Phil &
Mikkey.
Winners 2017 Held at Indigo, O2, London Hosted by
Chris Jericho Live main stage performance by
Orange Goblin,
Avatar,
Clutch and
Mastodon.
Winners • Best New Band:
Venom Prison • Best Underground Band:
Pallbearer • Best UK Band:
Architects • Best International Band:
Avenged Sevenfold • Best Live Band:
Mastodon • Best Independent Label:
Nuclear Blast • Dimebag Darrell 'Shredder':
Joel O'Keeffe (
Airbourne) • Game of the Year:
Iron Maiden:
The Legacy of the Beast • Breakthrough:
Avatar Non fan-voted categories • Riff Lord: Devin Townsend • Defender of the Faith:
Ben Ward (
Orange Goblin) & his partner
Sandie Soriano • Inspiration:
Exodus • Best Album:
Gojira –
Magma • Spirit of Hammer:
Prophets of Rage • Icon:
The Dillinger Escape Plan • Golden God:
Black Sabbath 2018 Held at
Indigo at the O2,
London Hosted by
Jamey Jasta Live main stage performance by
Carpenter Brut,
Baroness,
Myrkur,
Meshuggah and
Parkway Drive.
Winners • Best New Band:
Lovebites • Best Underground Band:
Wolves in the Throne Room • Best UK Band:
Judas Priest • Best International Band:
Arch Enemy • Best Event:
Download Festival • Best Live Band:
Lacuna Coil • Best Independent Label:
Sumerian Records • Breakthrough Artist:
Code Orange Non fan-voted categories • Riff Lord:
Wes Borland • Defender Of The Faith:
Parkway Drive • Inspiration:
Meshuggah • Best Album:
Myrkur –
Mareridt • Global Metal Award:
Kaoteon • Spirit Of Hammer:
Jessica Pimentel • Icon:
James Keenan • Golden God:
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