Kerrang! Awards winners

Thursday June 9 saw some of rock and metal’s finest come together for the 2016 Kerrang! Awards. Hosted at the Troxy in London by The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins and Skindred’s Benji Webbe and saw the likes of No Devotion, Asking Alexandria, Creeper and more honoured before a first for the awards with a live show featuring two of the winners, Asking Alexandria and A Day to Remember picking up best British band and best international band respectively.

Thursday June 9 saw some of rock and metal’s finest come together for the 2016 Kerrang! Awards. Hosted at the Troxy in London by The Darkness‘ Justin Hawkins and Skindred‘s Benji Webbe and saw the likes of No Devotion, Asking Alexandria, Creeper and more honoured before a first for the awards with a live show featuring two of the winners, Asking Alexandria and A Day to Remember picking up best British band and best international band respectively.

The awards came amidst the magazine’s 35th birthday celebrations and editor James McMahon sais; “I’m just a year older than Kerrang!, and every day my knees hurt and I’m out of breath putting my socks on. But what last tonight’s mayhem confirmed to me is that even three-and-a-half decades into its existence, Kerrang! is as fit and lithe as it’s ever been. No other brand could unite stars old and new like Kerrang!. Bound by booze, yes, but by a shared spirit and passion for rock’n’roll, too. Because this night was, from start to finish, one of those nights that sear themselves into your memory – where fans, bands, mag, friends old and new, became one mass of love for a style of music a group of people were so obsessed with 35 years ago they started a magazine, just because one didn’t exist to cover it. By fans, for fans. Thirty five years young. Tonight was the best birthday party ever.”

The full list of awards can be found below:

Kerrang! Lifetime Achievement Award – Deftones

Icon Award – Blink 182

Kerrang! Hero – Thin Lizzy

Spirit of Punk – Frank Carter

Best British Band – Asking Alexandria

Best International Band – A Day To Remember

Best Track – All Time Low (Missing You)

Best Event – You Me At Six (The Ghost Inside benefit show)

Best British Newcomer – Creeper

Best International Newcomer – Cane Hill

Best Live Band – Babymetal

Best Album – No Devotion (Permanence)

Best Fanbase – Twenty One Pilots

Best TV Show – Making a Murderer

Best Film – Deadpool

Best Radio Show – Nights with Alice Cooper (Planet Rock)

Best Video Game – Rise of the Tomb Raider

Best Comic Book – The Wicked + The Divine

Best Festival – Bloodstock

Best Comedian – Amy Schumer

Tweeter of the Year – Hayley Williams

Elizabeth Birt

June 13, 2016

Band management assistant. Goth princess and lover of all things music and sport.

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