The fourth edition of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards last night at L.A.'s Club Nokia was highlighted by a number of performances featuring special guests:
Before Marilyn Manson‘s performance, Golden Gods host Chris Jericho introduced Damien Echols, who was recently released from prison after 18 years. Echols is one of the West Memphis Three, a trio of young men who were convicted of murder without solid evidence to back it up. After much support from artists such as Manson and new discoveries such as upgraded DNA testing, which did not place any of the West Memphis Three at the scene of the crime, the three were released last year.
Slash led the three-guitar beast that is Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators through three tunes before being joined by rock legend Alice Cooper for ‘Schools Out.’
Avenged Sevenfold took home the 2012 honor for ‘Best Live Band,’ while A7x fans were recognized as the ‘Most Dedicated’ at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards on April 11.
Slipknot took away the prize for Comeback of the Year at the Revolver Golden Gods. Wearing black armbands with the No. 2 on them — paying tribute to their fallen bandmate Paul Gray — members of Slipknot accepted the award from Dino Cazares and Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory.
It was fitting that three members of Slipknot hit the stage to present an honor that’s new to the Revolver Golden Gods this year, and an equally fitting name for it — the Paul Gray Best Bassist Award. Gray was, after all, Slipknot’s bassist until his tragic death in May 2010 from a drug overdose, and a very skilled one at that. Bass players are often the unsung hero of the band, but nobody ever overlooked Gray — during his life or after his passing.
Hellyeah presented the award for best drummer and, in what had to be an incredible honor, Vinnie Paul passed the torch to this year’s winner — Jeremy Spencer of Five Finger Death Punch.
Sixx: A.M. took to the stage for a burning performance at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards tonight (April 11) of their singles ‘This is Gonna Hurt’ and ‘Are You with Me,’ marking their first live performance in nearly four years.
