Well the Australian Metal Awards night happened in Sydney this weekend gone and I was glad to be there to witness it. There was a cross section of different bands playing, awards presented (Deryk Thomas from W.A’s Anger Management radio show stepped up to the plate as MC for the night at late notice) and met some cool people. Huge appreciation should go to Matt Willis and Natalie Meisenhelter for both the organisation of the judging / voting process, and the large task of putting together the night itself.
Hopefully it is the first of many, and that it helps to give greater exposure to Australian metal. I was planning on writing up a short review of the night when I get the photos through, but here is one that is already done, and I couldn’t have really said it much better, by Anna Denejkina from Voltage Media: http://www.voltagemedia.com.au/news/2009/11/11/2009-australian-metal-awards
Keep an eye out for the photos to come, but in the meanwhile read on for the full results of the awards.
Best Metal Fan/ Web/ Magazine:
Metal Obession.net
Most Popular Merch:
Psycroptic
Best Album Cover:
Psycroptic – (Ob)Servant
Best Band Name:
Psycroptic
Best Film Clip:
Psycroptic – “Initiate”
Best Producer / Recording Engineer:
Jarrad Hearman (Sing Sing Studios) – “Avalon” Chaos Divine
Best Drummer:
David Horgan – Ouroboros
Best Bass Player:
Michael Conti – Ouroboros,
Best Regional Band:
Alchemist
Best Youth Band:
Asphyxia
Best Export:
Psycroptic
Best Live Band:
Psycroptic
Best Guitarist:
Jimmy Lardner-Brown – Killrazer
Best Vocalist:
Dave Anderton – Chaos Divine
Best Keyboard Player:
Chris Stevenson – The Eternal
Best New Band:
Death Audio
Song of the Year:
“Refuse the Sickness” – Chaos Divine
Best Unsigned Band:
Ouroboros
Best Album:
“Avalon” – Chaos Divine
Overall Best Band 2009:
Chaos Divine