After months of Judging and deliberation and with over 4,000 votes from the general public the Association for the Australian Heavy Metal are pleased to announce the finalists for each category of the 2009 Australian Metal Awards – read on more below for the full list of finalists.
The winners will be announced on the 7th of November at the 2009 Australian Metal Awards Show which will be held at the Forum (Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, NSW). Tickets are available through www.moshtix.com.au
Best Metal Fan/ Web/ Magazine:
Metal Obession.net
Blunt Magazine
Pyromusic
Most Popular Merch:
Frankenbok
Ne Obliviscaris
Psycroptic
Best Album Cover:
Aeon of Horus – The Embodiment of Darkness and Light
Psycroptic – (Ob)Servant
Buried In Verona – Circle the Dead
Best Band Name:
Five Star Prison Cell
Psycroptic
Buried in Verona
Best Film Clip:
Psycroptic – “Initiate”
Vanishing Point – “Surrender”,
Five Star Prison Cell – “Deloris”
Best Producer / Recording Engineer:
Reggie Bowman (Scream Louder Studios) – Self Titled Dreadnaught
Jarrad Hearman (Sing Sing Studios) – “Avalon” Chaos Divine
Sammy Giacotto (Peak Time Productions) – “The Unseen” Eyefear
Best Drummer:
Dave Hayley – Psycroptic,
Ben Mazzarol – Chaos Divine
David Horgan – Ouroboros
Best Bass Player:
Michael Conti – Ouroboros,
Cameron Grant – Psycroptic
Michael Kruit – Chaos Divine
Best Regional Band:
Alchemist
Aeon of Horus
3 Faces West
Best Youth Band:
3 Faces West
Asphyxia
Beneath Dying Skies
Best Export:
Alchemist
Mortal Sin
Psycroptic
Best Live Band:
Five Star Prison Cell
Lord
Psycroptic
Best Guitarist:
Stu Marshall – Pain Division
Ryan Felton – Chaos Divine
Jimmy Lardner-Brown – Killrazer
Best Vocalist:
Lord Tim – Lord
Dave Anderton – Chaos Divine
Evgeny Linnik – Ouroboros
Best Keyboard Player:
Sammy Giaccotto – Eyefear
Chris Stevenson – The Eternal
Adam Agius – Alchemist
Best New Band:
Asphyxia
Death Audio
3 Faces West
Song of the Year:
“Gloom with a view” – A Secret Death
“Dig” – Frankenbok
“Refuse the Sickness” – Chaos Divine
Best Unsigned Band:
Ouroboros
Eye of the Enemy
Aventine Hill
Best Album:
“Avalon” – Chaos Divine
“(Ob)Servant” – Psycroptic
“Truths of the Blood” – Black Asylum
Overall Best Band 2009:
Psycroptic
Ouroboros
Chaos Divine