Monday, 25 August 2008

Rage, Metallica win Kerrang! gongs

Rage Against The Machine and Metallica were among the winners at last night's Kerrang! Awards.

The john Rock magazine's bash also awarded gongs to Jared Leto's 30 Seconds To Mars and Welsh rockers Bullet For My Valentine.

Metallica's James Hetfield thanked the hearing at the London ceremony for "all the sexual love" after the band picked up their inspiration prize.

Zach De Le Rocha paying tribute to The Clash, Public Enemy and people who protested against Tony Blair during Rage Against The Machine's acceptance speech into the Hall Of Fame.

The wide list of winners:

Best International Newcomer
Black Tide

Best British Newcomer
Slaves To Gravity

Kerrang! Icon
Slipknot

Best Video
Coheed And Cambria - 'Feathers'

Best Single
30 Seconds To Mars - 'From Yesterday'

Best Album
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold

Best Live Band
Machine Head

Classic Songwriter
Def Leppard

Best British Band
Bullet For My Valentine

Best International Band
30 Seconds To Mars

Hall Of Fame
Rage Against The Machine

Inspiration
Metallica



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