The Association For Australian Heavy Metal held the first Australian Metal Awards at The Forum in Sydney last night. The winners of all categories were as follows:
Best Metal Fan/ Web/ Magazine:
Metalobession.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
