News : Australian Metal Awards finalists announced

Voting for the Australian Metal Awards have closed and the official finalist list is out. Keep track of the awards and everything else related at http://www.australianmetal.com.au/

• Best metal mag/fan/webzine: MetalObession.net, Blunt Magazine, Pyromusic

• Most popular merch: Frankenbok, Ne Obliviscaris, Psycroptic

• Best album cover: Aeon of Horus, Psycroptic, Buried In Verona

• 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