Maiden, Priest Pick Up Golden Gods

Our very own Alice Cooper was on hand to present at last night's awards at the IndigO2 in London where ROB ZOMBIE picked up the GOLDEN GOD AWARD for 26 years in the business.

IRON MAIDEN added yet another glistening trophy to their already full cabinet with the BEST UK BAND award.

Saturday night Download Festival highlight, TWISTED SISTER, won the INSPIRATION AWARD and also performed at the ceremony.

Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist GUS G topped a pretty remarkable couple of years since taking over from Zakk Wylde in the band with the DIMEBAG DARRELL SHREDDER award.

NWOBHM legends DIAMOND HEAD, who will take to the stage at next month's Sonisphere Festival, won the SPIRIT OF HAMMER award while the bands they so obviously influenced, METALLICA, ANTHRAX, SLAYER and MEGADETH won the EVENT OF THE YEAR award for next month's Big Four show at Knebworth.

And JUDAS PRIEST, who are about to kick off their Epitaph final world tour, picked up the ICONS award.

Here's the full list of winners:

Best New Band
The Damned Things

Metal As F*ck
Nergal (Behemoth)

Best Underground
Primordial

Dimebag Darrell Shredder(s)
Gus G (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne)

Breakthrough Artist
Sabaton

Best UK Band
Iron Maiden

Best Live Band
Skindred

Inspiration Award
Twisted Sister

Best International Band
Avenged Sevenfold

Best Album
Absolute Dissent - Killing Joke

Event Of The Year
The Big 4 coming together for the first time ever in the UK

Riff Lords
Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein (Down)

Spirit Of Hammer
Diamond Head

Icons
Judas Priest

Golden God
Rob Zombie