2009 Australian Metal Awards Finalists & Tickets to Screamfest

More information has been released about the finalists for each category for the 2009 Australian Metal Awards This has taken months of Judging and over 4,000 votes from the general public. Winners will be announced at the 2009 Australian Metal Awards show held at the Forum (Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, NSW) on the 7th of November. Tickets are now on sale through Moshtix outlets or online at www.moshtix.com.

In other big news the 2009 Australian Metal Awards have teamed up with Just Say Rocks "Screamfest" New Years Festival and anyone who purchases a ticket to the 2009 Australian Metal Awards before September 30th will have a chance to win 2 Tickets to "Screamfest".


Best metal mag / fan / webzine Best band name

• Metal Obession.net Five Star Prison Cell
• Blunt Magazine Psycroptic
• Pyromusic Buried in Verona

Most popular merch Best film clip

• Frankenbok Psycroptic – “Initiate”
• Ne Obliviscaris Vanishing Point – “Surrender”
• Psycroptic Five Star Prison Cell - “Deloris”

Best album cover Best Producer / Recording Engineer

• Aeon of Horus Reggie Bowman (Scream Louder Studios) – Self Titled Dreadnaught
• Psycroptic Jarrad Hearman (Sing Sing Studios) – “Avalon” Chaos Divine
• Buried In Verona Sammy Giacotto (Peak Time Productions) – “The Unseen” Eyefear

Best guitarist Best drummer

• Stu Marshall – Pain Division Dave Hayley – Psycroptic
• Ryan Felton – Chaos Divine Ben Mazzarol – Chaos Divine
• Jimmy Lardner-Brown – Killrazer David Horgan – Ouroboros

Best vocalist Best bass player

• Lord Tim – Lord Michael Conti – Ouroboros
• Dave Anderton – Chaos Divine Cameron Grant – Psycroptic
• Evgeny Linnik – Ouroboros Michael Kruit – Chaos Divine

Best keyboard player Best regional band

• Sammy Giaccotto - Eyefear Alchemist
• Chris Stevenson - The Eternal Aeon of Horus
• Adam Agius - Alchemist 3 Faces West

Best new band Best youth band

• Asphyxia 3 Faces West
• Death Audio Asphyxia
• 3 Faces West Beneath Dying Skies

Song of the year Best export

• “Gloom with a view” – A Secret Death Alchemist
• “Dig” – Frankenbok Mortal Sin
• “Refuse the Sickness” – Chaos Divine Psycroptic

Best unsigned band Best live band

• Ouroboros Five Star Prison Cell
• Eye of the Enemy Lord
• Aventine Hill Psycroptic

Best album Overall best band 2009

• “Avalon” – Chaos Divine Psycroptic
• “(Ob)Servant” – Psycroptic Ouroboros
• “Truths of the Blood” – Black Asylum Chaos Divine


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).