Kerrang! Awards 2012
The Kerrang! Awards 2012 were held in London, England, on 7 June 2012 at The Brewery in East London and were hosted by Slipknot singer Corey Taylor and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
On 2 May 2012, Kerrang! announced the 2012 nominees. The main categories were dominated by You Me at Six with five nominations, followed by Black Veil Brides and Falling in Reverse with three apiece.
The Kerrang! Awards 2012 incorporated new categories, including awards for films, video games, comedians, the hero and villain of the year.Nominations
Best British Newcomer
- While She Sleeps
- Yashin
- Fearless Vampire Killers
- Don Broco
- Hawk Eyes
Best International Newcomer
- Motionless in White
- Tonight Alive
- Falling in Reverse
- Of Mice & Men'''
- Reckless Love
- You Me at Six
- Bullet for My Valentine
- Asking Alexandria
- Lostprophets
- Bring Me The Horizon
Best International Band
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- My Chemical Romance
- Evanescence
- A Day to Remember
- letlive.
Best Live Band
- You Me at Six
- Black Veil Brides
- Asking Alexandria
- Enter Shikari
- My Chemical Romance
Best Album
- Black Veil Brides – Set the World on Fire
- You Me at Six – Sinners Never Sleep
- Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood of Colour
- Young Guns – Bones
- Mastodon – The Hunter
Best Single
- You Me at Six – "Bite My Tongue"
- You Me at Six – "No One Does it Better"
- Young Guns – "Bones"
- Black Veil Brides – "Rebel Love Song"
- Falling in Reverse – "The Drug in Me Is You"'''
Best Video
- Falling in Reverse – "The Drug in Me Is You"
- Mastodon – "Curl of the Burl"
- Motionless in White – "Immaculate Misconception"
- Paramore – "Monster"
- Bring Me the Horizon – "Alligator Blood"
- The Big Bang Theory
- The Walking Dead
- Game of Thrones
- American Horror Story
- Misfits
- FIFA 12
- Mass Effect 3
- Gears of War 3
Best Film
- The Hunger Games
- The Woman in Black
- The Inbetweeners Movie
- The Muppets
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Comedian
- Greg Davies
- Russell Howard
- Tim Minchin
- Noel Fielding
- Bill Bailey
Tweeter of the Year
- Danny Worsnop, Asking Alexandria
- Jono Yates, Blitz Kids
- Sean Smith, The Blackout
- Hayley Williams, Paramore
- Mark Hoppus, Blink-182
Hottest Female
- Hayley Williams, Paramore
- Tay Jardine, We Are The in Crowd
- Amy Lee, Evanescence
- Lzzy Hale, Halestorm
- Jenna McDougall, Tonight Alive
Hottest Male
- Andy Biersack, Black Veil Brides
- Ben Bruce, Asking Alexandria'''
- Ashley Purdy, Black Veil Brides
- Alex Gaskarth, All Time Low
- Matthew Bellamy, Muse
Villain of the Year
- Simon Cowell
- Ronnie Radke, Falling in Reverse
- Lou Reed
- One Direction
Best Festival
- Download Festival
- Hevy Music Festival
- Reading and Leeds Festivals
- Slam Dunk Festival
- Hit the Deck Festival
Kerrang! Service to Rock
- Tenacious D
Devotion Award
- The Blackout
Kerrang! Service to Metal
- Download Festival
Kerrang! Hall of Fame
- Machine Head
Kerrang! Icon
- Slash
Kerrang! Inspiration
- Black Sabbath
Performances
5 June
6 June
