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.
Winners and nominees
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
Best British Band You Me at Six Bullet for My Valentine Asking Alexandria Lostprophets Iron Maiden
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 (featuring Oli Sykes) — "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"
Best TV Show The Big Bang Theory The Walking Dead Game of Thrones American Horror Story Misfits
Best Video Game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim FIFA 12 Mass Effect 3 Gears of War 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 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 Christian Coma, Black Veil Brides
Villain of the Year Justin Bieber Simon Cowell Ronnie Radke, Falling in Reverse Lou Reed One Direction
Hero of the Year Ronnie Radke, Falling in Reverse M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold Jared Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars Mario Balotelli, Manchester City F.C. Rou Reynolds, Enter Shikari
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 The GarageBarflySkindred Yashin Feed the Rhino With One Last BreathArcane Roots A Plastic Rose
6 June The GarageArchitects Heights Last Witness
References
External links Kerrang! Awards official website