The details of the fifth annual
Revolver Golden Gods awards will be announced on on Wednesday, January 30 at noon PST.
Last year's
Revolver Golden Gods was held on April 11, 2012 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California.
For the first time ever,
Revolver Golden Gods was broadcast live in its entirety on
Xbox LIVE, as well as on the
Xbox and
Revolver Facebook pages.
Hosting duties for last year's
Golden Gods awards show were handled by
FOZZY frontman and
WWE pro-wrestling legend
Chris Jericho, who returned for the third consecutive year.
The Golden God Award, given to one special honoree a year who embodies the spirit of hard rock and metal, went to
KISS demon
Gene Simmons. (Other previous honorees include hard-rock and metal legends
Alice Cooper,
Rob Halford of
JUDAS PRIEST and
Dave Mustaine of
MEGADETH.) Adding to the celebration, The 2012
Revolver Golden Gods awards show featured one-of-a-kind special performances and collaborations that honored both the past, present and future of heavy music. The night's hard-rocking musical performances included sets by
MARILYN MANSON (in his first U.S. performance in nearly three years); iconic
Grammy-winning guitarist
Slash featuring
Myles Kennedy and
THE CONSPIRATORS;
EVANESCENCE;
SIXX: A.M. featuring
Nikki Sixx of
MÖTLEY CRÜE,
James Michael, acclaimed rock producer and songwriter, and
DJ Ashba of
GUNS N' ROSES (in their first performance in almost four years); and 2011 "Best New Band" Golden Gods Award winner
BLACK VEIL BRIDES.
