AMA Finalists Announced

Earlier this week Australian Metal Awards 2009 hinted that they would release the details of the finalists "soon" as part of this announcement a special addition will be added for those who purchased pre-sale tickets to AMA. The following information was released as of last night:

After months of Judging and deliberation and with over 4,000 votes from the general public we are pleased to announce the finalists for each category of the 2009 Australian Metal Awards :

Best Metal Fan/ Web/ Magazine:

Metal Obession.net

Blunt Magazine

Pyromusic

Most Popular Merch:

Frankenbok

Ne Obliviscaris

Psycroptic

Best Album Cover:

Aeon of Horus - The Embodiment of Darkness and Light

Psycroptic - (Ob)Servant

Buried In Verona - Circle the Dead

Best Band Name:

Five Star Prison Cell

Psycroptic

Buried in Verona

Best Film Clip:

Psycroptic – “Initiate”

Vanishing Point – “Surrender”,

Five Star Prison Cell - “Deloris”

Best Producer / Recording Engineer:

Reggie Bowman (Scream Louder Studios) – Self Titled Dreadnaught

Jarrad Hearman (Sing Sing Studios) – “Avalon” Chaos Divine

Sammy Giacotto (Peak Time Productions) – “The Unseen” Eyefear

Best Drummer:

Dave Hayley – Psycroptic,

Ben Mazzarol – Chaos Divine

David Horgan – Ouroboros

Best Bass Player:

Michael Conti – Ouroboros,

Cameron Grant – Psycroptic

Michael Kruit – Chaos Divine

Best Regional Band:

Alchemist

Aeon of Horus

3 Faces West

Best Youth Band:

3 Faces West

Asphyxia

Beneath Dying Skies

Best Export:

Alchemist

Mortal Sin

Psycroptic

Best Live Band:

Five Star Prison Cell

Lord

Psycroptic

Best Guitarist:

Stu Marshall – Pain Division

Ryan Felton – Chaos Divine

Jimmy Lardner-Brown – Killrazer

Best Vocalist:

Lord Tim – Lord

Dave Anderton – Chaos Divine

Evgeny Linnik – Ouroboros

Best Keyboard Player:

Sammy Giaccotto - Eyefear

Chris Stevenson - The Eternal

Adam Agius - Alchemist

Best New Band:

Asphyxia

Death Audio

3 Faces West

Song of the Year:

"Gloom with a view” – A Secret Death

"Dig” – Frankenbok

“Refuse the Sickness” – Chaos Divine

Best Unsigned Band:

Ouroboros

Eye of the Enemy

Aventine Hill

Best Album:

“Avalon” – Chaos Divine

“(Ob)Servant” – Psycroptic

“Truths of the Blood” – Black Asylum

Overall Best Band 2009:

Psycroptic

Ouroboros

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). Tickets are available through www.moshtix.com.au

In other big news, the 2009 Australian Metal Awards have teamed up with Just Say Rock for their “Screamfest” show.

Quite possibly one of the biggest events for heavy metal in Australia, “Screamfest” will feature an amazing lineup consisting of:

Screamfest is a two day event commencing New Years Eve at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney. There will also be a third day of celebrations on Sydney Harbour with a Heavy Metal boat cruise.

Anyone who buys a pre-sale ticket to the 2009 Australian Metal Awards before Wednesday the 30th of September will go in the running to win 2 tickets to “Screamfest”. Tickets to the 2009 Australian Metal Awards can be purchased through any Moshtix outlet or online at www.moshtix.com.au