Di seguito i vincitori dell’edizione 2017 dei Metal Hammer Golden Gods:
Best New Band: VENOM PRISON
Best Underground Band: PALLBEARER
Best U.K. Band: ARCHITECTS
Breakthrough Band: AVATAR
Best Live Band: MASTODON
Best International Band: AVENGED SEVENFOLD
Best Independent Label: Nuclear Blast
Dimebag Darrell “Shredder”: Joel O’Keeffe (AIRBOURNE)
Best Game: “Legacy Of The Beast” by IRON MAIDEN
Riff Lord: Devin Townsend
Inspiration: EXODUS
Best Album: “Magma” by GOJIRA
Icon: THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
Defender Of The Faith: Ben Ward and Sandie Soriano
Spirit Of Hammer: PROPHETS OF RAGE
Golden God: BLACK SABBATH