Epiphone reports:

Revolver held a press conference on February 17th to announce the nominations for the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Los Angeles' Rainbow Bar & Grill. Those in attendance included JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's Zakk Wylde, HELLYEAH and PANTERA's Vinnie Paul, TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy and Kat Von D.

The opening montage for the show with many of the aforementioned heavy hitters was also filmed. Check out behind-the-scenes shots from the momentous day below, and vote for your favorite maniacs at revolvermag.com/goldengods now!

The awards show will take place on April 8th at L.A.'s Club Nokia and will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on May 22nd.

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