2011 Pulse Rock Awards (SHOW)

[Devin]

Welcome to the 1st Annual Pulse Rock Awards!
(The show will start momentarially)

2011 Pulse Rock Awards: Nominees/Winners

Entertainer of the Year

• Avenged Sevenfold
  
• The Black Keys
  
• Linkin Park
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• Ozzy Osbourne
  

Song of the Year

• "Asylum" - Disturbed
  (David Draiman, Disturbed; producer, Dan Donegan)
  
• "I Should Have Known It" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  (Tom Petty, Michael Campbell; producer, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate)
  
• "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People
  (Mark Foster, producer; Foster the People)
  
• "Sing" - My Chemical Romance
  (My Chemical Romance; producer, Rob Cavallo)
  
• "Thistle & Weeds" - Mumford & Sons
  (Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons; producer, Markus Dravs)
  

Single of the Year

• "Another Way to Die" - Disturbed
  (Dan Donegan; Disturbed)
  
• "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
  (Danger Mouse; The Black Keys)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  

Album of the Year

• A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• Diamond Eyes - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  
• Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  (Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire; Arcade Fire)
  

Best Solo Musician of the Year

• Brandon Flowers
  
• Cee-Lo Green
  
• Florence + the Machine
  
• Ozzy Osbourne
  
• Slash
  

Best Group of the Year

• 30 Seconds to Mars
  
• Alter Bridge
  
• Avenged Sevenfold
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• Shinedown
  

Best New Artist of the Year

• Hail the Villain
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• My Darkest Days
  
• Neon Trees
  
• Paper Tongues
  

Music Video of the Year

• "F**k You! (Forget You)" - Cee-Lo Green
  (Matt Stawski, video director)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Wayne Isham, video director)
  
• "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
  (Chris Marrs Piliero, video director)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Joe Hahn, video director)
  
• "We've Got a Situation Here" - The Damned Things
  (Brendon Small, video director)
  

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Sub-Categories

Best Indie Rock/Folk-Rock Song of the Year

• "The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine
  (James Ford, Isabella Summers; Florence Welch)
  
• "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People
  (Foster the People; Foster the People)
  
• "Trinity" - Paper Tongues
  (Brian West, Mark Endert, John Fields, Billy Hume, Nicolas Balachandran; Paper Tongues)
  

Best Alternative/Punk Song of the Year

• "Animal" - Neon Trees
  (Ian Kirkpatrick, Tim Pagnotta; Neon Trees)
  
• "The Catalyst" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• "My Best Theory" - Jimmy Eat World
  (Mark Trombino; Jimmy Eat World)
  
• "The Royal We" - Silversun Pickups
  (Dave Cooley; Silversun Pickups)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  

Best Hard Rock/Post-grunge/Grunge Song of the Year

• "Isolation" - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain" - Godsmack
  (Sully Erna, Dave Fortman; Godsmack)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "Say You'll Haunt Me" - Stone Sour
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Stone Sour)
  
• "World So Cold" - Three Days Grace
  (Howard Benson; Three Days Grace)
  

Best Alternative Metal/Nu-Metal Song of the Year

• "All I Want" - A Day to Remember
  (Chad Gilbert, Andrew Wade, Jeremy McKinnon; A Day to Remember)
  
• "Diamond Eyes" - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  
• "Isolation" - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• "Shoot It Out" - 10 Years
  (Howard Benson; 10 Years)
  
• "You've Seen the Butcher" - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  

Best Metal Song of the Year

• "Hold On" - All That Remains
  (Adam Dutkiewicz, Rob Graves; All That Remains)
  
• "Icarus Lives" - Periphery
  (Periphery, Matt Murphy; Periphery)
  
• "Say You'll Haunt Me" - Stone Sour
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Stone Sour)
  
• "Welcome to the Family" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "We've Got a Situation Here" - The Damned Things
  (Rob Caggiano, Joe Trohman; The Damned Things)
  

Best Alternative/Punk/Folk Album of the Year

• A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place - Anberlin
  (Brendon O'Brien; Anberlin)
  
• Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  (Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire; Arcade Fire)
  
• This Is the Warning - Dead Letter Circus
  (Forrester Savell; Dead Letter Circus)
  

Best Active Rock Album of the Year

• AB III - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• Population: Declining - Hail the Villain
  (Darryl Romphf; Hail the Villain)
  
• Slash - Slash
  (Eric Valentine, Kevin Churko, Kid Rock, Big Chris Flores; Saul "Slash" Hudson)
  
• The Trouble With Angels - Filter
  (Richard Patrick, Bob Marlette; Filter)
  

Best Metal/Hard-core Album of the Year

• Diamond Eyes - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  
• Periphery - Periphery
  (Periphery, Matt Murphy; Periphery)
  
• Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
  (Ozzy Osbourne, Kevin Churko; Ozzy Osbourne)
  
• Sound Awake - Karnivool
  (Forrester Savell; Karnivool)
  
• Until We Have Faces - Red
  (Rob Graves; Red)
  

[Devin]

Welcome, here is the first award:


Music Video of the Year

• "F**k You! (Forget You)" - Cee-Lo Green
  (Matt Stawski, video director)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Wayne Isham, video director)
  
• "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
  (Chris Marrs Piliero, video director)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Joe Hahn, video director)
  
• "We've Got a Situation Here" - The Damned Things
  (Brendon Small, video director)
  

[Devin]

And the winner is...

AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "NIGHTMARE"

[Devin]

[Devin]

Here are the nominees for:

Best Indie Rock/Folk-Rock Song of the Year

• "The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine
  (James Ford, Isabella Summers; Florence Welch)
  
• "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People
  (Foster the People; Foster the People)
  
• "Trinity" - Paper Tongues
  (Brian West, Mark Endert, John Fields, Billy Hume, Nicolas Balachandran; Paper Tongues)
  

[Devin]

And the Winner is...

MUMFORD & SONS - "LITTLE LION MAN"

[Devin]

[Devin]

And now here's lockebox with Best Hard Rock/Post-grunge/Grunge Song of the Year!

[lockebox]

Ok, the nominees for the Best Hard Rock/Post-grunge/Grunge Song of the Year are as follows...

• "Isolation" - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain" - Godsmack
  (Sully Erna, Dave Fortman; Godsmack)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "Say You'll Haunt Me" - Stone Sour
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Stone Sour)
  
• "World So Cold" - Three Days Grace
  (Howard Benson; Three Days Grace)
  

[Devin]

Suspenseful

[lockebox]

Haha oh yes, very.

And the prize goes to....



ALTER BRIDGE - "ISOLATION"


Here they are rocking out on Jay Leno a couple of months back.

[Devin]

[Devin]

Alright, alright!

Here are the nominees now for Best Alternative/Punk Song of the Year:

• "Animal" - Neon Trees
  (Ian Kirkpatrick, Tim Pagnotta; Neon Trees)
  
• "The Catalyst" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• "My Best Theory" - Jimmy Eat World
  (Mark Trombino; Jimmy Eat World)
  
• "The Royal We" - Silversun Pickups
  (Dave Cooley; Silversun Pickups)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  

[Devin]

The winner is a crossover hit by the way.... ;)

[Devin]

And the winner is...

NEON TREES - "ANIMAL"

[Devin]

Alright! I'm not to sure everyone's happy with that choice lol..

Here's lockebox again to present Best Group of the Year!

[lockebox]

Here are the nominees.

Best Group of the Year

• 30 Seconds to Mars
  
• Alter Bridge
  
• Avenged Sevenfold
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• Shinedown
  

[lockebox]

And it goes to...



ALTER BRIDGE



Two out of two for the alt-metal quartet. Here's their new single. ;)

[Devin]

Sorry must of missed the last post...

Here are the nominees for Best Alternative/Punk/Folk Album of the Year:

• A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place - Anberlin
  (Brendon O'Brien; Anberlin)
  
• Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  (Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire; Arcade Fire)
  
• This Is the Warning - Dead Letter Circus
  (Forrester Savell; Dead Letter Circus)
  

[lockebox]

I wonder who nominated Dead Letter Circus. Haha.

I would go with Anberlin.

[Devin]

^ haha I wonder ..

And the award goes to:

Dead Letter Circus!















































joking, joking




ANBERLIN -
DARK IS A WAY, LIGHT IS A PLACE
Good predicting, lockebox.

[Devin]

Here is a live performance of their latest single, "Closer":

[Devin]

If Jamie's kicking around here, he may present one of his awards now!

[lockebox]

Haha. I jumped out of my chair for a second there. Yes, good pick.

[jvandyck87]

Hey, other people nominated stuff too...if one nomination was enough to get DLC in there, that ain't my fault.

Oh, and you're welcome. :)

[lockebox]

Ha I was just joking, man. I like the band, too. People should check them out.

[Devin]

Okay so despite Jamie's dissappointment, he'll hopefully still present Best Metal Song of the Year.

[lockebox]

I sure hope he's able to pick himself up from that huge shock.

[jvandyck87]

I'm up for it now if you guys are ready me to melt your faces with metal.

[Devin]

I'm ready