The 2009 Awards will be held at a top secret London location on August 3 and this year's event will be hosted by Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.

Slipknot and Metallica head up the nominations for the Kerrang! Awards 2009. Fresh from their triumphant Download festival headline appearance, the Iowan nontet have notched up six nominations (including two nominations for Best Single) while metal legends Metallica are nominated in five categories.

But only you can decide which of these metal titans will walk away with those much-coveted shiny K! trophies on the night. Or more likely, the following morning, given the ceremony's debauched reputation...

The shortlist for the Kerrang! Awards 2009 can be viewed below.

You can cast your vote for the nominated artists at THE KERRANG! AWARDS BLOG right now. Voters over 18 years of age will be entered into a draw to win a pair of VIP tickets for the big night. Yes, you and a mate could be partying the night away with the biggest names in rock...

So what are you waiting for?

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