Časopis Metal Hammer zveřejnil jména nominovaných na některou z cen Golden Gods, jež tento magazín zaštiťuje:

Best UK Band:

IRON MAIDEN
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
PARADISE LOST
SAXON
JUDAS PRIEST

Best Live Band:

GALLOWS
MACHINE HEAD
MEGADETH
ARCH ENEMY
TURISAS

Breakthough Artist:

STILL REMAINS
APOCALYPTICA
DEVILDRIVER
EVERY TIME I DIE
BLOODSIMPLE

Riff Lord:

Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER)
Ace Frehley (KISS)
Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH)
Mikael Åkerfeldt (OPETH)
Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH)

Shredder:

Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
Dan Donegan (DISTURBED)
Jesper Strömblad (IN FLAMES)
Dino Cazares (DIVINE HERSY, FEAR FACTORY)
Mike Amott (ARCH ENEMY, CARCASS)

Best Underground Band:

MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
MUNICIPAL WASTE
GALLHAMMER
TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED

Best International Band:

NIGHTWISH
AVENGED SEVENFOLD
IN FLAMES
DOWN
DIR EN GREY

Best Video:

HIMSA - "Unleash Carnage"
GOAT THE HEAD - "Darwinian Minions"
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "Scream Aim Fire"
AS I LAY DYING - "Nothing Left"
DIMMU BORGIR - "The Serpentine Offering"

Best Metal Label:

Roadrunner
Metal Blade
Century Media
Nuclear Blast
SPV
Spinefarm

Best Album:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD – "Avenged Sevenfold"
DOWN - "Over The Under"
CHILDREN OF BODOM - "Blooddrunk"
ATREYU - "Leads Sails Paper Anchor"
TESTAMENT - "The Formation of Damnation"

Incoming! Best Band:

BARONESS - "The Red Album"
EVILE - "Enter The Grave"
ENGEL - "Absolute Design"
AIRBOURNE - "Runnin' Wild"
SUICIDE SILENCE - "The Cleansing"

Inspiration Award:

CARCASS
NINE INCH NAILS
KISS
MESHUGGAH
SLIPKNOT