Friday, April 6, 2012

X Japan becomes first Asian band nominated for Golden Gods Award

X Japan becomes first Asian band nominated for Golden Gods Award

Japanese rock band X Japan has been nominated for Best International Band at the Golden Gods Awards. It was created by Revolver, the number one heavy-metal magazine in the world and is considered America’s biggest hard rock awards show.

They were nominated alongside Rammstein (Germany), Lacuna Coil (Italy), Sepultura (Brazil), Behemoth (Poland), and Meshuggah (Sweden). X Japan is the first band from Asia to ever be nominated for a Golden Gods Award. This year’s nominees in other categories include Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Slash, and Evanescence.

The winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 11th at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. It is America’s biggest hard rock and heavy metal awards show, and special performances include Marilyn Manson, Evanescence, Korn, Slash, and more.

X Japan is one of the most successful rock bands in Japanese history. The group plans to release their first English language album and is currently scheduling their next world tour.

credit to jefusion

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