Green Day And System Of A Down Tops The Kerrang! Awards 2005 Nominations

Green Day and System of a Down topped this year Kerrang Awards nominations, receiving five each. The bands were voted for Best Single, Best Album, Best Video, Best Live Band and Best Band on the Planet awards.

Feeder, Stereophonics, Funeral for a Friend, Placebo and Cradle of Filth are nominated for best British band.

The rock awards will be held on 25 August at a London ceremony and hosted by actress turned rock star Juliette Lewis. Eight of the awards will be chosen by the public, and the rest by expert judges.

Last year's big winner was The Darkness, who won two Kerrang! awards in for Best Live Act and Best British band.


The Kerrang! Awards 2005 Nominations Are:

Best British Newcomer

Bullet For My Valentine
Fightstar
Towers Of London
Nine Black Alps
THE GA* GA*S

Best International Newcomer

Trivium
Eighteen Visions
Emanuel
Lordi
Still Remains

Best Single

Green Day 'American Idiot'
System Of A Down 'Bring Your Own Bomb"
My Chemical Romance 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)...'
Foo Fighters 'Best of You'
Nightwish 'Nemo'

Best Video

My Chemical Romance 'Helena'
Green Day 'Holiday'
System of A Down 'Bring Your Own Bomb'
Good Charlotte 'Chronicles of Life and Death'
Weezer 'Beverly Hills'

Best Album

Green Day 'American Idiot'
System Of A Down 'Mezmerize'
My Chemical Romance 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge'
Foo Fighters 'In Your Honor'
Trivium 'Ascendancy'

Best Live Band

Rammstein
Green Day
System Of A Down
Slipknot
Avenged Sevenfold

Best British Band

Feeder
Stereophonics
Funeral For A Friend
Placebo
Cradle Of Filth

Best Band On The Planet

Green Day
My Chemical Romance
System Of A Down
HIM
Foo Fighters