Megadeth to Headline 2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards
A riff-roaring, loud and unholy metallic takeover of New York City is on the horizon. Revolver Magazine and Epiphone have announced the 2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards.
The event—formerly known as the Revolver Golden God Awards—will take place December 13 at New York City's Webster Hall. The show will be livestreamed via Twitch.TV and GuitarWorld.com and hosted by Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and SiriusXM's Jose Mangin.
Megadeth will serve as the headliners; additional performers include Zakk Wylde, Lacuna Coil and Stitched Up Heart. A Fallen Heroes All-Star Jam featuring Ace Frehley, Bumblefoot, Pop Evil, Butcher Babies and more is scheduled, and more performers will be announced in the days and weeks ahead.
"It’s an honor to be chosen to host the Revolver Music Awards this year," Mustaine told Billboard.
"My co-host, Jose Mangin, and I are stoked and hope to live up to our predecessors. [This] has been a tremendous for me, and this is a fitting climax, being able to hand down awards to my peers and our genre’s new blood. Let the festivities begin!"
Revolver took a year off from producing its once-annual awards show, which historically took place in Los Angeles.