O APMAs, Alternative Press Music Awards, chegou a sua terceira edição! Dessa vez com apresentação de Andy Black, vocalista do Black Veil Brides, a premiação foi mais profissional e se consolidou como o maior evento do segmento dentro do universo punk rock e alternativo.
Confira a lista de vencedores:
Best Vocalist: Ben Barlow, NECK DEEP Cody Carson, SET IT OFF Derek DiScanio, STATE CHAMPS John O'Callaghan, THE MAINE Keith Buckley, EVERY TIME I DIE Lynn Gunn, PVRIS (vencedora)
Best Guitarist Presented By PRS Guitars: Ben Weinman, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Claudio Sanchez, COHEED AND CAMBRIA Jordan Buckley, EVERY TIME I DIE (vencedor) Reba Meyers, CODE ORANGE Steve Menoian, I PREVAIL Teppei Teranishi, THRICE
Best Drummer Presented By Guitar Center, Remo and SJC Drums: Arejay Hale, HALESTORM Aric Improta, NIGHT VERSES Dean Butterworth, GOOD CHARLOTTE Frank Zummo, SUM 41 (vencedor) Matt Mingus, DANCE GAVIN DANCE JP “Rook” Cappelletty, MACHINE GUN KELLY
Best Bassist: Alex Dean, ARCHITECTS U.K. Chris Hinkley, I THE MIGHTY Fat Mike, NOFX “Fieldy” Arvizu, KORN (vencedor) Ryan Scott Graham, STATE CHAMPS Sergio Vega, DEFTONES
Best Hard Rock Artist Presented By Metal Blade Records and Blacklight Media: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE HALESTORM HIGHLY SUSPECT IN THIS MOMENT KORN THE PRETTY RECKLESS (vencedores)
Best New Artist Music Video Presented By Journeys: K.FLAY, “Blood In The Cut” PUP, “Sleep In The Heat” SWMRS, “Palm Trees” TINY MOVING PARTS, “Common Cold” WATSKY, “Don’t Be Nice” WITH CONFIDENCE, “Voldemort” (vencedores)
Best Music Video Presented By Journeys: HIGHLY SUSPECT, “Bloodfeather” I SEE STARS, “Calm Snow” KORN, “Insane” MEMPHIS MAY FIRE, “This Light I Hold” (featuring Jacoby Shaddix) STATE CHAMPS, “Losing Myself” (vencedores) SUM 41, “Fake My Own Death”
Best Underground Band: BROADSIDE KNOCKED LOOSE MOVEMENTS PALAYE ROYALE SILENT PLANET (vencedores) WITH CONFIDENCE
Best Breakthrough Band Presented By SharpTone Records: AVATAR CREEPER ICE NINE KILLS MOOSE BLOOD ONE OK ROCK WATERPARKS (vencedores)
Most Dedicated Fanbase Presented By Fearless Records: MELANIE MARTINEZ MOTIONLESS IN WHITE PARAMORE PVRIS SLEEPING WITH SIRENS TWENTY ONE PILOTS (vencedores)
Song Of The Year Presented By Epitaph Records: A DAY TO REMEMBER, “Paranoia” ANDY BLACK, “We Don’t Have To Dance” (vencedor) PIERCE THE VEIL, “Circles” MACHINE GUN KELLY, “Alpha Omega” REAL FRIENDS, “Mess” WATERPARKS, “Stupid For You”
Best Live Band: BEARTOOTH DANCE GAVIN DANCE FALLING IN REVERSE (vencedores) IN THIS MOMENT ISSUES NOFX
Artist Of The Year: A DAY TO REMEMBER BLINK-182 FALL OUT BOY GOOD CHARLOTTE GREEN DAY MACHINE GUN KELLY PANIC! AT THE DISCO (vencedores) PIERCE THE VEIL SUM 41 THE PRETTY RECKLESS
Album Of The Year Presented By Journeys: ANDY BLACK, The Shadow Side TONIGHT ALIVE, Limitless ARCHITECTS U.K., All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us ATTILA, Chaos BEARTOOTH, Aggressive EVERY TIME I DIE, Low Teens I PREVAIL, Lifelines MOOSE BLOOD, Blush PIERCE THE VEIL, Misadventures (vencedores) WATERPARKS, Double Dare
