TeamRock and Pinewood Live Announce Historic Partnership

Voting now open - www.metalhammer.com/awards

Monday June 13th 2016

NEW VENUE - Eventim Apollo, London

#GoldenGods #metalhammersmith

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The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball has brought together rock behemoths, Saxon, with Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee of Motörhead, to play a special one-off set of Lemmy’s favourite Saxon songs and Motörhead classics in a unique Salute To Lemmy.

Lemmy was, and will always be, one of the godfathers of rock. A renegade, an innovator, an icon and an inspiration, there is no doubt that the world of rock would look very different today if it wasn’t for him. A Salute To Lemmy is a unique celebration of the man himself. Saxon, one of Britain's greatest rock bands - who in their own right have sculpted and inspired the world of rock today and have influenced generations of bands - will perform a one-off live set with guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee of Motörhead.

The Eventim Apollo (formerly Hammersmith Apollo) is a new venue for the Golden God Awards and the perfect venue for Britain’s salute to Lemmy. The venue is staunchly part of Motörhead’s history - the band’s ‘No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith’ live album reached Number 1 in June 1981, 35 years to the month of this year's awards.

Biff Byford of Saxon says, “Lemmy was a great friend and he always supported our band - as we did Motörhead - through ups and downs. We were touring with them until he died, so to be able to honour him at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods is a great opportunity to say goodbye."

This year, TeamRock and the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards are teaming up with Pinewood Live to film the event. Pinewood Live, is part of the Pinewood Studio Group, a leading provider of studio and related services to the global creative industries, synonymous with world class British and international film and television productions.

Billy Watson, Director of Pinewood Live, says, “Pinewood Live is delighted to be involved with this momentous anniversary for the Golden God Awards. Capturing the event for posterity and distributing the show around the world is a great way to celebrate Lemmy’s music and contribution to rock.”

"The Metal Hammer Golden Gods are about more than those who we honour on the night," says Alexander Milas, Editor-in-Chief of Metal Hammer Magazine and TeamRock Executive Director. "It's about letting the proverbial hair down and partying with the readers who've supported us for all these years, and the first act we're announcing for the night is sure to be emotional. A salute to Lemmy Kilmister with Saxon and Motörhead's members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee is going to bring the house down, and means that June 13th will be one for the history books."

"Any movie fan will know that Pinewood is a mark of quality," says Milas, "and Pinewood Studios have hosted some of the greatest films of our time, from Star Wars to Superman the list goes on and on. To be working with Pinewood Live in their latest venture to immortalise the Metal Hammer Golden Gods is more than an honour. It's two institutions working together to break new ground and we guarantee you won't see anything like it."

Tickets are available in two ways:

Simply vote for this year's winners at www.metalhammer.com/awards to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets - voting is open NOW.  

Alternatively, tickets are available to buy now for £6.66 at www.eventim.co.uk/goldengods. TeamRock and Eventim UK, the official ticketing partner of the Golden Gods, will donate all profits from ticket sales to the charity Heavy Metal Truants, an annual charity cycle ride sponsored by TeamRock from London to Download Festival to benefit Nordoff Robbins, Teenage Cancer Trust and Childline.

Each Golden God Awards ticket includes a FREE 3-month TeamRock+ membership worth £11.97, giving unlimited access to full magazine content online from Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Prog and The Blues Magazine as well as exclusive content, events and offers.

For media enquiries please contact Ben Pester at Pester PR on

ben@PesterPR.co.uk or +447968 144 230

For sponsorship please contact Helen Walledge, TeamRock Commercial Director, on helen.walledge@teamrock.com, +44 (0)20 3034 0793 or +44 (0)7903 535 852

Editors Notes:

About Metal Hammer:

Metal Hammer is the heavy metal bible. Based in the UK, published monthly, and distributed internationally, it is now in its 30th year of publication, and its coverage of the world of metal – from the cutting edge to the extreme – is unparalleled. With almost 1.6 million Facebook followers, 431,000 Twitter followers, and its unprecedented coverage of the global metal scene – from India to Indonesia to South America – it is truly the world’s premier metal magazine.

About TeamRock:

TeamRock is the global home of rock and metal music. It connects rock fans with incredible content on a range of platforms and is already the go-to destination for fans and artists alike. Owner of the leading rock and metal brands TeamRock, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog and The Blues, TeamRock engages with fans through websites and apps for mobile and desktop, digital and print magazines, radio and gaming. TeamRock is backed by Harwood Private Equity.

About Heavy Metal Truants

Heavy Metal Truants, a TeamRock-sponsored charity, was co-founded by Alexander Milas and Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. Now in its fourth year, it consists of an annual 161-mile bicycle ride from London to Download Festival and the annual Monster Rock Auction. To date they have raised £232,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust, Childline, and Nordoff Robbins. (www.heavymetaltruants.com. All Metal Hammer Golden God Awards profits from ticket sales will be donated to the Heavy Metal Truants.

About CTS EVENTIM:

CTS EVENTIM AG & Co. KGaA, listed in the MDAX index (ISIN DE 0005470306), is Europe’s market leader in the ticketing field with activities in 23 countries. More than 100million tickets for more than 200,000 events are marketed annually via EVENTIM group systems. In addition to more than 20,000 stationary outlets in Europe, EVENTIM distributes tickets via call centres and online platforms including eventim.de, eventim.co.uk, oeticket.com, ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it, lippu.fi and many more.

Also an important part of EVENTIM group is the segment of live entertainment, incorporating the planning, organisation and promotion of concerts, concert tours, festivals and other live events. Majority stakes in several of the most important concert promoters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, long time proven relationships to national and international artists, successful open- air festivals and numerous other events secure an outstanding market position for EVENTIM group in the European concert and entertainment industry.