The Darkness picked up two successes at last night's Kerrang! Awards in London. One of the hottest bands of 2003, they picked up both the 'Best Live Act' and 'Best Album' awards. The full list of winners at the tenth annual K! Awards is:
Best Single - 'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous' by Good Charlotte
Best Video - 'Gay Bar' by Electric Six
Event Of The Year - Download Festival
Classic Songwriters - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Spirit Of Independence - Turbonegro
Best Live Act - The Darkness
Spirit Of Rock - 'Jackass'
Best International Newcomer - Evanescence
Best British Newcomer - Funeral For A Friend
Best Album - 'Permission To Land' by The Darkness
Best British Act - Feeder
Best International Act - Linkin Park
Hall Of Fame - Metallica
Via: Totalnews








Article comments
1 - Mark Saleski
what the heck are the Chilli Peppers doing on that list? isn't Kerrange a metal publication?
2 - Eric Olsen
And Good Charlotte is hardly Napalm Death
3 - Dawn
What's wrong with a little diversity? Napalm Death is hardly good too.
4 - michele
As far as pop-punk bands good, Good Charlotte isn't horrible.
5 - Eric Olsen
For the most part I like pop punk: high energy, good tunes, singalong choruses - nothing wrong with Good Charlotte at all as far as I'm concerned.
6 - Mark Saleski
i like pop/punk too (though what's with the fake english accent thing?)...and i'm all for musical diversity.
i just thought the Kerrang was mostly metal...i guess things have changed...i haven't read the thing in years.
7 - Eric Olsen
I believe they are simply "rock" now, incorporating punk and any hard-edged stuff at all - doesn't pay to be too narrow.
8 - Mark Saleski
i wish they'd bring Creem back.
but Lester Bangs is gone, so i supposed it'd be pointless.
9 - Eric Olsen
My friend Jaan would be happy about it
10 - Andrew Ian Dodge
They are widely known as "Kerrap" these days. The bought into the "nu-metal" thing alot and basically rejected anything prior to 93 as crap. It is ironic they are touting The Darkness, who are old school OTT camp hard rock/metal, something that Kerrang! has been taking the piss out of for years. The good "rock" mag in the UK is Classic Rock which you can get at Borders in the US.
11 - Reginald
I like cheese.
Well done to the Kerrang winners. A shame about the magazine itself.
12 - Satan
Bellends.
13 - Richy Rich
Feeder ruled that show same as The Darkness