TURISAS, INSOMNIUM, NIGHTWISH Among Winners At Finnish Metal Awards 2011

TURISAS, INSOMNIUM and NIGHTWISH were among the artists honoured at the Finnish Metal Awards during Finnish Metal Expo. The results were revealed today in Helsinki. The public could vote freely, without a given selection, in the months preceding the event, by internet and sms. All in all, 20567 votes were counted. The results can be viewed below.
 

Band Of The Year 2011:
1. TURISAS
2. INSOMNIUM
3. NIGHTWISH
4. AMORPHIS
5. AMORAL
6. TURMION KÄTILÖT
7. BEFORE THE DAWN
8. STRATOVARIUS
9. OMNIUM GATHERUM
10. MEDEIA

Album Of The Year 2011:
1. Turisas - Stand Up And Fight
2. Insomnium - One For Sorrow
3. Nightwish - Imaginaerum
4. Amoral - Beneath
5. Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times
6. Turmion Kätilöt - Perstechnique
7. Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows
8. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising
9. Medeia - Abandon All
10. Stratovarius - Elysium

Vocalist Of The Year 2011:
1. Mathias "Warlord" Nygård (Turisas)
2. Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis, SINISTHRA)
3. Niilo Sevänen(Insomnium)
4. Ari Koivunen (Amoral)
5. Marco Hietala (TAROT, Nightwish)
6. Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius)
7. Tuomas Saukkonen (Before The Dawn, BLACK SUN AEON, ROUTASIELU)
8. Jules Näveri (PROFANE OMEN, THE NIBIRUAN)
9. TARJA TURUNEN (HARUS, solo)
10. Keijo Niinimaa (Medeia, ROTTEN SOUND, NASUM)

Musician Of The Year 2011:
1. Tuomas Saukkonen (guitar/drums/keys, Before The Dawn, Black Sun Aeon, Routasielu)
2. Olli Vänskä (violin, Turisas)
3. Alexi Laiho (guitar, CHILDREN OF BODOM)
4. Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards, Nightwish)
5. Ben Varon (guitar, Amoral, TORNADO)
6. Markus Vanhala (guitar, Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium, MALPRACTICE)
7. Ville Friman (guitar, Insomnium)
8. Esa Holopainen (guitar, Amorphis)
9. Matias Kupiainen (guitar, Stratovarius)
10. Vesa Pännäri (bass, WANKERS OF THE ZOO CREW)

Newcomer Of The Year 2011:
1. CONSTANTINE
2. ROUTASIELU
3. BATTLE BEAST
4. GHOUL PATROL
5. BOB MALMSTRÖM
6. DISEASE OF THE NATION
7. BRYMIR
8. FOR THE IMPERIUM
9. MORS SUBITA
10. RAGE MY BITCH

Demo / Self-Release Of The Year 2011:
1. ARTIFICIAL HEART - Broken Bones & Buried Dreams
2. NERVE END - Axis
3. STANDING OVATION - Scars Suit Me
4. Wankers Of The Zoo Crew - Modulated Launderings
5. MEKANISM - Cicatrized
6. UNBORN GENERATION - Culture Of Violence
7. UNHOPED - Die Harder
8. DREADFUL - It's Killing Me Inside
9. LOST SOCIETY - Lost Society
10. HUMAN SCULPTURE - Our World - Torn Down

Album Artwork Of The Year 2011:
1. Turisas - Stand Up And Fight
2. Insomnium - One For Sorrow
3. Nightwish - Imaginaerum
4. Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times
5. Amoral - Beneath
6. Stratovarius - Elysium
7. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising
8. GHOST BRIGADE - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us
9. Children Of Bodom - Relentless Reckless Forever
10. Wankers Of The Zoo Crew - Modulated Launderings

(Thanks Night Elves)