Aiden's Big Night Out at The Kerrang! Awards Part 2

The story so far... Aiden have hired a big kick-ass limo to take them to the Kerrang! Awards... They're up for the Best International Newcomer award and hopes are high, but will they win? Watch part two of our very special and exclusive podcast, in which YOU can take an Aidens-eye view of meeting the fans, walking up the red carpet, dodging the paps and enjoying the craziest night out in rock! Plus, see Bullet For My Valentine pissed up on booze. Uncensored!

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Aiden's Big Day Out at the Kerrang! Awards part 1

Join the ghouls from Seattle as they take the trip of the lifetime to the most debauchery awards ceremony in the world… See the band tucking their shirts in, getting ready for a drinking competition re-match with Bullet For My Valentine and taking the limo trip from hell… It's part one of the brand new Kerrang! Video Podcast. And there’s more to come later this week, so stay tuned…

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THE KERRANG! AWARDS 2006

Last night, (Thursday 24 August), London's East End was taken over by the dark side, with The Kerrang! Awards 2006 at The Brewery EC1. The good, the great - and the downright legendary - names in rock and metal both new and old gathered at the 550 capacity venue to hear the hugely anticipated winners of the 13 categories, and to help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Kerrang! Magazine. With the recent ABC figures showing that Kerrang! Magazine is now the world's biggest selling weekly music magazine (with 80,186 readers per week) there was certainly much cause for celebration!

From 6pm on the night of the Awards, guests were treated to a stunning display of weird and wonderful sights that formed the theme of this year's Awards - "Twisted Carnival". Brought to the proceedings by infamous burlesque and cabaret company Torture Garden Productions, a carnival sideshow consisted of acts such as 'Vivid Angel Wolf Girl, 'Johnny Flaming Fun', 'Lenny Fire Dwarf' and 'Psycho Cyborgs', in addition to the beautiful Ring Mistresses Tasha and Valeria. Host of the Awards, Kerrang! Radio's Stuart Cable, joined in the bizarre circus by taking his role as Ring Master very, very seriously...

"Coherent thought is always a struggle in the aftermath of the greatest rock 'n' roll party of the year, but this year's Kerrang! Awards was a truly special night,” says Kerrang! Editor Paul Brannigan. “In Kerrang!'s 25th year, our world has never been stronger and the bands who've picked up awards tonight will be at the forefront of the international rock scene for the next 25 years. Here's to repeating this carnage in 12 months time..."

Young at heart, rock at the core

"It's not metal anymore!" says one band member when we go and nick some of their booze. Just to even the balance, here's Angus Young to pick up his Legend award. But dude, where's the schoolboy uniform? Dry cleaners? Nobody cares, they're screaming a standing ovation. "I just want to thank my mum and dad for letting me out," he grins mischievously. We salute you sir.

Stuart Cable gets catty

Announcing the nominees of Best British Band: "Past winners include Funeral For A Friend and The Stereophonics. Back when they were good." Miaow!

Good Yorkshire boys

"Have we thanked our parents?" asks one of Bring Me The Horizon. Yes lads. Yes you have. Bless. "They've spilled beer on my dress!" says Sarah Cawood petulantly. Boo hoo love.

Meatloaf preaches

As the mighty 'Loaf presents the best video, he says the assembled crowd is making less noise than a christian Bible group in a frankly loony rant. Calm down, sir!

Master!

Before the ceremony starts, members of Trivium, Bullet.. and Fightstar (among others) receive gold discs for their contribution to K!'s Master Of Puppets cover CD - the biggest selling issue of Kerrang! this year. Good work, fellas.

See Aiden's big day out at the Kerrang! Awards

See AIDEN on their big day out at the Kerrang Awards, exclusively in the next K! Podcast available at www.kerrang.com/podcast from this weekend! We'll be following the band as they get ready for the show, travel in style up the red carpet and watch the most debauched awards ceremony in the world while hanging out with rock's hottest stars!

Plus, you can see snippets of the band's video diary on Kerrang! TV  as part of their K! AWARDS: BACKSTAGE BEDLAM show, which will feature all the news and action from the awards, plus exclusive interviews with the winners for your viewing pleasure! Catch it on Kerrang! TV at 10pm on Friday August 25 and on The Hits at 8pm Sunday 27.

Tune into Kerrang! TV, exclusively on Sky Digital 354, Telewest 332 and NTL 819. The Hits is available on Freeview 18, Sky Digital 358, NTL 910 and Telewest 320.

Are you ready for the Kerrang! Awards?

The clock is ticking down... The Kerrang! Awards kicks off this evening at 7.30, so stay tuned from 5 onwards as we'll be sending you all the latest updates on the winners, the red carpet and the gossip from the most debauched party of the year. See the celebs and what they're wearing! Share in the joy of the winners! Commiserate with the losers! And flinch at the uncontrollable rock star behaviour that inevitably occurs at the Kerrang! Awards...