The third annual Heavy Music Awards were announced last night at a packed O2 Forum Kentish Town, hosted by Laura Jane Grace alongside live performances by Cancer Bats, Loathe, Nova Twins and Delaire The Liar. For the third year in a row, Architects took home a major win with two awards here – the first time any winner has picked up multiple awards at the same HMAs. The Brighton act picked up Best Album for Holy Hell, as well as Best Live Band. Other bands that won include Bring Me The Horizon, Parkway Drive, Fever333, Bloodstock Open Air for best festival, Dream State, photographer Paul Harries and more. Here is the full winners list:

Heavy Music Awards 2019: The Winners

Best Album – Presented by EMP

Architects – Holy Hell

Epitaph Records, Produced by Josh Middleton and Dan Searle

Best UK Band – Presented by Spotify

Bring Me The Horizon

RCA Records

Best International Band – Presented by The Pit

Parkway Drive

Epitaph Records

Best Live Band – Presented by O2 Forum Kentish Town

Architects

Epitaph Records

Best UK Breakthrough Band – Presented by Believe

Dream State

UNFD

Best International Breakthrough Band – Presented by Fireball

Fever 333

Roadrunner Records

Best Festival

Bloodstock Open Air

Best Photographer

Paul Harries

Best Producer – Presented by Allianz Musical Insurance

Dan Weller

The H – Awarded for exceptional positive contribution to the heavy music scene

The Dixon Family

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