Golden Gods Best Underground Band: Wardruna

Wardruna wins the Best Underground Band, sponsored by World Of Tanks.

Kvitrafn and Gaahl’s dark folk side-project has picked up the Best Underground Band award at the Orange Amplification Presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods In Association With World Of Tanks.

Also nominated were Scorpion Child, Deafheaven, Alcest and Beastmilk.

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TeamRock caught up with Wardruna at The Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2014 to talk about them winning Best Underground act. We find out how it feels to win, especially as they don’t identify themselves as being a metal band and more!

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Luke Morton joined Metal Hammer as Online Editor in 2014, having previously worked as News Editor at popular (but now sadly defunct) alternative lifestyle magazine, Front. As well as helming the Metal Hammer website for the four years that followed, Luke also helped relaunch the Metal Hammer podcast in early 2018, producing, scripting and presenting the relaunched show during its early days. He also wrote regular features for the magazine, including a 2018 cover feature for his very favourite band in the world, Slipknot, discussing their turbulent 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone.