FINNISH METAL AWARDS 2003

The 2003 installment of the Finnish Metal Music Awards (Sirkkelirock 2003) was held this past Saturday (January 3) at Tavastia Club in Helsinki.

Voting was open to all the metal fans in Finland and was presented through the various media outlets that were working with the event's organizers.

The winners are as follows:

Finnish Band of the Year: CHILDREN OF BODOM
Finnish Newcomer of the Year: MACHINE MEN
Finnish Album of the Year: KOTITEOLLISUUS – “Helvetistä Itään”
International Band: IRON MAIDEN
International Newcomer: EVANESCENCE
International Album: IRON MAIDEN – “Dance of Death”
Producer of the Year: Mikko Karmila
Metal Video of 2003: KOTITEOLLISUUS – “Minä Olen”
Metal Event of 2003: Tuska Metal Festival

In addition, Sirkkelirock presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award to CANNIBAL CORPSE for acknowledged work in metal music.