My Chemical Romance Kerrang! kings

Aug 9, 2007, 13:00 GMT

My Chemical Romance are set to win big at the Kerrang! Awards 2007 after receiving four nominations.

The heavyweight American rock band will do battle with British newcomers, rave-metal group, Enter Shikari, who have also received four nods.

My Chemical Romance's 'Welcome to the Black Parade' will go head-to-head in the Best Single category with Enter Shikari's 'Sorry, You're Not A Winner'.

The bands are also pitted against each other for Best Album for 'The Black Parade' and 'Take To The Skies' respectively.

My Chemical Romance are also in the running for Best Video for their promo for 'Welcome to the Black Parade' and Best International Band, while Enter Shikari have been nominated for Best British Band and Best Live Band.

The nominations - announced at Oxford Street's Virgin Megastore in London yesterday (08.08.07) - also saw Canadian rockers Fall Out Boy named in three categories, Best Album, Best Video and Best International Band.

Funeral For a Friend, Lostprophets, Biffy Clyro, Muse, Machine Head, Hellogoodbye and 30 Seconds To Mars each received two nominations.

Close to 400,000 votes were cast through the rock magazine and the accompanying website www.kerrang.com for the nominations shortlist.

The awards ceremony will take place at The Brewery, in east London, on August 23.

Full List of Nominations for the Kerrang! Awards 2007:

Best British Newcomer

Gallows

Kids in Glass Houses

The Ghost Of A Thousand

YouMeAt6

Lost Alone

Best International Newcomer

Madina Lake

Job For A Cowboy

30 Seconds To Mars

The Sleeping

Hellogoodbye

Best Live Band

Angels and Airwaves

Muse

Enter Shikari

Aiden

Lostprophets

Best Single

My Chemical Romance - 'Welcome to the Black Parade'

Funeral For a Friend - 'Into Oblivion'

Enter Shikari - 'Sorry You're Not A Winner'

30 Seconds to Mars - 'The Kill'

AFI - 'Miss Murder'

Best Album

My Chemical Romance - 'The Black Parade'

Machine Head - 'The Blackening'

Biffy Clyro - 'Puzzle'

Enter Shikari - 'Take To The Skies'

Fall Out Boy - 'Infinity On High'

Best Video

My Chemical Romance - 'Welcome to the Black Parade'

Fall Out Boy - 'This Ain't A Scene'

Hellogoodbye - 'Here (In Your Arms)'

Linkin Park - 'What I've Done'

Paramore - 'Misery Business'

Best British Band

Lostprophets

Muse

Enter Shikari

Biffy Clyro

Funeral For A Friend

Best International Band

My Chemical Romance

Machine Head

The Used

Fall Out Boy

Panic! At The Disco

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