The nominees for this year's Kerrang Awards have been announced today (May 4).

My Chemical Romance lead the way with five nods, including Best Album and Best International Band.

Singer Gerard Way said: “Thank you for the recognition and we hope to see you this summer."

30 Seconds To Mars are also up for the same awards, with Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore and All Time Low completing the Best International Band Category.

You Me At Six, The Blackout, Enter Shikari, Bullet For My Valentine and Bring Me The Horizon will go head-to-head for Best British Band.

The ceremony will take place in London on July 9.

The 2011 Kerrang Awards nominations are:

Best British Newcomer

Francesca
Blitz Kids
Asking Alexandria
Octane OK
Dead Lay Waiting
 
Best International Newcomer

Black Veil Brides
We Are The In Crowd
The Pretty Reckless
D.R.U.G.S.
Hyro Da Hero
 
Best Single

Panic! At the Disco ‘The Ballad Of Mona Lisa’
Bullet For My Valentine ‘Your Betrayal’
My Chemical Romance ‘Planetary (GO!)’
Bring Me The Horizon ‘Blessed With A Curse’
30 Seconds To Mars ‘Hurricane’

Best Video

30 Seconds To Mars ‘Hurricane’
My Chemical Romance ‘Na Na Na’
The Blackout ‘Higher And Higher’
A Day To Remember ‘All I Want’
Young Guns ‘Stitches’

Best Live

Avenged Sevenfold
Bullet For My Valentine
30 Seconds To Mars
My Chemical Romance
All Time Low
 
Best Album
Bring Me The Horizon ‘There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It.  There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret’
Escape The Fate ‘Escape The Fate’
The Blackout ‘Hope’
Avenged Sevenfold ‘Nightmare’
My Chemical Romance ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’
 
Best British Album

Bullet For My Valentine
Bring Me The Horizon
You Me At Six
The Blackout
Enter Shikari
 
Best International Band

30 Seconds To Mars
Paramore
Avenged Sevenfold
My Chemical Romance
All Time Low

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