Dillinger Escape Plan Win Kerrang's Spirit of Independence Award!

The Dillinger Escape Plan have won the Spirit of Independence Award in this year's Kerrang! Awards. Thanks to everyone who voted!

Kerrang Update: Dillinger Escape Plan Nominated for Best Live Band

The Dillinger Escape Plan have been nominated for the "Best Live Band" category in this year's Kerrang! Awards. They are up against 30 Seconds to mars, Lostprophets, Machine Head and Avenged Sevenfold. Make sure you get your votes in for The Dillinger Escape Plan to ensure a well-deserved win. More info below:

Competition in each category is extremely tight and there's still time to vote if you want your favourites to take a shiny K! trophy home on the night. Or the following morning, for that matter.

To cast your votes, click here.

Voters who are 18 years of age and over will be in with a chance to win their very own table at this year's ceremony. Yes, you and nine friends could be rubbing shoulders with - and potentially stepping over - the biggest names in rock at the Kerrang! Awards 2008!

Thanks to Brogan for taking the time to write in with the news!

Vote for DEP In This Year's Kerrang Awards

The site for the 2008 Kerrang Awards is up and voting has begun! If you've got a minute, register and vote as following:

Best International Band: The Dillinger Escape Plan
Best Live Band: The Dillinger Escape Plan
Best Single: Black Bubblegum/Milk Lizard by The Dillinger Escape Plan

You can vote as many times as you want (once registered), so go hog wild!

Plug Awards Win *Updated*

With Ire Works, DEP have won "Metal Album of the Year" in the 2008 Plug Awards. For more information on other Plug Awards winners, or to see who DEP topped against go here.

*Updated*

Rodney Githens wrote in with an image of a poster he did for the DEP Plug Award, which is as follows:



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