GMA Awards 2014 winners announced

The votes have been counted, double checked and some cringed over in regards to how close it really was.

The breakdown of the votes can be seen by clicking here.

But we can now officially unveil the winners of the GMA Awards 2014, voted by you our readers and nominees fans, etc.

With one nominee in one category winning by a landslide percentage, all we can do is praise those nominated and wish everyone involved a bright 2015.... so let's check out the winners and we shall see you again in December 2015 for the 4th edition of the GMA Awards.

• Album of the year
  

Behemoth – The Satanist

• News story of the year
  

Metal Hammer Golden Gods "Global Metal" awarded to Orphaned Land & Khalas

• Best live act
  

Orphaned Land

• Breaking Metal scene
  

Peru

• Festival of the year
  

Wacken Open Air

• Music video of the year
  

ELUVEITIE – 'The Call Of The Mountains'

• Riff Lord
  

Chen Balbus (Orphaned Land)

• Bassist of the year
  

Martín Méndez (Opeth)

• Drummer of the year
  

Chris Adler (Lamb Of God)

• Female of the year
  

Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)

• Guitarist of the year
  

Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

• Keyboardist of the year
  

Christian Lorenz (Rammstein)

• Male of the year
  

Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land)

• Vocalist of the year
  

Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land)

• Breakthrough African Metal band
  

Myrath (Tunisia)

• Breakthrough Asian Metal band
  

Dark Desolation (India)

• Breakthrough Australasian Metal band
  

Eye Of The Enemy (Australia)

• Breakthrough European Metal band
  

Devilment (England)

• Breakthrough International Metal band
  

Khalas (Palestine)

• Breakthrough Non-Metal band
  

The Vintage Caravan (Iceland)

• Breakthrough North & Central American Metal band
  

Valkeryon (Panama)

• Breakthrough South American Metal band
  

Krow (Brazil)

• Breakthrough British Metal band
  

Devilment

• Best Metal Film / Documentary
  

'As The Palaces Burn' - Lamb of God

• Most Metal YouTube Video of 2014
  

"F**k her right in the pussy"