The Heavy Frequency Awards V ceremony was a huge success, thanks to all of the sponsors, presenters, performers, crew and staff members that worked so hard together to make it possible. The magazine wishes to thank every one of these individuals and organizations for their undying support of this publication and the local music community as a whole.


Congratulations to all of the winners that our readers chose this year, as well as each of the nominees and all of the honorable mentions. You have given it your all this year, and every single one of you deserves an award for your hard work, dedication and talent. Thank you for being a part of the Heavy Frequency family.


As many of you heard, this year's Awards process will be the last for Heavy Frequency, but the magazine will finish out the year. We are so grateful for all of your love and support during this time – it means the world to us.

Heavy Frequency extends our deepest gratitude to all of the following:

Sponsors
Chapman Recording & Mastering Studios
Club Wars
Dominion Group Entertainment
Hollywood Music TV
Jett Fox Promotions
Needmore Discs
R.I.P. Productions

Presenters
Troy Van Horn – Federation of Horsepower guitarist, "Grace & Fury" columnist
Jett Fox, Chad Kuehn – Jett Fox Promotions
Paul DeVille – North American Disconnect, Hollywood Music TV
Wes West – Studio West Kansas City
Joey Pintozzi – Static Entertainment Gropu
Matthew Heinrichs – R.I.P. Productions
Neil Simpson, Andrew Twenter – Chapman Recording & Mastering Studios
Coleen & Erik Voeks – Needmore Discs
Jim Kilroy – Club Wars, Banzai Magazine

Performers
Big Dumb Fun Show DJs: Frank, Venkman, Gnirk
At the Left Hand of God: Rikk, Rob, Scottie, Dave, Chris
Iron Guts Kelly: Shawn, Sean, Boj, Josh
Seeking Surreal: Justin, Trent, Nate, Holden, Joel

Event Crew
Wes West, Mike Doss, Steve Schad, Rick Allen, Cody Bashaw, Joe Bashaw, Holly Cochran, David Bickley, Ryan Caddell, Rae Arnold, Jodi Michael, Joe Bustamante, Doug Davis, Luther "Tubby" Delacroix, Peter Santellan, Jason Meier, Dustin Johnson, Jeanie Moore

Contributors
Mary Mattheis, Maria Garza, Jack Bagby, Alan Scott, Willie Parks, Wayne Wilkes, Angel Hall, Dustin Albright, DJ Stevie Cruz,


The winners of the 2006 Heavy Frequency Awards, as voted by the public, are as follows:

Guitarist
Andrew Nagorski
Sicadis

Best Guitar Duo
Aaron Henges, Andrew Nagorski
Sicadis

Best Bassist
Krista Julius
Out of the Suffering, Moire

Best Drummer
Lance Bennett
The Leo Project

Best Vocalist
Tyler Lyon
The Leo Project

Best Frontman
Paul Kelley
Moire

Best New Band
Caesura

Best Metal Band
Sicadis

Best Rock/Hard Rock Band
The Leo Project

Best Punk/Hardcore/Hybrid Band
Of Vice and Virtue

Best Live Performance
Sicadis

Best Live Venue
The Beaumont Club

Album of the Year
Sidewise
Siren

Achiever of the Year
Jim Kilroy
Banzai Magazine/Club Wars