The Swedish Metal Awards were given out this weekend and among the winners were The Haunted (photo) and Dead By April. They have both been in ALL SCANDINAVIANs spotlight for some time now, so we are happy to see them snatch the award for Best Metal and Best Newcomer. Evergrey, however, have slipped under our radar but we have checked them out now and urge you to do the same – they’re ace!

A little bonus info: Dead By April are recording their debut album right now and give fans an opportunity to follow the progress through a series of studio diaries posted on their MySpace. Do check it out.

Here are the winners of the 2009 Swedish Metal Awards:

Best Hard Rock: Bullet – ‘Bite The Bullet’
Best Death Metal: In Flames – ‘A Sense Of Purpose’
Best Glam/Sleaze: Gemini Five – ‘Sex Drugs Anarchy’
Best Power Metal: Sabaton – ‘The Art Of War’
Best Punk/Hardcore: Kid Down – ‘I Want My Girlfriend Rich’
Best Alternative Metal: Evergrey – ‘Torn’
Best Metal: The Haunted – ‘Versus’
Best Newcomer: Dead By April