Vibraphone Vibraphone The vibraphone (also known as the vibraharp or simply the vibes) is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family. It consists of tuned metal bars, and is usually played by holding two or four soft mallets and striking the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a "vibraphonist" or "vibraharpist". The vibraphone resembles the xylophone, marimba, and glockenspiel, one of the main differences between it and these instruments being that each bar is paired with a resonator tube that has a motor-driven butterfly valve at its upper end. The valves are mounted
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards The following is a list of the "Metal Hammer" Golden Gods Awards winners. The awards were conceived by Chris Ingham, John O'Sullivan & Dave Bianchi, and first held at the Kentish Town Forum in London 2003. The show was owned by Future Publishing till 2013, TeamRock 2014-16 and was bought back by Future in 2017. It has been produced by John O'Sullivan since its inception. Held at the Forum, London Hosted by Ian Campfield Live main stage performance by Murderdolls, Shadows Fall, Soil and Raging Speedhorn. Held at Ocean, London Hosted by Ian Campfield Live