Biffy, Bullet among Kerrang! nominees

Biffy Clyro and Bullet For My Valentine are among the acts nominated for this year's Kerrang! Awards.

The ceremony takes place at a secret location in London on August 21.

Welsh rockers Bullet are up four gongs, while Biffy are among the names in the best British band category.

Elliot Minor and Go: Audio are among the best British newcomer nominees and Jared Leto's 30 Seconds To Mars have three nominations, including Best Live Band.

Other acts up for gongs include Lostprophets, Simple Plan and My Chemical Romance.

The full list of nominations:

Best British Newcomer
Dead Swans
We Are The Ocean
Slaves To Gravity
Elliot Minor
Go:Audio

Best International Newcomer
Kill Hannah
A Day To Remember
Four Year Strong
Black Tide
All Time Low

Best British Band
Lostprophets
Bring Me The Horizon
You Met At Six
Bullet For My Valentine
Biffy Clyro

Best International Band
30 Seconds To Mars
My Chemical Romance
Madina Lake
Coheed And Cambria
Avenged Sevenfold

Best Single
30 Seconds To Mars - 'From Yesterday'
Bullet For My Valentine - 'Waking The Demon'
Simple Plan - 'Your Love Is A Lie'
Kids In Glass Houses - 'Give Me What I Want'
Pendulum - 'Propane Nightmares'

Best Video
Bullet For My Valentine - 'Waking The Demon'
30 Seconds To Mars - 'A Beautiful Lie'
Weezer - 'Pork And Beans'
Coheed And Cambria - 'Feathers'
Gallows - 'Starin' At The Rude Bois'

Best Album
Bullet For My Valentine - Scream, Aim, Fire
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
Mindless Self Indulgence - If
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer

Best Live Band
30 Seconds To Mars
Lostprophets
Machine Head
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Avenged Sevenfold