Grammy Awards - Best Metal Performance Nominations
Yesterday, nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced by The Recording Academy. Here are the nominees for Best Metal Performance:
Judas Priest - "Dissident Aggressor" (from A Touch of Evil ? Live)
Lamb Of God - "Set to Fail" (from Wrath)
Megadeth - "Head Crusher" (from Endgame)
Ministry - "Señor Peligro" (from Adios...)
Slayer - "Hate Worldwide" (from World Painted Blood)
Except for Slayer, who already won 2 Grammys, none of the bands have won before. Megadeth were already nominated 8 times without a win (together with Metallica, the band who has been nominated the most in this category since its introduction in 1989), Ministry were already nominated 6 times and Judas Priest already had 4 nominations without a win. Lamb of God were previously nominated once, in 2007.
Metallica's "Unforgiven III" is nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance, together with AC/DC's "War Machine", Alice In Chains' "Check My Brain", Linkin Park's "What I've Done" and Nickelback's "Burn It to the Ground". AC/DC is also nominated for Best Rock Album, while Steve Vai is up for a Best Rock Instrumental Performance award.
Awards will be handed out on January 31, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will air on CBS television. A full list of all nominees can be found here.
Judas Priest - "Dissident Aggressor" (from A Touch of Evil ? Live)
Lamb Of God - "Set to Fail" (from Wrath)
Megadeth - "Head Crusher" (from Endgame)
Ministry - "Señor Peligro" (from Adios...)
Slayer - "Hate Worldwide" (from World Painted Blood)
Except for Slayer, who already won 2 Grammys, none of the bands have won before. Megadeth were already nominated 8 times without a win (together with Metallica, the band who has been nominated the most in this category since its introduction in 1989), Ministry were already nominated 6 times and Judas Priest already had 4 nominations without a win. Lamb of God were previously nominated once, in 2007.
Metallica's "Unforgiven III" is nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance, together with AC/DC's "War Machine", Alice In Chains' "Check My Brain", Linkin Park's "What I've Done" and Nickelback's "Burn It to the Ground". AC/DC is also nominated for Best Rock Album, while Steve Vai is up for a Best Rock Instrumental Performance award.
Awards will be handed out on January 31, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will air on CBS television. A full list of all nominees can be found here.
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13237  |
Always the same bands. There is no value to metal in this grammy award.
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| Konrad Mormon Storm Posts: 707  |
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| Chainer Witch Hunter Gen Posts: 172  |
Quote: Yea your right, but I would love to see Dave Mustaine get a grammy. But that's just the fan boy talking. Anyway, who cares if there is no perceived value in the awards? If popular media outlets want to give these musicians pretty prestigious awards we should praise them, not turn the other cheek. I know that metal as a community does not seek the approval of the general populace, but when their approval and even applause is given, are we too cynical to accept it?
---- Written by Dangerboner on 02.11.2009 at 08:11
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13237 |
Written by Chainer on 03.12.2009 at 18:16 It's nothing to do with "approval of the general populace" - it's about doing it right! How many fantastic albums have been released this year, but flew over the grammy's radar because it didn't sell X amount?
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| Chainer Witch Hunter Gen Posts: 172 |
Quote: Of course you are correct, and I wouldn't attempt to argue otherwise. However this being said, I think that people who enjoy metal should want to see it praised, even if we know that there are bigger and better things that the old sacks on the grammy committees have no clue about. The bottom line is that I want to see this form of music given some goddamn respect, and if the only way to achieve that is by giving one of the grandfathers of metal a shitty trophy than so be it.
---- Written by Dangerboner on 02.11.2009 at 08:11
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| fade Son of Sweden Staff Posts: 3771  |
Written by Baz Anderson on 03.12.2009 at 18:03 It's the US what do you expect... those people who nominate don't know their hand from their asshole.
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15250  |
Honestly, who gives a shit? the reality is all these award shows are just backslapping circle jerk bullshit parties by and for douchebags who think the world revolves around them. metal is just barely even tolerated, let alone respected, by these people. fuck the lot of them, and fuck the people who actually watch these shows.
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
Written by Baz Anderson on 03.12.2009 at 18:25 As Lemmy Kilmister stated; it's a day where the record industry pats itself on the back and says "Didn't we do a good job?" There's a little part of me that hopes every year that perhaps, out of some small shred of a possibility they get a little creative with the nomination picks, but it's never going to happen. Same bullshit, new year. Nothing exciting.
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
Theres never been any value to the grammys. they mean NOTHING.
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| bard Posts: 171  |
It's almost like they don't listen to the music, they just browse through the years releases searching for big names and then put then on the nomination list.
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| DoomGuard Posts: 368  |
Written by Guest on 03.12.2009 at 18:32 no duh, their not as popular as these bands lol, but their newest album was pretty sweet, it deserves an award.
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| Ag Fox Angel No More Elite Posts: 4774  |
Tbh, i only care what gets nominated in the annual MS awards rather than grammy...
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| Introspekrieg Totemic Lust Elite Posts: 2747  |
Written by iMorphball on 03.12.2009 at 22:21 They have some stiff competition with Linkin Park and Nickelback... 
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| iMorphball Posts: 279 |
Written by Introspekrieg on 03.12.2009 at 23:02 lmao xD If they'll win in that catagory, I'll doubt it. haha
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
The Swedish grammy awards are much better, although I don't care about it either. But they at least nominate bands such as Opeth and Cult of Luna.
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| Slyfang Posts: 409  |
Written by Warman on 03.12.2009 at 23:43 where In Flames beat Meshuggah? yeah right. grammys have forever and always been about album sales
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695 |
Written by Slyfang on 03.12.2009 at 23:52 Exactly, that's why I don't care about that one either. But they at least have better nominations.
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| Angel Of Mercy Posts: 276  |
I totally agree, I would love Megadeth to get one and metallica not too.
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