by Bram Teitelman | Dec 6, 2016 | Awards
People have been bitching about the Grammy awards since a metal category was first awarded in 1989 and Metallica lost out to Jethro Tull. They’ve continued to be relatively tone deaf since, such as two years ago when “best metal peformance” went to...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 18, 2016 | Awards
Today, the increasingly irrelevant Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2017 were announced, and there are a few surprises, but nothing that exciting. Jane’s Addiction, Pearl Jam, Yes and Bad Brains are among the more rock-leaning of this year’s...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 29, 2016 | Awards, Television
Last night, the MTV Video Music Awards happened, and you probably shouldn’t know that. It’s not like they even decided to pay any lip service to rock or metal this year. Even Twenty One Pilots, a true breakout band from the past year that is...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 13, 2016 | Award Show Battles, Awards, Metal on Metal, News
The Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards happened tonight in the UK and among their nominees, there were many great bands including Enslaved, Slayer or Lamb of God but unfortunately not everyone can take home the prize, so we bring you the list of winners for this...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 5, 2016 | Awards, News, Updates
It’s hard to remember that we haven’t even reached the middle of the year with everything that’s been happening lately, but something to remind us about it are award ceremonies. The British magazine Kerrang! recently announced the list of nominees...
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 12, 2016 | Awards, News, Streaming Music
The past decade has been important in redefining the music industry with the incorporation of online streaming as a media for music consumption. Back in the day, you had to sell half a million physical albums to get a gold record from the RIAA (the Recording Industry...