by Bram Teitelman | Feb 15, 2016 | Awards, News
The Grammy Awards are taking place tonight, but as usual, the bulk of the awards were given away before the broadcast ceremony happened. The 58th Annual annual self-congratulatory awards show had a pretty well-rounded list of Best Metal Performance nominees. August...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 4, 2016 | Awards, News
The Grammys are infamous for forgetting to include deceased metal legends in its “In Memoriam” portion (well, you can argue they forget about metal in general). However, it appears that the NARAS members are keen to honoring the late Lemmy Kilmister. That’s why the...
by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 3, 2016 | Awards, Metal on Metal, News
Earlier in December, the Grammys revealed their list of nominees, including those running for “Best Metal Performance” which boasts bands like Ghost, Lamb of God, August Burns Red, and Sevendust. Now, Canada’s version of the awards, the JUNO unveiled...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 7, 2015 | Awards, News
The Grammys matter slightly more than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but as far as self-congratulatory wankfests, it’s still something where metal at least gets mentioned. And now that they’ve broken out “Best Metal Performance” as its own...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 10, 2015 | Award Show Battles, Awards, News
We all know if we’re looking for metal validation in real life, it’s probably not going to come courtesy of the Grammys. However, Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher might help. In an interview with the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, the guitarist mentions...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 8, 2015 | Award Show Battles, Awards, News
Let’s start out by stating the obvious: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is pretty much a sham of an organization. Everyone knows this. Countless bands should be nominated, but aren’t. The nomination process is very much behind closed doors and arbitrary,...