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The Grammys has never been known for supporting heavy metal. Heavy bands show up and it’s like a burnout kid crashing his parents’ fancy dinner party. Even when Halestorm won Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for their song “Love Bites (And So Do I)” at the 2013 Grammys, Lzzy Hale told me that she felt like the band was the awkward red-headed step child the entire night.
Hell, the metal category isn’t even a part of the televised ceremony. Regardless of that, the nominees for the the 2014 Grammy Awards have been announced, and rock and metal have a surprisingly solid presence.
Black Sabbath is nominated in both the “Best Metal Performance” and “Best Rock Song” category for their single “God Is Dead?,” and the Grammys tradition of nominating a cover song is rounded out with Anthrax’s cover of AC/DC’s “TNT” also up for “Best Metal Performance.”
Here are all the metal/rock-related categories:
Best Metal Performance:
Anthrax – “T.N.T.” (AC/DC cover)
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?”
Dream Theater – “The Enemy Inside”
Killswitch Engage – “In Due Time”
Volbeat – “Room 24” (feat. King Diamond)
Best Rock Performance:
Alabama Shakes – “Always Alright”
David Bowie – “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir” (live from “Celebration Day”)
Queens Of The Stone Age – “My God Is The Sun”
Jack White – “I’m Shakin'”
Best Rock Song:
Gary Clark Jr. – “Ain’t Messin ‘Round”
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear – “Cut Me Some Slack”
Rolling Stones – “Doom And Gloom”
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?”
Muse – “Panic Station”
Best Rock Album:
Black Sabbath – “13”
David Bowie – “The Next Day”
Kings Of Leon – “Mechanical Bull”
Led Zeppelin – “Celebration Day”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork”
Neil Young With Crazy Hose – “Psychedelic Pill”
Best Alternative Music Album:
Neko Case – “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
The National – “Trouble Will Find Me”
Nine Inch Nails – “Hesitation Marks”
Tame Impala – “Lonerism”
Vampire Weekend – “Modern Vampires Of The City”
Best Recording Package:
Geneseo – “Automatic Music Can Be Fun”
Reckless Kelly – “Long Night Moon”
Jay-Z – “Magna Carta…Holy Grail”
Metallica – “Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)”
David Bowie – “The Next Day”
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Pistol Annies – “Annie Up”
Madeleine Peyroux – “The Blue Room”
Alice In Chains – “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork”
Andrew Duhon – “The Moorings”
Daft Punk – “Random Access Memories”
The Grammys will be held on January 26, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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