NOT THAT YOU SHOULD CARE, BUT THE GRAMMY NOMINEES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at 1:00pm by Axl Rosenberg
Even now that Slayer are Grammy winners, I don’t think any metalhead really gives a flying fuck about the Grammys. But, what the fuck – here are this year’s nominees for “Best Metal Performance”:
- DragonForce, “Heroes Of Our Time”
- Judas Priest, “Nostradamus”
- Metallica, “My Apocalypse”
- Ministry, “Under My Thumb”
- Slipknot, “Psychosocial”
So, just for shits and giggles, let’s make some early predictions here. I’d wager that 99% of all Grammy voters know about as much about metal as Rob Halford does about making love to a woman, so name recognition will be a determining factor in who goes home with a statue. Therefore, Ministry is out (even if they are nominated for a Stones cover), and, unless they’ve been paying attention to their kids and “that darn guitar game,” Dragonforce might as well stay home, too.
That leaves Slipknot, Priest and Metallica. It will surprise exactly no one who reads this site on a regular basis to learn that I’d rather see see the ‘Knot or Priest win (”Psychosocial” is probably my favorite song of these choices, but I’d love it if Priest took home the gold, just ’cause, y’know, they’re Judas fucking Priest), but my gut tells me Metallica has this in the bag. Death Magnetic has sold a ridiculous number of records, and the voters may still remember when they caught shit for giving this prize to Jethro Tull instead of ‘Tallica.
The good news: at least Metallica aren’t nominated for “The Day that Never Comes.”
-AR
The Grammys are pretty irrelevant. I think Metallica’s already won for 2 cover songs “Stone Cold Crazy” and “Whiskey in the Jar”. I see them giving the old “Hey, these guys don’t have a Grammy yet” Grammy to Judas Priest, even though that album pretty much sucks.
I can see it going to Dragonforce. As popular as they’ve gotten since Guitar Hero came out, I can see a lot of people putting their “name recognition” votes in for them. Even if they’ve never heard Heroes of our Time. Hell they probably assume Heroes of our Time is Through The Fire and Flames anyway.
P.S. Lars looks extra gay in that picture.
At least Priests other song Visions was nominated as well. Out of the five I’d go for Slipknot too, simply because that Metallica song fuckin blows and Nostradamus is an annoyingly repetitive song. Each time I listen I start to laugh at the number of times he actual says Nostradamus.
isnt kirk the gay one? hah
Fuck dragonforce with their 10000 track overdubbed solos, and their pro tools and such
Metallica are going to win, Priest deserve it (best album in the bunch), that Slipknot and Dragonforce are on the list is an insult to decent metal everywhere.
No Trivium? Shogun easily beats Crap Magnetic or DragonFarce
I don’t understand why they can’t have a few members on the panel who are metal experts so they don’t come out with this ridiculous excuse of a Grammy nominee list. There was a lot of great metal in ‘08.
Nachtmystium should of been nominated!
Metallica has this one in the Bag.
Jimmy, Trivium don’t need to be on the list.Didn’t you read this thing?Metallica took the spot for the band that sounds like 1980’s Metallica.
This list sucks balls.Would it be nice to see Priest win a grammy?Yes.But don’t be riffucktardulous.Metallica will win.I don’t care at all about this list, but I’m interested that there is such a list where the bands aren’t all beaten out because of one monster.The big three in there are all “forget the other nominee” types.But you know how people are.I’d tell Lars and Co. to start making room on the mantle or another shiny phonograph.
Aqualung
@ Quinn
Trivium do not sound like Metallica at all now, not even close. It’s there own sound and the Crusade era is dead and gone.
If I had to pick, I’d say Metallica or Ministry. But if I had my way, none.
How typical of the Grammys. It’s not worth my time to bitch about the selections so I’ll just put forth a few of my own. (Keeping in mind that these were singles and had videos to go along with them, seeing as we must keep in the tradition of the Grammy.)
“Bloodmeat” – Protest The Hero
“We Are The Nightmare” – Arsis
“Down From The Sky” – Trivium
“Vacuity” – Gojira
I wouldn’t call the Grammys “irrelevant”, but I would say they really don’t reward anything of value. I love Priest. I have since I was a teen in the early ’80s, but Nostradamus is truly dreadful – the song, the album, the concept.
Sammy, Lil Wayne got 8 Grammy nominations. Your first point is invalid.
It has very little to do with talent, and about 99% of it is name recognition and album sales.
Actually, it has nothing to do with talent. It’s just that, every once in a while, the millions of people that listen to shitty music occasionally get stuck on something that’s actually good, and that really good thing becomes popular.
I’m guessing that a lot of metal labels don’t bother sending in their albums for Grammy consideration. You gotta be submitted to be considered for a nomination. Yer average indie metal label like Southern Lord, Hydra Head or Willowtip prolly doesn’t give enough of a shit to waste its time.
I love Ministry, but their cover of “Under My Thumb” is the worst song ever. I am baffled at why it would have even been considered over their awesome cover of “Roadhouse Blues”.
I doubt they’ll give a grammy to any obscure artist who would actually deserve a grammy this year, like bottle doom lazy band, but Max Cavelara put out two fantastic albums this year: Soulfly’s latest and the Cavelara Conspiracy. he has sold millions of albums. he should get a grammy nod.
@ Tyler: I know their new stuff is not as Metallica bent, but I still can’t get past the fact that these guys are so damn arrogant.I’ve decided to not be a dick and actually try to go on merit for them, but right now I see it like this – one day, they may redeem themselves in my eyes, but the bad taste in my mouth is still lingering.Besides, you need a year where none of the huge bands lay down anything new.Maybe the awards for 2010 will have a younger vibe like a year or two ago when Shadows Fall and Mastodon were both nominated.Slayer has new shit out in 09 and Metallica will surely release another single, so I say don’t look for anyone “new” to get a win until at least Feb 2011.
Anyone who gives a gazillion trophies to fucktards like Brittany Spears and her ilk isn’t fit to lick dog shit off Al Jourgenson’s boots. I remember being proud when the Grammys finally added a metal category then they proved themselves the retarded dipshits they are by giving the first award to Jethro Tull. When they add a death metal category and have Deicide play live maybe they’ll have redeemed themselves but since I doubt Hell will be freezing over any time soon that probably won’t happen in my lifetime. For a metal band winning a grammy probably isn’t the best thing that can happen in your career, leave it for untalented hacks that clog the airwaves. Metal doesn’t need the Grammys. Fuck the Grammys!
I’d like to see Slipknot win just because I like them more than any other band on here, but i’ll put my money on Metallica or Judas Priest, with it probably going to Metallica since “Death Magnetic” is nominated for Best Rock Album as well, and Nostradamus isn’t.
Dear bleeding Jesus,who the fuck cares about the fucking Grammy’s?.