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 1989), Ministry were already nominated 6 times and Judas Priest already had 4 nominations without a win. Lamb Of God were already 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’s “Check My Brain”, Linkin Park and Nickelback. 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.
Source: www.grammy.com