The 67th annual Grammy Awards ceremony is set for Feb. 2 and will be broadcasted live on CBS. There are a handful of categories focused on rock and heavy metal, and the nominees were announced on Friday.
For “Best Metal Performance” the nominees are:
Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy – Suffocate
Metallica – Screaming Suicide
Spiritbox – Cellar Door
For “Best Rock Performance” the nominees are:
The Beatles – Now and Then
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St. Vincent – Broken Man
For “Best Rock Song” the nominees are:
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – Dilemma
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St. Vincent – Broken Man
For “Best Rock Album” the nominees are:
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Jack White – No Name
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
The Grammys have long been criticized for their lack of knowledge when it comes to rock and metal. Famously, Jethro Tull beat Metallica (as well as Iggy Pop, Jane’s Addiction and AC/DC) for “Best Hard Rock or Metal Performance” back in 1989. Eric Clapton took the award for “Best Rock Song” in 1993. His acoustic version of “Layla” beat Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
In 2005, Motorhead won a “Best Metal Performance” Grammy for a cover of a Metallica song (“Whiplash”). In 2015, comedy rock duo Tenacious D won a “Best Metal Performance” Grammy for their cover of Dio’s “The Last In Line.”
