METALLICA, MEGADETH, GOJIRA, PERIPHERY, BARONESS, KORN, DISTURBED, JOE BONAMASSA Among Nominees For 59th Grammy Awards
December 6, 2016, 7 years ago
The nominations have been announced for the 59th Grammy Awards. The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12th at 8 PM, ET, on CBS.
The following are nominated in the “Best Metal Performance” category:
Baroness - “Shock Me” (Abraxan Hymns)
Gojira - “Silvera” (Roadrunner Records)
Korn - “Rotting In Vain” (Roadrunner Records)
Megadeth - “Dystopia” (UME)
Periphery” - “The Price Is Wrong” (Sumerian)
Nominated for “Best Rock Song” are:
“Blackstar” - David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie), Track from Blackstar
“Burn The Witch” - Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead), Track from A Moon Shaped Pool
“Hardwired” - James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica), Track from Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
“Heathens” - Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), Track from Suicide Squad: The Album
“My Name Is Human” - Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Gojira are also nominated in the “Best Rock Album” for Magma. They’ll compete for the trophy with Blink-182 (California), Cage The Elephant (Tell Me I’m Pretty), Panic! At The Disco (Death Of A Bachelor), and Weezer (Weezer).
Disturbed are are nominated in the “Best Rock Performance” category for “The Sound Of Silence” (Live On Conan), up against Alabama Shakes (“Joe” Live From Austin City Limits), Beyonce featuring Jack White (“Don’t Hurt Yourself”), David Bowie (“Backstar”), and Twenty One Pilots (“Heathens”).
Elsewhere, Joe Bonamassa gets a nod for his Live At The Greek Theatre release, nominated in the “Best Traditional Blues” category.
For a full list of the nominees, visit grammy.com.