SLAYER Wins Their First Grammy
February 11, 2007, 17 years ago
Earlier tonight at the 49th annual Grammy Awards at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, SLAYER was awarded The Grammy for Best Metal Performance for 'Eyes Of The Insane' from their Christ Illusion album. Sadly, the award was not part of the televised broadcast.
The other nominees in the Best Metal Performance category were: LAMB OF GOD for 'Redneck', MASTODON for 'Colony Of Birchmen', MINISTRY for 'Lies, Lies, Lies' and 'STONE SOUR for '30/30-150'.
This was Slayer's second Grammy nomination, the first being in 2002 for the track 'Disciple' from God Hates Us All, also in the Best Metal Performance category. TOOL took home The Grammy that year for 'Schism'.
Slayer is currently headlining a North American tour and did not attend the Grammy presentation, but vocalist/bassist Tom Araya had this to say about the win from his hotel room in Columbus, OH: " Jeff (Hanneman, guitarist) and I put a lot into 'Eyes Of The Insane' so we're thrilled that the Grammy voters took the time to listen to it, and then vote for it. We're out here on the road and we're all really, really happy."
