THE HEAVY MUSIC AWARDS PASSES HALF A MILLION VOTES IN THE FIRST 19 HOURS OF VOTING OPEN!
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Following its monumental move to OVO Arena Wembley, the HEAVY MUSIC AWARDS once again is recognising the most influential and ground-breaking artists and creatives in the heavy music world.
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Tuesday 14 March – The finalists have been revealed for the seventh annual Heavy Music Awards, with the event again recognising the most influential and ground-breaking artists and creatives in the heavy music world. Leading the way with an incredible five nominations are Vukovi, closely followed by Nova Twins, Halestorm and Ghost who receive four nods each. This year, the celebration will reach new heights with the ceremony taking place at the legendary OVO Arena Wembley on 26 May, this makes it the biggest rock music awards ceremony ever held in the UK. Tickets for the event will be available soon.
The prestigious shortlist has been crafted by a panel of almost 1,000 industry experts, ahead of heavy music fans themselves having the final say. The winners will be decided exclusively by public vote – now open until 14 April.
VOTING IS NOW OPEN:
vote.heavymusicawards.com/
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NOMINATIONS IN FULL
| BEST ALBUM Architects – The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit Bad Omens – The Death of Peace of Mind Ghost – Impera Halestorm – Back From The Dead Nova Twins – Supernova Slipknot – The End, So Far Vukovi – NULA |
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM Bloodywood – Rakshak Cassyette – Sad Girl Mixtape Charlotte Sands – Love And Other Lies Heriot – Profound Morality Static Dress – Rouge Carpet Disaster Wargasm – EXPLICIT: The MiXXXtape Witch Fever – Congregation |
BEST UK ARTIST Presented by MNRK Heavy Bob Vylan Creeper Holding Absence Malevolence Nova Twins Sleep Token Vukovi |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST Presented by Arising Empire Bad Omens Electric Callboy Ghost Halestorm I Prevail Polyphia Spiritbox |
BEST UK LIVE ARTIST Presented by Allianz Musical Insurance Biffy Clyro Creeper Enter Shikari Neck Deep Nova Twins Skindred Vukovi |
BEST INTERNATIONAL LIVE ARTIST Alexisonfire Electric Callboy Ghost Halestorm My Chemical Romance Parkway Drive Turnstile |
| BEST BREAKTHROUGH LIVE ARTIST As Everything Unfolds Cassyette Heriot Joey Valence & Brae Lake Malice Static Dress Witch Fever |
BEST UK BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST As December Falls Blackgold Cody Frost Delilah Bon Kid Bookie Lake Malice ZAND |
BEST INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST Charlotte Sands Chat Pile LS Dunes Scene Queen Scowl Soul Blind ZULU |
| BEST FESTIVAL Presented by Ticketmaster 2000Trees Aftershock BMTH Malta Weekender Download Hellfest Outbreak Slam Dunk |
BEST SINGLE Architects – When We Were Young Bring Me The Horizon – sTraNgeRs Creeper – Ghost Brigade Enter Shikari – The Void Stares Back ft. Wargasm Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine Ithaca – They Fear Us Neck Deep – STFU |
BEST PRODUCTION Architects – The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit Bad Omens – The Death of Peace of Mind Halestorm – Back From The Dead Ithaca – They Fear Us Rolo Tomassi – Where Myth Becomes Memory Static Dress – Rouge Carpet Disaster Vukovi – NULA |
| BEST VIDEO Cassyette – Sad Girl Summer Coheed And Cambria – The Liars Club Electric Callboy – Hurrikan Motionless In White – Werewolf Nova Twins – Choose Your Fighter Parkway Drive – Glitch Polyphia – Playing God |
BEST ALBUM ARTWORK Coheed And Cambria – Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind Malevolence – Malicious Intent Parkway Drive – Darker Still Polyphia – Remember That You Will Die Vukovi – NULA Witch Fever – Congregation Zeal & Ardor – Zeal & Ardor |
Want an extra fix of your favourite bands/artists? Check out some previous Alex Alicia Interviews with some of this year’s HMA finalists:
CREEPER (Nominated in the Best UK Artists, Best UK Live Artist, and Best Single categories)
AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS (Nominated in the Best Breakthrough Live Artist category)
SKINDRED (Nominated in the Best UK Live Artist category)
CASSYETTE (Nominated in the Best Breakthrough Album, Best Breakthrough Live Artist, and Best Video categories)
WARGASM (Nominated in the Best Breakthrough Album, and Best Single (featuring with ENTER SHIKARI) categories)
HOLDING ABSENCE (Nominated in the Best UK Live Artist category)
