The Recording Academy announced nominations for the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards today. The press event was held at the Music Box @ The Fonda in Hollywood and was attended by national and international media, as well as key music industry executives. The 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on GRAMMY Sunday, Feb. 13, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (EST/PST).
Here are the nominees for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance, as well as notables for Best Rock Instrumental and Best Rock Song:
Field 4 – Rock
Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
“Megalomaniac”
Incubus
Track from: A Crow Left Of The Murder
[Epic/Immortal]
“Some Kind Of Monster”
Metallica
Track from: Some Kind Of Monster
[Elektra Records]
“Feelin' Way Too Damn Good”
Nickelback
Track from: The Long Road
[Roadrunner Records]
“Duality”
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
[Roadrunner Records]
“Slither”
Velvet Revolver
[RCA]
Field 4 – Rock
Category 18 - Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
“Nymphetamine”
Cradle Of Filth
Track from: Nymphetamine
[Roadrunner Records]
“Live For This”
Hatebreed
Track from: The Rise Of Brutality
[Universal Records]
“The End Of Heartache”
Killswitch Engage
Track from: The End Of Heartache
[Roadrunner Records]
“Whiplash”
Motörhead
[Big Deal Records]
“Vermilion”
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
[Roadrunner Records]
Notables:
Field 4 – Rock
Category 19 - Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
“O Baterista”
Rush
Track from: Rush In Rio
[Anthem/Atlantic Records]
“Whispering A Prayer”
Steve Vai
Track from: G3 Live: Rockin' In The Free World
[Epic Records]
Field 4 – Rock
Category 20 - Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
“Fall To Pieces”
Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet
Revolver)
Track from: Contraband
[RCA; Publishers: Velvet Revolver Songs, Slash & Cash Publishing.]