Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Awarded for quality performances in the heavy metal music genre
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country United States
First awarded 1990
Last awarded 2010
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre. The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony, where honors in several categories are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[1] It was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[2]

The NARAS recognized heavy metal music artists for the first time at the 31st Grammy Awards (1989). The category was originally presented as Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, combining two of the most popular music genres of the 1980s.[3] Jethro Tull won that award for the album Crest of a Knave, beating Metallica, which were expected to win with the album ...And Justice for All. This choice led to widespread criticism of the NARAS, as journalists suggested that the music of Jethro Tull did not belong in the hard rock or heavy metal genres.[4][5] In response, the NARAS created the categories Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance, separating the genres.

The Best Metal Performance category was first presented at the 32nd Grammy Awards in 1990, and was again the subject of controversy when rock musician Chris Cornell (lead vocalist for the band Soundgarden) was perplexed by the organization's nomination of the band Dokken in this category.[6] Metallica won in the first three years. The awards were presented for the song "One", a cover version of Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy", and the album Metallica.

As of 2010, Metallica holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of six. The bands Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, and Tool have each received the award twice. American bands have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians or groups originating from the United Kingdom four times. The band Megadeth holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with eight.

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Recipients

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Members of the six-time award-winning band, Metallica
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1994 award winner, Ozzy Osbourne
A man with his eyes closed and mouth open, holding a microphone; he is wearing dark clothing and wrist bands.
Jonathan Davis of the 2003 award-winning band, Korn
A man wearing a black shirt, looking down and playing a bass guitar.
Lemmy of the 2005 award-winning band, Motörhead
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Members of the 2006 award-winning band, Slipknot
Three men on a stage, all holding guitars. All three are wearing black clothing, and audio equipment can be seen both in front of and behind them.
Members of the two-time award-winning band, Slayer
Four men standing next to one another on a stage, three of which are holding guitars. All four men are wearing black clothing, and some of the articles of clothing are studded.
Members of the 2010 award-winning band, Judas Priest
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Nationality Work Nominees Ref.
1990 Metallica  United States "One" [7]
1991 Metallica  United States "Stone Cold Crazy" [8]
1992 Metallica  United States Metallica [9]
1993 Nine Inch Nails  United States "Wish" [10]
1994 Osbourne, OzzyOzzy Osbourne  United Kingdom "I Don't Want to Change the World" [11]
1995 Soundgarden  United States "Spoonman" [12]
1996 Nine Inch Nails  United States "Happiness in Slavery" (live)
  • Gwar – "S.F.W."
  • Megadeth – "Paranoid"
  • Metallica – "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (live)
  • White Zombie – "More Human than Human"
 [13]
[14]
1997 Rage Against the Machine  United States "Tire Me"
  • Korn – "Shoots and Ladders"
  • Pantera – "Suicide Note, Pt. 2"
  • White Zombie – "I'm Your Boogieman"
  • Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper – "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)"
 [15]
1998 Tool  United States "Ænema"
  • Corrosion of Conformity – "Drowning in a Daydream"
  • Korn – "No Place to Hide"
  • Megadeth – "Trust"
  • Pantera – "Cemetery Gates"
 [16]
1999 Metallica  United States "Better Than You" [17]
2000 Black Sabbath  United Kingdom "Iron Man" [18]
2001 Deftones  United States "Elite" [19]
2002 Tool  United States "Schism" [20]
2003 Korn  United States "Here to Stay" [21]
2004 Metallica  United States "St. Anger" [22]
2005 Motörhead  United Kingdom "Whiplash" [23]
2006 Slipknot  United States "Before I Forget" [24]
2007 Slayer  United States "Eyes of the Insane" [25]
2008 Slayer  United States "Final Six" [26]
2009 Metallica  United States "My Apocalypse" [27]
2010 Judas Priest  United Kingdom "Dissident Aggressor" [28]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/. Retrieved April 24, 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center. Retrieved April 24, 2010. 
  3. ↑ Pareles, Jon (February 23, 1989). "Grammys to McFerrin and Chapman". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/23/arts/grammys-to-mcferrin-and-chapman.html. Retrieved December 14, 2009. 
  4. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank, ed (2005). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. 1 (2 ed.). CRC Press. p. 542. ISBN 9780415938358. http://books.google.com/books?id=xV6tghvO0oMC&lpg=PA542&dq=grammy%20jethro%20tull&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&pg=PA542#v=onepage&q=grammy%20jethro%20tull&f=false. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
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  6. ↑ Britt, Bruce (February 17, 1990). "It's time again for the Grammy award gripes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Block Communications). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mt0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y24DAAAAIBAJ&dq=grammy%20dokken&pg=5380%2C4759848. Retrieved December 14, 2009. 
  7. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (January 12, 1990). "Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock". The Seattle Times. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900112&slug=1050383. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  8. ↑ Morse, Steve (January 11, 1991). "Grammys focus on fresh faces, jilt Madonna" (fee required). The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/BG/lib00065,0EADDF2B715CAE8E.html. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
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  10. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (January 8, 1993). "Grammys show influence of Seattle music". The Seattle Times. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930108&slug=1678846. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  11. ↑ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1994). "Sting, Joel top Grammy nominations". The Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I-0VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6RQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=grammy%20fear-of-the-dark&pg=7137%2C2245707. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  12. ↑ Wilker, Deborah (January 6, 1995). "Stars dominate Grammy nominations" (fee required). South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/18308081.html?dids=18308081:18308081&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+06%2C+1995&author=DEBORAH+WILKER+Music+Writer&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=STARS+DOMINATE+GRAMMY+NOMINATIONS&pqatl=google. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  13. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (January 5, 1996). "Presidents of the U.S. are riding high in the musical polls". The Seattle Times. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960105&slug=2307442. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  14. ↑ Harris, Chris (January 29, 2010). "The Grammys Don't Understand Metal". Noisecreep. http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/01/29/the-grammys-dont-understand-metal/. Retrieved July 31, 2010. 
  15. ↑ Campbell, Mary (January 8, 1997). "Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  16. ↑ Morse, Steve (January 7, 1998). "Paula Cole a leader in Grammys" (fee required). The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDCF4A11B83C9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  17. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 6, 1999). "10 nominations put Lauryn Hill atop Grammy heap" (fee required). Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/37822964.html?dids=37822964:37822964&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+06%2C+1999&author=Greg+Kot%2C+Tribune+Rock+Critic.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=10+NOMINATIONS+PUT+LAURYN+HILL+ATOP+GRAMMY+HEAP&pqatl=google. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  18. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 5, 2000). "Guitarist Santana is 1 on Grammys' chart of nominees" (fee required). Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/47657280.html?dids=47657280:47657280&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+05%2C+2000&author=Greg+Kot%2C+Tribune+Rock+Critic+Tribune+music+critic+John+von+Rhein+contributed+to+this+report&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=GUITARIST+SANTANA+IS+1+ON+GRAMMYS%27+CHART+OF+NOMINEES&pqatl=google. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  19. ↑ Bream, Jon (January 4, 2001). "Rapper Eminem earns 4 Grammy nods" (fee required). The Star Tribune Company. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68745009.html. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  20. ↑ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  21. ↑ Goldstein, Ben (January 15, 2003). "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. http://www.blender.com/guide/67128/grammy-nominees-announced.html. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  22. ↑ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. December 5, 2003. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  23. ↑ "Kanye West is at top of Grammy list". The Seattle Times. December 8, 2004. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002112383_grammys08.html. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  24. ↑ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. December 8, 2005. p. 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  25. ↑ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/49th_show/list.aspx#04. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  26. ↑ "Grammy 2008 Winners List". MTV. February 10, 2008. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml. Retrieved December 1, 2009. 
  27. ↑ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. February 8, 2009. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml. Retrieved December 1, 2009. 
  28. ↑ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#04. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 

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