Германският "Metal Hammer" обяви номинациите за наградите си

   Германското списание "Metal Hammer" обяви номинациите за ежегодните си награди, които ще бъдат връчени на 15 септември на специална церемония в Берлин. Ето и списък на всички кандидати по категории:

Метъл химн

BATTLE BEAST "Bastard Son Of Odin"
EVOCATION "Survival Of The Sickest"
GHOST "Square Hammer"
GOD DETHRONED "On The Wrong Side Of The Wire"
HAMMERFALL "Hammer High"
IN FLAMES "The End"
KREATOR "Gods Of Violence"
MASTODON "Show Yourself"
SABATON "Sparta"
TESTAMENT "Brotherhood Of The Snake"


Новоизгряваща банда

AMARANTHE
ATTILA
CARACH ANGREN
DEVILMENT
DOWNFALL OF GAIA
GLORYHAMMER
GOLD
NIGHT DEMON
ORDEN OGAN
TWILIGHT FORCE


Най-добър дебют

FOREVER STILL - "Tied Down"
DOOL - "Here Now, There Then"
AS LIONS - "Selfish Age"
GONE IS GONE - "Echolocation"
INVIDIA - "As The Sun Sleeps"
MEMORIAM - "For The Fallen"
THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM - "The Doomsday Kingdom"
THE RAVEN AGE - "Darkness Will Rise"
THE UNITY - "Unity"
ZEAL & ARDOR - "Devil Is Fine"


Най-добра германска банда

ACCEPT
GRAVE DIGGER
HELLOWEEN
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
IN EXTREMO
KISSIN' DYNAMITE
MANTAR
SALTATIO MORTIS
SCORPIONS
SODOM


Най-добър албум

BLUES PILLS - "Lady In Gold"
GOD DETHRONED - "The World Ablaze"
GOJIRA - "Magma"
HEAVEN SHALL BURN - "Wanderer"
KREATOR - "Gods Of Violence"
MASTODON - "Emperor Of Sand"
MESHUGGAH - "The Violent Sleep Of Reason"
METALLICA - "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct"
SODOM - "Decision Day"
STONE SOUR - "Hydrograd"


Легенда

Alice Cooper
James Hetfield (METALLICA)
Joey DeMaio (MANOWAR)
King Diamond
Mark "Barney" Greenway (NAPALM DEATH)
Ozzy Osbourne
Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW)
Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST)
Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
Tony Iommi


Най-добра чужда банда

ARCH ENEMY
BEHEMOTH
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
GHOST
MANOWAR
MEMORIAM
MESHUGGAH
METALLICA
STONE SOUR
SYSTEM OF A DOWN


Най-добра концертна банда

ACCEPT
AMON AMARTH
GHOST
IN EXTREMO
IRON MAIDEN
KORN
MAX & IGOR CAVALERA
POWERWOLF
RAMMSTEIN
SABATON


Бог на рифовете

Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS)
Gus G.
Maik Weichert (HEAVEN SHALL BURN)
Michael Weikath (HELLOWEEN)
Oscar Dronjak (HAMMERFALL)
Peter Tagtgren (PAIN, HYPOCRISY)
Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS)
Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
Wolf Hoffmann (ACCEPT)
Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)