Unlike years past where Metallica was passed over for a metal award by the likes of Jethro Tull, it seems that the powers that be are finally managing to have their pulses on the rock and metal landscape better than ever before. Case in point, bands like Code Orange, Mastodon, Meshuggah, and Nothing More are joining Metallica in being nominated for Grammy Awards in 2018. You can check out the full list below, and a condensed list of the rock and metal nominees, thanks to Lambgoat.
Full list of 2018 Grammy nominees
Best Metal Performance:
August Burns Red – “Invisible Enemy”
Body Count – “Black Hoodie”
Code Orange – “Forever”
Mastodon – “Sultan’s Curse”
Meshuggah – “Clockworks”
Best Rock Song
Metallica – “Atlas, Rise!”
K.Flay – “Blood In The Cut”
Nothing More – “Go To War”
Foo Fighters – “Run”
Avenged Sevenfold – “The Stage”
Best Rock Album
Mastodon – Emperor of Sand
Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
Nothing More – The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Queens Of The Stone Age – Villains
The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
