It’s lookin’ to us like Machine Head will be taking home the Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” next year for their song “Aesthetics of Hate.” They’re up against, Slayer (”Final Six”), King Diamond (”Never Ending Hill”), As I Lay Dying (”Nothing Left”) and Shadows Fall (”Redemption”).
Okay, here’s our reasoning. Slayer already won last year for “Eyes of the Insane,” which is from the same album, Christ Illusion, so they’re out. King Diamond is too creepy and he’s got an inverted cross on his forehead, so that ain’t gonna happen. That leaves As I Lay Dying, who could be the spoiler (after all they’ve got God on their side) and Shadows Fall, whose latest album, Threads of Life, wasn’t super-well received and was left off a lot of year-end Top Ten lists.
So, by process of elimination we’re left with Machine Head, whose latest disc, The Blackening, has been universally trumpeted as the band’s finest offerings and one of the best metal albums of the year. We’ll find out if our crystal ball is working on Grammy night, February 10. Now if only they’d have some of the Best Metal Performance nominees perform on the show. Maybe next decade.
We won’t bother guessing who’s gonna take “Best Hard Rock Performance,” but the nominees are Ozzy Osbourne (”I Don’t Wanna Stop”), Foo Fighters (”The Pretender”), Queens of the Stone Age (”Sick, Sick, Sick,”), Tool (”The Pot”) and Evanescence (”Sweet Sacrifice”).
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will take place this year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Now watch the video for next year’s possible Grammy-winning metal song:
December 6th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Nice unbiased reporting by HBB…did you invoice Roadrunner yet? King Diamond too creepy? How can you even proclaim to support metal then diss the King as too creepy. Pathetic! Go cash you paycheck from Viacom.
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Dear Mr. Weaslegreeser, the post was hardly presented as an “unbiased” news story. It was far more like a sarcastic op-ed piece and we stand by our barbed words. For while we hardly find King Diamond to be “creepy” (having interviewed the gentleman for our podcast and other stories) the Grammy voters, who tend to be far less enlightened than most Viacom and Roadrunner employees, will clearly find it distasteful to choose a guy who paints an inverted cross on his forehead. If we’re wrong, we’ll place our vote for Deicide for the 51ist annual Grammy Awards. Geez, lighten up dude and go cash your paycheck from McDonalds. — Ed, HBB Blog.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
well put Ed. i will be so pissed if MH doesnt win. they totally deserve it. same if Tool doesnt win.
oh and ?#@~ trying to get the metal bands to perform they dont even present the awards on tv! WTF!
December 6th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
[...] Machine Head to Win Metal Grammy in 2008?By JonWIt’s lookin’ to us like Machine Head will be taking home the Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” next year for their song “Aesthetics of Hate.” They’re up against, Slayer (”Final Six”), King Diamond (”Never Ending Hill”), As I Lay Dying …Headbanger’s Blog - http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/ [...]
December 7th, 2007 at 4:18 am
I really hope King Diamond wins. I would be so happy for him. Remember what he did for Metal in general. Just great releases album after album, whether with his soloband or with Mercyful Fate. He should be honored for his great work and attribution to heavy music.
Long live the King! Hail! \m/
January 28th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
I think the Grammy will go to Shadows Fall, as this is their second nomination. Redemption is a great track that was very well received and will be played for years to come. They really deserve to win this time around!
January 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I hope Machine Head wins and I think they will. I’ve seen them a number of times in concert and got to meet/hang out with them a couple times. They are the nicest guys they don’t have the typical “I’m in a metal band so honor me” attitude.