Swedish Metal Awards 2008 Nominees
The second edition of Swedish Metal Awards will be held in Gothenburg on the 23rd of January 2009. Log your vote over at www.swedishmetalawards.com (warning: site is in Swedish).
Nominees for various “Album of the Year” categories are below…and yes, IN FLAMES is in the ‘death metal’ category…
Hardrock:
- Bullet – “Bite The Bullet”
- Yngwie Malmsteen – “Perpetual Flame”
- H.e.a.t – “s/t”
- Ammotrack – “s/t”
Death Metal:
- In Flames – “A Sense Of Purpose”
- Dismember – “Dismember”
- Within Y – “The Cult”
- Grave – “Dominion VIII”
Heavy/Power Metal:
- Sabaton – “The Art Of War”
- Lechery – “Violator”
- Cloudscape – “Global Drama”
- Crystal Eyes – “Chained”
Glam/Sleaze:
- Gemini Five – “Sex Drugs Anarchy”
- Sister Sin – “Switchblade Serenades”
- Vanity BLVD – “Rock n’ Roll Overdose”
- Fatal Smile – “World Domination”
Punk/Hardcore:
- No Fun At All – “Low Rider”
- Millencolin – “Machine 15″
- Kid Down – “I Want My Girlfriend Rich”
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy -”The Cross Of My Calling”
Metal:
(Thrash, Black, Doom etc)
- Haunted – “Versus”
- One Man Army & The Undead Quartet – “Grim Tales”
- Amon Amarth – “Twilight Of The Thunder God”
- Opeth – “Watershed”
Alternative Metal:
(Modern, Nu, Progressive etc)
- Sonic Syndicate – “Love And Other Disasters”
- Nerved – “Finally Nerved”
- Evergrey – “Torn”
- Pain – “Cynic Paradise”
Newcomer:
- Dead By April
- Sister Sin
- Ammotrack
- Renegade Five
Best Video/director
- In Flames – “Alias” / Patric Ullaeus
- M.A.N – “My Own Sickness” / Martin Holtmann
- Sonic Syndicate – “Jack Of Diamonds” / Patric Ullaeus
- Opeth – “Burden” / Lasse Hoile
Best Live act:
- Sonic Syndicate
- The Haunted
- Sabaton
- Mustasch
Best International Album:
- Metallica- “Death Magnetic”
- Mötley Crüe – “Saints Of Los Angeles”
- AC/DC – “Black Ice”
- Guns N’ Roses – “Chinese Democracy”
lol In Flames in death
Amon Amarth in metal
Why isnt Malmsteen also in death
The Swedish Metal Awards have a category titled Metal. What the fuck?
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