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”

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