Nominations for the years hottest awards ceremony are out and you can cast your vote!
The 8th annual Heavy Music Awards is fast approaching and the organisers have announced this years nominees that covers everything from January – December 2023. Fans have the choice to select bands over 10 categories and it’s not an easy choice; the calibre is high.
Sleep Token are leading the line to take home the most awards being favourites with their 4 nominations. Enter Shikari are also close by with a trio of nominations. There is a strong selection of homegrown newcomers to the table including metalcore high flyers Malevolence, Graphic Nature and rising stars Snayx.
Each year the carefully selected bands show the mass talent not only in the UK but across the world – this year is showcasing some of the metal communities very best from fresh blood to the biggest names around.
The votes are open now and everyone can get their say! The nominees and categories are as below:
Best Album
As Everything Unfolds, Ultraviolet
Blink-182, One More Time
Creeper, Sanguivore
Enter Shikari, A Kiss for the Whole World
Holding Absence, The Noble Art of Self Destruction
Militarie Gun, Life Under the Gun
Sleep Token, Take Me Back to Eden
Best International Live Artist
Bad Omens
Electric Callboy
Ice Nine Kills
Landmvrks
Limp Bizkit
Slipknot
Spiritbox
Best Breakthrough Album
Empire State Bastard, Rivers of Heresy
Graphic Nature, A Mind Waiting to Die
Honey Revenge, Retrovision
Hot Milk, A Call to the Void
Sophie Lloyd, Imposter Syndrome
Wargasm, Venom
Zulu, A New Tomorrow
Best UK Artist
Architects
Bring Me the Horizon
Enter Shikari
Malevolence
Nova Twins
Skindred
Sleep Token
Best International Artist
Avenged Sevenfold
Bad Omens
Beartooth
Electric Callboy
Landmvrks
Slaughter to Prevail
Spiritbox
Best UK Live Artist
Bob Vylan
Bring Me the Horizon
Enter Shikari
Holding Absence
Malevolence
Sleep Token
While She Sleeps
Best Breakthrough Live Artist
Better Lovers
Kid Bookie
Knife Bride
Lake Malice
The Meffs
Scene Queen
Thrown
Best UK Breakthrough Artist
Alt Blk Era
Graphic Nature
Knife Bride
RØRY
Shayx
Unpeople
Zetra