The 2017 Loudwire Music Awards is seeing some of the best acts in the rock and metal world pick up nominations. The ceremony itself will be taking place at The Novo in Los Angeles on October 24. Voting for each of the categories is open till October 2, so make sure you vote for those you want to win big!
And the nominees for the 2017 Loudwire Music Awards are –
Hard Rock Artist Of The Year presented by Frontiers Music SRL
In This Moment
KoRn
Papa Roach
The Pretty Reckless
Starset
Stone Sour
Metal Artist Of The Year
Avenged Sevenfold
Body Count
Code Orange
Mastodon
Metallica
Power Trip
Hard Rock Album Of The Year
In.Ter.A.Li.A – At The Drive In
The Boy Who Died Wolf – Highly Suspect
Crooked Teeth – Papa Roach
WICK – Royal Thunder
Vessels – Starset
Hydrograd – Stone Sour
Metal Album Of The Year presented by Razor & Tie
The Stage – Avenged Sevenfold
Bloodlust – Body Count
Forever – Code Orange
Emperor Of Sand – Mastodon
Hardwired… To Self-Destruct – Metallica
Nightmare Logic – Power Trip
Hard Rock Song Of The Year presented by Apple Music
Run – Foo Fighters
Judas – Fozzy
Alone – I Prevail
Go To War – Nothing More
Unbreakable – Of Mice & Men
Monster – Starset
Metal Song Of The Year presented by Apple Music
No Lives Matter – Body Count
Ashes Of The Dawn – DragonForce
Amateur Sketch – Municipal Waste
Sentence Day – Obituary
I Saw The End – Pallbearer
Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe) – Power Trip
Best Live Band presented by eOne
Amon Amarth
Anthrax
Behemoth
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Iron Maiden
Most Dedicated Fans presented by BMG/Rise
Babymetal
Blink-182
Halestorm
I Prevail
Iron Maiden
Rammstein
Breakthrough Band presented by Apple Music
Avatar
Beartooth
Bloodclot
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
King Woman
Royal Thunder
Best New Artist presented by Century Media
Black Map
Cover Your Tracks
Ded
Gone Is Gone
Greta Van Fleet
Zeal & Ardor
Best Vocalist presented by Fearless Records
Chester Bennington – Linkin Park
Maria Brink – In This Moment
Bruce Dickinson – Iron Maiden
Myles Kennedy – Alter Bridge
MLNY Parsonz – Royal Thunder
Corey Taylor – Stone Sour
Best Guitarist
Tosin Abasi – Animals As Leaders
Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance – Avenged Sevenfold
Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher – Mastodon
Dave Mustaine & Kiko Loureiro – Megadeth
Mark Tremonti – Alter Bridge
Zakk Wylde – Ozzy Osbourne/Zakk Sabbath
Best Drummer
Charlie Benante – Anthrax
Brann Dailor – Mastodon
Mario Duplantier – Gojira
Tomas Haake – Meshuggah
Matt Greiner – August Burns Red
Vinnie Paul – Hellyeah
Best Bassist presented by Indigo Hotels
Frank Bello – Anthrax
Derek Boyer – Suffocation
Rex Brown – Rex Brown
Matt Freeman – Rancid
Steve Harris – Iron Maiden
Mike Kerr – Royal Blood
The Courage Award
Tony Iommi
The Lemmy Award presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment
Rob Halford of Judas Priest
