Heavy Music Awards
The Heavy Music Awards is an annual, independent music awards show based in London, England.
The scheme is unique in that its finalists are shortlisted via nominations from several hundred music industry professionals, with winners voted by the public.
The event features performances by notable artists from the heavy music scene, with awards presented by a mix of artists, sponsors and key industry figures.
The inaugural Heavy Music Awards were held on Thursday 24 August 2017 at House of Vans London, hosted by Kerrang! Radio DJs Sophie K and Alex Baker.
2017[edit]
The first Heavy Music Awards was held on Thursday 24 August at House of Vans London. It featured live performances from Dead!, Vukovi, Venom Prison, and Creeper. Alongside the live performances, the evening also premiered footage from Black Sabbath's 'The End of the End' and Slipknot's 'Day of the Gusano' in the venue's cinema. The awards featured 11 categories, including Best Album, Best UK Band, Best International Band and Best Festival.[1] The nominees for the awards were elected by a panel of 300 "respected and knowledgable individuals from across the music industry" [2], from there, the shortlists were created based on number of nominations. The winner for each category was then voted upon by the public. This year saw 98,000 votes across the awards[3]. The eleventh award was a special award, The H, and was given to a person or organisation who is considered to have made a positive and significant contribution to the heavy music scene.
Finalists and Winners[edit]
The finalists[4] and the winners of the Heavy Music Awards 2017:
Best Album[edit]
presented by EMP and Enter Shikari
- Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (Epitaph / Producers: Fredrik Nordström + Henrik Udd) - winner
- Deftones – Gore (Reprise / Producer: Matt Hyde)
- Every Time I Die – Low Teens (Epitaph / Producer: Will Putney)
- Gojira – Magma (Roadrunner / Producer: Joe Duplantier)
- Metallica – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (Blackened / Producer: Greg Fidelman)
- Oathbreaker – Rheia (Deathwish / Producer: Jack Shirley)
- Thrice – To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere (Vagrant / Producer: Eric Palmquist)
Best UK Band[edit]
presented by Uprawr and Daniel P. Carter
- Architects (Epitaph)
- Biffy Clyro (Warner)
- Black Peaks (Easy Life)
- Black Sabbath (Vertigo) - winner
- Bring Me The Horizon (Columbia)
- Creeper (Roadrunner)
- Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes (International Death Cult)
Best International Band[edit]
presented by PPL and The Amity Affliction
- A Day To Remember (ADTR)
- Beartooth (Red Bull)
- Deftones (Reprise)
- Every Time I Die (Epitaph)
- Ghost (Loma Vista)
- Gojira (Roadrunner) - winner
- Metallica (Blackened)
Best Live Band[edit]
presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment and Andy Copping
- Architects (Epitaph)
- The Dillinger Escape Plan (Party Smasher)
- Enter Shikari (Ambush Reality) - winner
- Every Time I Die (Epitaph)
- Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes (International Death Cult)
- Ghost (Loma Vista)
- Gojira (Roadrunner)
Best Breakthrough Band[edit]
presented by House of Vans London and Vukovi
- Black Peaks (Easy Life)
- Black Foxxes (Universal)
- Casey (Hassle)
- Dead! (Infectious)
- I Prevail (Fearless) - winner
- Venom Prison (Prosthetic)
- Zeal & Ardor (Radicalis / MVKA)
Best Album Artwork[edit]
presented by The Pit, award given by BIMM and Venom Prison
- Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (Epitaph)
- Black Foxxes – I’m Not Well (Universal)
- Deftones – Gore (Reprise)
- Ghost – Popestar (Loma Vista) - winner
- Gojira – Magma (Roadrunner)
- Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep Of Reason (Nuclear Blast)
- Opeth – Sorceress (Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast)
Best Producer[edit]
presented by Believe and Black Peaks
- Tom Dalgety
- John Feldmann
- Greg Fidelman
- Matt Hyde
- Dan Lancaster
- Fredrik Nordström & Henrik Udd - winner
- Will Putney
Best Photographer[edit]
presented by Olympus and Jimmy Havoc and Rebecca Crow
- Tom Barnes
- Corinne Cumming
- Ben Gibson - winner
- Ross Halfin
- Paul Harries
- Jennifer McCord
- John McMurtrie
Best Festival[edit]
presented by Jackson Guitars and Architects
- 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
- ArcTanGent, Compton Martin
- Bloodstock Open Air, Derby
- Desertfest, London
- Download Festival, Donington - winner
- Reading & Leeds Festival
- Slam Dunk Festival, Birmingham / Hatfield / Leeds
Best Venue[edit]
presented by Scuzz and Creeper
- Black Heart, Camden
- The Dome, Tufnell Park
- KOKO, Camden
- O2 Academy, Brixton - winner
- O2 Forum, Kentish Town
- Rock City, Nottingham
- The Underworld, Camden
Special Award- The H[edit]
presented by Paul Harries
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- ↑ "New Public-Voted Heavy Music Awards Announced". Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ↑ "Heavy Music Awards | Recognising the best heavy music in the world". heavymusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ↑ "Heavy Music Awards". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ↑ "Finalists | Heavy Music Awards". heavymusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
