The finalists for the third annual Heavy Music Awards are here!
Following nominations from almost 600 industry insiders representing hundreds of organisations, the shortlists represent a true cross-section of tastes across all corners of the heavy music world. Public voting to decide the winners is open now and closes on 27th June.
Everyone who votes will be entered into the ballot to win tickets to the Heavy Music Awards at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London on Thursday 22 August (STRICTLY 14+ / UNDER 16S MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT).
Best album:
- Architects – Holy Hell
- Black Peaks – All That Divides
- Ghost – Prequelle
- Idles – Joy As An Act of Resistance
- Judas Priest – Firepower
- Parkway Drive – Reverence
- Turnstile – Time & Space
Best UK band:
- Architects
- Black Peaks
- Bring Me the Horizon
- Enter Shikari
- Iron Maiden
- Judas Priest
- While She Sleeps
Best International Band:
- Beartooth
- Behemoth
- Ghost
- Halestorm
- Parkway Drive
- Turnstile
- Twenty One Pilots
Best Live Band:
- Architects
- Bring Me the Horizon
- Enter Shikari
- Fever 333
- Ghost
- Parkway Drive
- Slayer
Best UK Breakthrough Band:
- Conjurer
- Dream State
- Holding Absence
- Parting Gift
- Puppy
- Sleep Token
- Yonaka
Best International Breakthrough Band:
- Alien Weaponry
- Bad Wolves
- Fever 333
- Møl
- Pagan
- The Faim
- Vein
Best Producer:
- Tom Dalgety
- Romesh Dodangoda
- Lewis Johns
- Nick Raskulinecz
- Andy Sneap
- Dan Weller
- Will Yip
Best Festival:
- 2000 Trees
- ArcTanGent
- Bloodstock Open Air
- Hellfest Open Air
- Slam Dunk
- Wacken Open Air
Best Photographer:
- Derek Bremner
- Thomas Lisle Coe-Brooker
- Corinne Cumming
- Paul Harries
- Jennifer McCord
- Tom Pullen
- Ester Segarra
