For the last couple of months, we communicated with media and press personalities, musicians, producers, and other Metal and Rock influencers inviting them to cast the names of musicians and acts they would love to see nominated for FemMetal Awards 2023. After a period of drafting names and voting for the finalists, we are happy to announce the nominees for each of the categories of FemMetal Awards 2023.

The 12 categories remain unchanged from last year. The number of nominees was decided based on the number of drafted musicians for each category. Naturally, the Write-in Award has no nominees as we leave this category open for any fan to write the name of a musician that we might have missed.

This year, the theme of the annual Awards event is Women in Science. Each of the twelve awards has been named in a manner that celebrates an inspirational woman who was a pioneer in the field of science.

The Categories

Here is the list of categories and the name of the award in FemMetal Awards 2023.

• Radiation Award: Best Metal Act, celebrating Marie Curie
• Helical Award: Best Rock / Alternative Act, celebrating Rosalind Franklin
• Logic Award: Best Album, celebrating Ada Lovelace
• Symmetry Award: Best Music Video, celebrating Emmy Noether
• Apollo Award: Best Vocals, celebrating Margaret Hamilton
• Cosmic Award: Best Brutal Vocals, celebrating Henrietta Leavitt
• Metamorphosis Award: Best Instrument Player, celebrating Maria Merian
• Chaulmoogra Award: Best Breakthrough Metal Act, celebrating Alice Ball
• Neurogenesis Award: Best Breakthrough Rock Act, celebrating Rita Levi-Montalcini
• Fossil Award: Best Release by a Breakthrough Act, celebrating Mary Anning
• Genetic Award: Best Write-In Act, celebrating Barbara McClintock
• Celestial Award: Best Metal / Rock Influencer, celebrating Caroline Herschel

The Nominees

Here are the nominees for each category (in alphabetical order):

Radiation Award: Best Metal Act (18 nominees)

• Ad Infinitum
• Beyond The Black
• Crypta
• Deathless Legacy
• Degrees Of Truth
• Doro
• Eleine
• Hyperia
• IGNEA
• Massive Scar Era
• Mind Control
• Mystfall
• Nervosa
• Reasons Behind
• Sirenia
• Tarja
• Within Temptation
• Xandria

Helical Award: Best Rock / Alternative Act (12 nominees)

• Alia Tempora
• Blackbriar
• Break Me Down
• Cassidy Paris
• Nita Strauss
• Project Renegade
• Scene Queen
• Sophie Lloyd
• Stellvris
• Stitched Up Heart
• Violent Vira
• Within Temptation

Logic Award: Best Album (20 nominees)

• Ad Infinitum – Chapter III – Downfall
• Beyond The Black – Beyond The Black
• Blackbriar – A Dark Euphony
• Crypta – Shades Of Sorrow
• Degrees Of Truth – Alchemists
• Doro – Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud
• Eleine – We Shall Remain
• Hyperia – The Serpent’s Cycle
• Ignea – Dreams Of Lands Unseen
• Mind Control – Elements
• Nervosa – Jailbreak
• Never Obey Again – The End Of An Era
• Nita Strauss -The Call Of The Void
• Project Renegade – Ultra Terra
• Reasons Behind – Architecture Of An Ego
• Sophie Lloyd – Imposter Syndrome
• Stellvris – Persistence
• Stitched Up Heart – To The Wolves
• Within Temptation – Bleed Out
• Xandria – The Wonders Still Awaiting

Symmetry Award: Best Music Video

• Ad Infinitum – From The Ashes
• Beyond The Black – Free Me
• Blackbriar – Cicada
• Burning Witches – World On Fire
• Cabrakaän – Mictlán
• Degrees Of Truth – Alchemists
• Doro – Children Of The Dawn
• Hyperia – The Serpent’s Cycle
• Ignea – Dunes
• Kapitur – Nature Morte
• Lexi Layne – The High Priestess
• Nita Strauss – Victorious
• Reasons Behind – Seas Of Grey
• Scene Queen – MILF
• Sinheresy – Castaways
• Sirenia – Deadlight
• Sophie Lloyd – Imposter Syndrome
• Stitched Up Heart – Possess Me
• Vision Of Atlantis – Clocks
• Within Temptation – Ritual

Apollo Award: Best Vocals

• Alecia Demner (Stitched Up Heart)
• Ambre Vourvahis (Xandria)
• Claudia Beltrame (Degrees Of Truth)
• Daedric
• Doro Pesch (Doro)
• Elisa Bonafè (Reasons Behind)
• Emma Zoldan (Sirenia)
• Helle Bogdanova (Ignea)
• Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black)
• Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
• Marialena Trikoglou (Mystfall)
• Marianna Florou (Project Renegade)
• Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum)
• Päivi Sihvonen (Piper)
• Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation)
• Steva Deathless (Deathless Legacy)
• Tarja Turunen
• Zora Cock (Blackbriar)

Cosmic Award: Best Brutal Vocals

• Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies)
• Fernanda Lira (Crypta)
• Helle Bogdanova (Ignea)
• Liv Jagrell (Liv Sin)
• Obscura (Asagraum)
• Prika Amaral (Nervosa)
• Sofia Frasz (Exiled Hope)
• Stefania Salladini (Mind Control)

Metamorphosis Award: Best Instrument Player

• Hella (Lordi)
• Jéssica Di Falchi (Crypta)
• Katija Di Giulio (Eternal Silence)
• Nita Strauss
• Obscura (Asagraum)
• Olivia Jean
• Prika Amaral (Nervosa)
• Sam Mobley (Frozen Soul)
• Sophie Lloyd
• Tainá Bergamaschi (Crypta)

Chaulmoogra Award: Best Breakthrough Metal Act

• Conspiracy Of Blackness
• Dreamyth
• Ewiniar
• Exiled Hope
• Kapitur
• Mystfall
• Never Obey Again
• Pressure
• Sovereign Council
• The Effigy

Neurogenesis Award: Best Breakthrough Rock Act

• Amnesiak
• Cassidy Paris
• Final Stage
• lolitslea
• Piper
• Scene Queen
• Stellvris
• The Almas

Fossil Award: Best Release by a Breakthrough Act

• Amnesiak – Amnesiak
• Cassidy Paris – New Sensation
• Conspiracy Of Blackness- Pain Therapy
• Dreamyth – Aletheia
• Ewiniar – Another World
• lolitslea – Happy Never Ending
• Mystfall – Celestial Vision
• Never Obey Again – The End Of An Era
• Piper – What Is The Heart For?
• Stellvris – Persistence

Genetic Award: Best Write-In Act

• N/A

Celestial Award: Best Metal / Rock Influencer

• Cristina Scabbia
• Larissa Liveir
• Megan Elizabeth
• Nicoletta Rosellini
• Raja Meissner
• Rina
• Tashha
• Tori Kravitz (She’s With The Band Podcast)

The polls will open on January 15th and people will be able to vote until the end of January 22nd. Results will be announced on January 28th.