Best Metal Act

  • Amaranthe
  • Anette Olzon
  • Cathubodua
  • Disconnected Souls
  • Emrei’s
  • Fabulae Dramatis
  • Holy Shire
  • Infected Rain
  • Kälad
  • Lutharo
  • Nightwish
  • Pirate Queen
  • Seven Kingdoms
  • Seven Spires
  • Synlakross
  • Unleash the Archers
  • Unshine
  • Visions of Atlantis

Best Rock / Alternative Act

  • April Art
  • Arctis
  • Charlotte Wessels
  • Chelsea Wolfe
  • Crimson Veil
  • Eivør
  • Erisu
  • Halestorm
  • Kittie
  • Linkin Park
  • Poppy
  • Rayka Blake

Best Album

  • Amaranthe – “The Catalyst”
  • Anette Olzon – “Rapture”
  • April Art – “Rodeo”
  • Arctis – “Arctis”
  • Charlotte Wessels – “The Obsession”
  • Disconnected Souls – “Fragments of Consciousness”
  • Eivør – “Enn”
  • Emrei’s – “Beatrice Reborn”
  • Forgotten Dream – “Distorted Karma”
  • Frozen Crown – “War Hearts”
  • Holy Shire – “Invincible”
  • Infected Rain – “Time”
  • Kälad – “Arkamine”
  • Lutharo – “Chasing Euphoria”
  • Nightwish – “Yesterwynde”
  • Poppy – “Negative Spaces”
  • Seven Spires – “A Fortress Called Home”
  • Synlakross – “Mental Parasites”
  • Unleash the Archers – “Phantoma”
  • Visions of Atlantis – “Pirates II – Armada”

Best Release Artwork

  • Anette Olzon – “Rapture”
  • Arctis – “Arctis”
  • Crimson Veil – “HEX”
  • Holy Shire – “Invincible”
  • Infected Rain – “Time”
  • Julie – “My Anti-Aircraft Friend”
  • Kälad – “Arkamine”
  • Nightwish – “Yesterwynde”
  • Pirate Queen – “Ghosts”
  • Synlakross – “Mental Parasites”

Best Music Video

  • Amaranthe – “The Catalyst”
  • Anette Olzon – “Rapture”
  • April Art – “Jackhammer”
  • Arctis – “I’ll Give You Hell”
  • Charlotte Wessels – “Ode to the West Wind”
  • Eivør – “HUGSI BERT UM TEG/STILL JUST YOU”
  • Erisu – “Eris”
  • Forgotten Dream – “Rabbit Hole”
  • Gore. – “Heaven Is Above Me”
  • INFECTED RAIN – “PANDEMONIUM”
  • KITTIE – “One Foot In The Grave”
  • Lacuna Coil – “Oxygen”
  • LUTHARO – “Creating A King”
  • Nightwish – “Lanternlight”
  • Pirate Queen – “Pirates From The Sea”
  • Seven Kingdoms – “Through These Waves”
  • Seven Spires – “Almosttown”
  • SynlakrosS – “Freak”
  • Unleash the Archers – “Blood Empress”
  • Visions of Atlantis – “Armada”

Best Vocals

  • Adrienne Cowan (Seven Spires)
  • Alexandria Elizabeth (Julie)
  • Alva Sandström (Arctis)
  • Anette Olzon
  • Brittney Slayes (Unleash The Archers)
  • Charlotte Wessels
  • Chelsea Wolfe
  • Clementine Delauney (Visions of Atlantis)
  • Eivør
  • Elize Ryd (Amaranthe)
  • Emily Armstrong (Linkin Park)
  • Floor Jansen (Nightwish )
  • Haley Roughton (Gore.)
  • Julia Eledhwen (Holy Shire)
  • Julieta Ruiseco (Kälad)
  • Krista Shipperbottom (Lutharo)
  • Maryanne Muse (Forgotten Dream)
  • Sabrina Valentine (Seven Kingdoms)
  • Sara Vanderheyden (Cathubodua)
  • Shirley Tracanna (Emrei’s)

Best Brutal Vocals

  • Erika Ferraris (Holy Shire)
  • Emily Armstrong (Linkin Park)
  • Haley Roughton (Gore.)
  • Krista Shipperbottom (Lutharo)
  • Lena Scissorhands (Infected Rain)
  • Lisa-Marie Watz (April Art)
  • Patricia Pons (SynlakrosS)
  • Poppy

Best Instrument Player

  • Alice Lane (Infected Rain)
  • Brittany Britten (Hot Machine)
  • Emily Roberts (The Last Dinner Party)
  • Ivy Vujic (Kittie)
  • Jassy J (All For Metal)
  • Jessica Maio (Hot Machine)
  • Luna Lyss Shin (Pirate Queen)
  • Mandy Rockt (Full Stop)
  • Maria Vynohradska (Mental Torment)
  • Maryanne Muse (Forgotten Dream)
  • Megan Ash (Heteromorphic Zoo)
  • Tara McLeod (Kittie)

Best Breakthrough Act

  • Arctis
  • Alterium
  • Ammify
  • Disconnected Souls
  • Forgotten Dream
  • Full Stop
  • Gore.
  • Julie
  • Kälad
  • Mackenzie Day
  • Pirate Queen
  • Valkyrie’s Fire

Best Release By A Breakthrough Act

  • Ammify – “Lost, Not Hiding”
  • Arctis – “Arctis”
  • Crimson Veil – “HEX”
  • Disconnected Souls – “Fragments of Consciousness”
  • Forgotten Dream – “Distorted Karma”
  • Full Stop – “Beyond Breaking Borders”
  • Hot Machine – “Leather and Steel”
  • Julie – “My Anti-Aircraft Friend”
  • Kälad – “Arkamine”
  • Mackenzie Day – “Addict In My Attic”
  • Pirate Queen – Ghosts
  • Valkyrie’s Fire – “Ascension”

Best Metal / Rock Influencer

  • Alex Deam (alexdeamteam)
  • Erica LeAnn (ericaleann_)
  • Jassy J
  • Jenny Olyster
  • Luisa L
  • Mae Carson (maeeparfait)
  • Nyva Zarbano
  • Tori Kravitz

Best Write-In Act

Best Write-In Breakthrough Act

Woman of the Year

  • Open

Schedule:

January 4th: The voting page will go live and be shared on social media with polls still closed

January 6th: Polls will open

January 12th: Polls will close (end of the day)

January 18th: Winners announced

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