FemMetal Awards is an annual event hosted on FemMetal that honours Metal and Rock musicians who have been active throughout the previous year.
The current categories for the awards are:
- Best Band or Act
- Best Album
- Best Song
- Best Music Video
- Best Vocals
- Best Brutal Vocals
- Best Instrument Player
- Best Breakthrough Act
- Best Album by a Breakthrough Act
- Best Song by a Breakthrough Act
The award polls are carried out during the first half of December of each year with the results announced during the final 10 days of each year.
Resources
2022 Hall of Fame: The Enchanted Forest
All-Time Hall of Fame
Previous Years Halls of Fame
FemMetal Awards News and Reports
FemMetal Awards 2021: Crystal Viper Wins The Most Write-in Votes
This year, and to give more chance for every voice to be heard, we added space in our awards survey for people to write-in a name of a band they found to be impressive in 2021 that we haven't nominated for any of the awards. Crystal Viper was the name written in the...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Sharon Portilla wins Best Breakthrough Performer
Mexican singer Sharon Portilla has won the award for the best breakthrough performer category. Sharon has had an experience with more than one band but has recently emerged into the scene in a wonderful solo project releasing songs in her native tongue, Spanish....
FemMetal Awards 2021: Temperance’s song “Diamanti” wins Best Song
The song "Diamanti" taken from the album with the same name by Temperance has won the Best Song category in FemMetal Awards 2021! The song was released as a single with a music video only last month and has earned the votes to make it the song of the year on FemMetal!...
FemMetal Awards 2021: “The Purge” by Within Temptation wins Best Music Video
"The Purge" by Within Temptation has won the category for the best music video that was released last year. Within Temptation's music video for "The Purge" was released at the end of 2020, placing it in the scope of this year's awards. This category encourages voters...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Epica’s “Omega” wins Best Album
Epica's "Omega" received the highest number of votes in the polls of FemMetal Awards 2021 and has subsequently won the category of Best Album released in the last year. "Omega" was released in February 2021, featuring singles such as Abyss of Time, Rivers, and The...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Tatiana Shmayluk of Jinjer wins Best Brutal Vocals
Ukrainian vocalist, Tatiana Shmayluk, has won the Best Brutal Vocals in FemMetal Awards! Jinjer's sensational vocalist shook the ground this year with the release of their new album Wallflowers. Jinjer was also nominated for multiple awards including Best Music Video,...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Jen Majura wins Best Instrument Player
Evanescence's guitarist, Jen Majura, has won the Best Instrument Player award in FemMetal Awards 2021. Evanescence have released a new album, "The Bitter Truth", earlier this year. This would be Majura's first album with Evanescence, after joining the band in 2015....
FemMetal Awards 2021: Simone Simons of Epica wins Best Vocals Award
Simone Simons has won the Best Vocals category in FemMetal Awards 2021. The Epica vocalist performed in her band's early 2021 release, "Omega", as the band also delivered a magnificent live streaming performance in "Omega Alive". Epica is one of the bands with the...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Temperance wins Best Band/Act
Italian Metal band Temperance has won the category of Best Band or Act in FemMetal Awards 2021. The Modern Melodic Metal band released a wonderful new album last November entitled 'Diamanti'. Alongside Best Band/Act, Temperance were also nominated for Best Album, Best...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Hiraes wins Best Breakthrough Act
German band Hiraes has won the Best Breakthrough Act award in FemMetal Awards 2021. The Melodic Death Metal band came ahead in the polls for the category designated to acts that were formed in the last four years. Hiraes, formed in 2020, was also nominated for the...
FemMetal Awards 2021: Dear Mother’s “12 Years in Exile” wins Best Breakthrough Song
"12 Years in Exile" by multi-national band Dear Mother has won the category of Best Breakthrough Song in FemMetal Awards 2021. The category covers songs released by new bands who broke into the scene in the last four years. "12 Years in Exile" celebrated its first...
The Enchanted Forest – FemMetal Awards 2021 Theme Story
In a forgotten land, long ago, at the edge of a magical kingdom, there lived a girl named Ava with her old mother and father and three younger brothers. Ava loved listening to music and had the habit of sneaking out of her house, whenever she could, to sit by the...
