With the campaign for the sixth installment of the Heavy Music Awards already well underway, the cultural champions behind the celebration have announced the live performance portion of the production slated for June 5th at London’s historic O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Set to hold court in front of a capacity crowd of some 2,400 fans and passionate heavy community members, the ceremony will honor the elite among alternative culture. Spanning some 11 various categories highlighting important artistic contributions, The Heavy Music Awards remains the the only independent, purely democratic, and entirely fan-driven entity of it's kind.
Punctuating what already has the makings of a monumental evening, The Heavy Music Awards has sourced a roster of diverse, dynamic performances that not only showcase a broad stylistic landscape, but also underscores the robust health of heavy culture as a whole.
Tasked with kicking off the performance portion of the evening, Leeds standouts Static Dress will unleash their energized live show. Earning acclaim for their audacious artistry both sonically and visually, the band's live translation will no doubt reiterate why they have notched nominations for Best UK Breakthrough Artist in both 2021 and 2022.
Pop-punk practitioners Meet Me @ The Altar continue their meteoric ascent as one of the most discussed outfits in their respective lane. Having become a fixture among festival line-ups and editorial features, the band has amassed an impressive swell of momentum, and has yet to unload their full length debut. They are also up for a second consecutive year as Best International Breakthrough Artist.
Acclaimed Welsh unit Holding Absence delivered one of the highlights of the HMA20 live stream broadcast and have continued that vertical trajectory since. The band's 2021 sophomore effort, The Greatest Mistake Of My Life received high praise universally as one of the year's best and has catapulted the band to new heights in the hierarchy of rock music's most promising prospects. The band will celebrate their Best Album of the Year nod with a highly-anticipated live set.
Anchoring the ceremony, powerhouse metalcore outfit Beartooth showcase selections from their lauded 2021 full length, Below. Tallying nominations in both the Best Album of the Year as well as Best International Artist, the band's prowess and power will be on full display O2 Forum Kentish Town - providing the proper crescendo to what will be a historic evening.
The 2022 Heavy Music Awards are live June 5th and will be hosted by Kerrang! Radio’s Alex Baker. The event is powered by Amazon Music UK and welcomes their official party partner in FIreball Whiskey.
Voting for HMA22 is currently open at vote.heavymusicawards.com and closes at 5pm on April 22nd.
All voters will be entered into a ballot for tickets to the ceremony on Sunday June 5th, 2022 at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London. No tickets to the event will be sold.
See the complete list of 2022 Heavy Music Awards nominees below.
BEST ALBUM
Presented by Amazon Music
Architects – For Those That Wish To Exist Epitaph Records
Produced by Dan Searle, Co-Produced by Josh Middleton
Beartooth – Below Red Bull Records Produced by Caleb Shomo
Bullet For My Valentine – Bullet For My Valentine Spinefarm Records Produced by Carl Bown
Don Broco – Amazing Things SharpTone Records Produced by Jason Perry
Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake of My Life SharpTone Records Produced by Dan Weller
Spiritbox – Eternal Blue Rise Records
Produced & Engineered by Daniel Braunstein, Co-Produced by Michael Stringer
Turnstile – Glow On Roadrunner Records Produced by Mike Elizondo
BEST UK ARTIST
Presented by Allianz Musical Insurance
Architects (Epitaph Records)
Bring Me The Horizon (RCA)
Don Broco (SharpTone Records)
Enter Shikari (So Recordings)
Nova Twins (Marshall Records)
Sleep Token (Spinefarm Records)
While She Sleeps (Spinefarm Records / Sleeps Brothers)
BEST LIVE ARTIST
Presented by Marshall
Bring Me The Horizon (RCA)
Bullet For My Valentine (Spinefarm Records)
Don Broco (SharpTone Records)
Enter Shikari (So Recordings)
Sleep Token (Spinefarm Records)
Wargasm (Angry Songs For Sad People)
While She Sleeps (Spinefarm Records / Sleeps Brothers)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Presented by Arising Empire
A Day To Remember (Fueled By Ramen)
Beartooth (Red Bull Records)
Gojira (Roadrunner Records)
Lorna Shore (Century Media)
Spiritbox (Rise Records)
Trivium (Roadrunner Records)
Turnstile (Roadrunner Records)
BEST UK BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Presented by O2 Forum Kentish Town
Bob Vylan (Ghost Theatre)
Cassyette (Devil Land)
Heriot (Church Road Records)
Kid Kapichi (Independent)
Pupil Slicer (Prosthetic Records)
Static Dress (Independent)
Witch Fever (Music For Nations)
BEST INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Presented by Goth Girlfriends
Bloodywood (Independent)
KennyHoopla (Arista Records)
Magnolia Park (Epitaph Records)
Meet Me @ The Altar (Fueled By Ramen)
Pinkshift (Independent)
Vended (Independent)
Yours Truly (UNFD)
BEST SINGLE
Presented by SharpTone Records
Architects – Meteor Epitaph Records
Produced by Dan Searle, co-produced by Josh Middleton
Bring Me The Horizon – Die4u RCA
Produced by BloodPop & Evil Twin
Code Orange – Out For Blood Roadrunner Records Produced by Rob Cavallo
Holding Absence – Afterlife SharpTone Records Produced by Dan Weller
Spiritbox – Circle With Me Rise Records
Produced & Engineered by Daniel Braunstein, co-produced by Michael Stringer
Trivium – In The Court Of The Dragon Roadrunner Records Produced by Josh Wilbur
Yungblud – Fleabag Locomotion Recordings / Interscope Produced by Andrew Wells, Chris Greatti & Mike Crossey
BEST PRODUCTION
Presented by AfterLive Music
Bullet For My Valentine – Bullet For My Valentine Spinefarm Records Produced by Carl Bown
Gojira – Fortitude Roadrunner Records Produced by Joe Duplantier
Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake of My Life Sharptone Records Produced by Dan Weller
Mastodon – Hushed and Grim Reprise Records Produced by David Bottrill
Spiritbox – Eternal Blue Rise Records
Produced & Engineered by Daniel Braunstein, co-produced by Michael Stringer
Trivium – In The Court Of The Dragon Roadrunner Records Produced by Josh Wilbur
While She Sleeps – Sleeps Society Spinefarm Records / Sleeps Brothers Produced by Carl Bown & Sean Long
BEST VIDEO
Presented by Lightwave Productions
Bring Me The Horizon – Die4U RCA
Directed by Oliver Sykes
Code Orange – Out For Blood Roadrunner Records Directed by Max Moore
Don Broco – Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan SharpTone Records Directed by Do Not Entry
Gojira – Born For One Thing Roadrunner Records Directed by Charles De Meyer
Ice Nine Kills ft. Jacoby Shaddix – Hip To Be Scared Fearless Records / Concord Recorded Music Directed by Jensen Noen
Trash Boat – Don’t You Feel Amazing? Hopeless Records Directed by Zak Pinchin
BEST PODCAST
Presented by Amazon Music
The Downbeat Hosted by Craig Reynolds
Hell Bent For Metal Hosted by Tom Dare & Matt Rushton
Life In The Stocks Hosted by Matt Stocks
On Wednesdays We Wear Black Hosted by Alyx Holcombe, Sophie K & Yasmine Summan
Peer Pleasure Hosted by Dewey Halpus
Sappenin Podcast with Sean Smith Hosted by Sean Smith & Morgan Richards
The State Of The Scene Podcast Hosted by Sam & Marcos
BEST ALBUM ARTWORK
Architects – For Those That Wish To Exist Epitaph Records
Artwork by Tom Welsh, Giles Smith, Featherwax
Converge & Chelsea Wolfe – Bloodmoon: I Epitaph Records / Deathwish Inc Artwork by Jacob Bannon
Employed To Serve – Conquering Spinefarm Records Artwork by Luke Preece
Mastodon – Hushed And Grim Reprise Records Artwork by Paul Romano
The Offspring – Let The Bad Times Roll Concord Recorded Music Artwork by Daveed Benito
Of Mice & Men – Echo SharpTone Records Artwork by Derek Hess
Trivium – In The Court Of The Dragon Roadrunner Records Artwork by Mathieu Nozières
