WOW !!! REALLY !!!

So tell us something that every self respecting metal fan doesn't already know.

Well we know that! and this is coming from a guy who has a MTV Shirt and has won or nominated for one gezzz... Slipknot is not a metal band as far it goe's with me and i know many ppl that would agree.. F&^% The Grammy Awards,MTV and THe Rock n Roll Hall of Fame..

I wasted a few hours watching it, all I wanted to see was the rock nominations, and hard rock/metal. And guess what? They didn't even air the hard Rock/Metal Performance award. I knew Megadeth didn't win, but I was hoping maybe Dave would get on stage with the band that did win, and perform a song, but the whole category went unmentioned!

I didn't watch it..But see what i mean now ? It's not even on T.V. live anymore and i didn't know that.I do agree no respect..

I don't get it. Everyone on here pisses on any band that gets remotely popular, but when mainstream don't recognize metal as a category of music they moan like children.

You want your favourite bands to stay underground? Then you wouldn't give a shit about the Grammy Awards.

When metal was back in the spotlight under the banner of nu-metal, it was shit on and anyone considered popular was a complete sell out joke - eg Slipknot. Might not be your cup of tea, but if people at least gave them support for once flying the metal flag in the mainstream, and supported bands similar, maybe it would have stayed in the spotlight and we would all be hearing less Justin Biebers.

Now that it's out of the spotlight again, everyone has their vaginas in a bunch.

You can't win either way as a band these days. Popular = sellout. Not enough exposure = boo hoo.

Support metal music that's in the mainstream and maybe a lot of the you get generations might start making the less popular more extreme "real" metal bands popular and get them in the spotlight.

And that is one of the reasons no one takes metal seriously.

The reason "no one takes metal seriously" is 99% of it that comes out sucks....LOL

behemoth would have won if nominated

Metal fans don't respect Nas, Kayne, Rihanna and all that crap.
Why should metal be a part of that, then you had to see 2 hours of that, just to see 4 minutes of Halestorm, and if metal did a grammy show, the only way the fans would see it, would mainly be on a DVD, because very few stations would televise it.

Weird, why did he say "we"?

The fact that 2 4 of the bands nominated (Megadeth and Anthrax) were chosen for songs they released back in 2011 should tell you how much attention they pay to the genre...

Didn't Judas Priest win it a few years ago because of a live performance of Dissident Aggressor, originally released in 1977?

Sabbath won one in 2000 for Iron Man...a song that was released in Nineteen fuckin' SEVENTY! Like the aforementioned Dissident Aggressor, the "live album" loophole was applied to nominate Iron Man.

Hit the nail on the head!! Some of yaz are just fucked!

who gives a shit about the grammys? it isnt a music award its more a way to award some crappy "artists" that look good and can barely sing and play an instrument. it seems like its popular today to award medocrity and talentlessness. but at least there are alot of bands and real artist around and selling good but they should be selling more, and they should be selling more then these autotunes hacks.

and the same is happening in art as music, now everyone seems to be able to call themselfs artist when they arent actually doing anything except maybe eat hamburgers somewhere or some things like that and its called art. at least the artists back in the day were true artist with some actual talent

the man is right...but who cares anyway just keep making great songs the fans knows whats up....

I mostly don't listen to any of the bands mentioned at the Grammys. Pop sucks ass.

Non of those nominated deserved to win. They all released giant turds of a album in 2012. At least Lizzy can sing.

if they did, Gojira would've won

First of all no one gives a shit what your opinion is on anything. 2nd of all why would anyone take someone talking about metal serious when they are wearing an mtv shirt in their picture? Did you win it on TRL from Carson Daily? Finally, I am sure if either Slapknut or Cum Sour were nominated and had won you wouldnt be bitching would you? Wait, whats this... you have already won a grammy? Fucking hypocrit.

The Grammys wereon last night?

slipknot, ministry, nine inch nails, ACDC, janes addiction, a track off and justice for all... have all won grammys... the grammys are shit, but they do recognise metal... they nominate bands and they give out awards, what more does he expect them to do?

Why take that crap seriously anyway? We knew they didn't respect metal after that Metallica fiasco back in the day. It's a show full of sparkly outfits, buzz words from homosexuals and lip synced per recorded performances. Really, they should give awards to the computer and software companies that make the shit to produce this crap. I don't listen to anything outside of metal. I have to say though, that I am thankful for today's pop music. It makes every young girl think they are a slut like Rhianna and gets me laid plenty so it's not all for nothing.

The point you just made is exactly why I sometimes refer to this awards show as the Slammys...because it's as real as Rasslin'!

The whole music business is clueless. They all think that 4 country bumpkin lookin chodes with banjo's and no drummer are actually playing "Rock music". Go look at a Rock radio station playlist and it's filled with Lumineers and Mumford & Sons. Now Folk has become Rock and there is NO Rock....LOL

Thank god music is free.

That's not what he's saying. Their genre isn't heavy metal.

In other news, the Earth is round and we orbit the sun, the sun doesn't orbit the Earth.

fuck these award shows...
go judge your own crap, metal's got nothing to do with that

COREY'S MUSIC DOESN'T RESPECT THE HEAVY METAL GENRE. What a cry baby. Who gives a damn about the Grammy's anyways? Yeah, just what metal needs, a bunch of out of touch industry insiders, who know nothing about metal, judging metal bands. True metal has been thriving for years without the Grammys. Award shows like the Grammys are nothing but one giant popularity contest!

P.S. Halestorm are not a metal band. They are overrated cock rock...without the cock!

Screw the grammy's , Hall of lame , and any other so called award show.

They are all a bunch of clueless , disrespectful a**hats.


Guess ol' Corey must of been born today, if he is finding this out so soon...

what's with the MTV shirt.... urghhhh

That whole thing is as clueless as the RnR Hall of Shame!!!

I was watching my Chicago Blackhawks kick some Nashville Predator ass!!!

Hell I'd rather watch paint dry or read a fuckin phone book before I would watch the Shammys!!!

I guess no one remembers Jethro Tull beating out Metallica's "...And Justice For All" for Best Hard Rock Recording in '89?
Same shit, different year. And in '89, metal was as it's peak in terms of mainstream acceptance. Metal has never been respected.

They love Hot Topic, factory-processed-angst-for-the-masses music.

The Grammys are an even bigger joke than the Rock n roll Hall of Fame.

The only reason Metallica wins every time they're nominated is because they were ripped off the one time they actually deserved to win.

All U2 has to do is put out a song and they'll automatically win. Even Bono has said "what a mistake" when at the podium.

Judas Priest won because they've been around and the judges have heard of them in passing. I highly doubt that any of the judges listen to the songs that are nominated.

fucking shit gimmick band trying to pass itself off as Metal.

Considering the majority of posters on this site are Obama loving queers I would think they'd endorse the Grammy's and the horrific popular artists they spew forth. Yet many still think of themselves as underground metal renegades who shun the norm and follow their own beat.

If you really want to get specific, the Grammys don't seem to respect music in general. Ever check the list of winners in other styles? Whatever criteria is used to pick who the award goes to is at best flawed and at worst laughable. It seems a rarity that anyone wants to put in the work to research smaller indie label artists, quality of albums nominated (which is of course subjective as hell), even correct time frames...it just seems more about recognizing an occasional legend (usually past their prime at said point) or pushing some "new" group on the masses further with a nod of recognition while getting all the commercials in for $ to the networks/etc. The average bear who pays attention to these shows don't give a fuck to look elsewhere most of the time, because it's more or less just an annual tradition to see what's happening in the People Magazine circles of the world.
Oh well.

This is because most metal bands make metal because they love it, not because of money and accolades.

The majority of metal fans don't care about the grammys. However, is it correct that with so many awards given that they needed to merge both the Hard Rock and Metal category? There are Rap awards given for album, performance, and collaboration. They also give out multiple awards for the Country category.

Imagine if there was a best new artist for HR or Metal? The exposure may help young bands.

Only when Metallica was popular back in 1992 they gave the award live.

Testament had masterpiece go unnoticed by the Grammy voters. Rush had their best album in decades not even get a nomination. They are a clueless voting academy.

But i do think at minimum they should separate both the HR and Metal categories. I also disagree that a female singer was the reason Halestorm won. They are under Atlantic label which helped. Perhaps maybe a few voters were turned on by a female singer talking negatively on other women while referring to a man's family jewels.

I gave up on award shows years ago. Just read the list of winners the next day. The Oscars are the worst, just a bunch of liberal millionaires stroking each other. It's all about 100 year old Joan Rivers asking people, "What are you wearing?"

When civil war breaks out, these useless people will be the first to go!

"are you fucking kidding me you're getting an award for art?" - Eddie Vedder

Only manure comes out of this asshole's mouth.

"In an effort to continuously evolve its Grammy Awards process, The Recording Academy announced in April 2011 that it had restructured the Grammy categories across all genres and fields, bringing the total number of categories to be recognized at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012 to 78 from 109. As a result, instead of separate "Best Metal" and "Best Hard Rock" performance prizes, there is now a single "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" award."

Is it just me, or does the above quoted paragraph make less sense than Charles Manson eating Froot Loops on my front porch?

but he's right on this one. Him and Bittner got this one dead on.

Maybe with better grammar, Corey might earn a bit more respect.

Maybe with better grammar, Corey might earn a bit more respect.