2025 NOMINEES
Best Death Metal Band
Invoke Thy Wrath
Intrusive
Tyranize
Concrete
Best Black Metal Band
Malefic
Blackbraid
Misery Machine
Vintertodt
Best Doom/Stoner Band
Gozer
Jupiter Queen
Carnwennan
Flatwounds
Best Metal/Power Metal Band
The Antarctican
Deveria
Allumination
Against the Reign
Best Progressive/Math Metal Band
Outta My Head
The Phoenix and the Raven
Psychomanteum
Horse Grave
Best Hair/Glam/Sleaze Band
The Erotics
Joe Mansman and the Midnight Revival Band
Untaymed
Mystery Girl
Best Thrash Metal Band
Hate The Adversary
Ice Queen
Faced
Vaexus
Best Grindcore Band
Horse Grave
Urine
Vaginal Fungus
D.B. Cooper
Best Metalcore Band
Faded Line
Oakheart
Adhara
Deadweight
Best Punk Band
VinTri Hill
RBNX
The Hauntings
Gusto
Best Hardcore Band
Fromwithin
Violent By Design
Spiritkiller
Cold Kiss
Best Hardcore Beatdown Band
Torn Out
Gateway
Confinement 413
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Best Hardcore Punk Band
Halo Bite
Murderer’s Row
Wet Specimens
Schenectavoidz
Best Video in 2024 By A Metal Band
The Antarctican – “Stolen Throne”
Jupiter Queen – “Just A Taste”
Deveria – “When Darkness Falls”
Concrete – “Cyber Vermin”
Album of the Year – 2024
Outta My Head – Sick Nasty
Malefic – The Second Coming
The Erotics – Destined To Damnation
Invoke Thy Wrath – W O R M S
Lifetime Achievement Award (25+ years in the scene)
Mike Trash
Jeff Caro
Darek Polcare
Paul Rukwid
Best New Band (together less than 2 years)
Against The Reign
Gateway
Outta My Head
Altar
Best Veteran Band (together 10+ years)
Concrete
Tyranize
The Erotics
Assault on the Living
Best Bassist
Justin Stupplebeen – The Phoenix and the Raven
Drew Bartlett – Concrete
Brian Crosby – Oakheart
Derek Polcare – Crimson Mask
Best Guitarist
Dillon Schwertner – Joe Mansman and the Midnight Revival Band
Roman Singleton – Deveria
Gary Wood – The Phoenix and the Raven
Jared Weed – Concrete
Best Drummer
John Glassbrenner – Concrete, Malefic, more
Walter MONSTA Ryan – Faded Line, Murderer’s Row, Murphy’s Law, more
Phil Shannon – Violent By Design & Balor
Brandon Weaver – The Phoenix and the Raven
Best Vocalist
Chuck Woodard – Deveria
Benjamin Kerner – The Phoenix and the Raven
Joe Mansman – The Midnight Revival Band
Alex Roumanidakis – The Antarctican