2026 Winners
Best Death/Black Metal Band
Invoke Thy Wrath
Best Doom/Stoner Band
Jupiter Queen
Best Power/Prog Metal Band
Deveria
Best Thrash Metal Band
Hate The Adversary
Best Deathcore Band
Assault on the Living
Best Metalcore Band
The Lycan
Best Punk/Ska Band
Trauma School Dropouts
Best Hardcore Band
Faded Line
Best Beatdown Band
Torn Out
Best Hardcore Punk Band
Halo Bite
Video of the Year
“AI” – The Phoenix & the Raven
Album of the Year
The Final Hour – Deveria
Lifetime Achievement Award (25+ years in the scene)
Mark Garrett (R.I.P.)
Best New Band (together less than 2 years)
KAKOS
Best Veteran Band (together 10+ years)
1000 Yrd Stare
Best Bassist
Marvin Veeder – Deveria
Best Guitarist
Roman Singleton – Deveria
Best Drummer
Phil Shannon – Violent By Design & Balor
Best Vocalist
Alex Roumanidakis – The Antarctican