Metal Anarchy

The nominees have been unveiled for this year’s German Metal Hammer Awards. You can see who got nominated in each category below. The event will take place at the Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin, Germany on August 31.

Nominees:

Best German:

* Accept
* Big Teutonic Four (Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Tankard)
* Dirkschneider / UDO
* Doro
* Icebreaker
* Helloween
* Lord Of The Lost
* Orden Ogan
* Powerwolf
* Saltatio Mortis
* Scorpions
* SubwayToSally

God Of Riffs 2024:

* Marco Coti Zelati (Lacuna Coil)
* Axel Rudi Pell
* Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)
* Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost)
* Herman Li (DragonForce)
* Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian)
* Niclas Engelin (The Halo Effect)
* Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy/Pain)
* Sami Yli-Sirniö (Kreator)
* Sascha Gerstner (Helloween)
* Tom Naumann (Primal Fear)
* Zakk Wylde (Pantera)

Social Media Heroes 2024:

* Arch Enemy
* Electric Callboy
* Firetail
* Ghost
* Ghostkid
* Infected Rain
* Lacuna Coil
* Lord Of The Lost
* Powerwolf
* Sabaton
* Saltatio Mortis
* The Warning

Rising Stars 2024:

* April Art
* Elvellon
* Ghostkid
* Imha Tarikat
* Cannon Fever
* Lorna Shore
* Nestor
* Svalbard
* The Halo Effect
* The Warning
* Throne Hammer
* Warmen

Best International 2024:

* Arch Enemy
* Bring Me The Horizon
* Bruce Dickinson
* Dark Tranquillity
* Ghost
* Hammerfall
* In Flames
* Judas Priest
* Rotting Christ
* Saxon
* Sleep Token
* Within Temptation

Voice Of Metal 2024:

* Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)
* Anders Fridén (In Flames)
* Attila Dorn (Powerwolf)
* Biff Byford (Saxon)
* Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
* Elina Siirala (Leaves’ Eyes)
* Hannes Braun (Kissin’ Dynamite)
* Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
* Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost)
* Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear)
* Tom S. Englund (Evergrey)
* Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O.)

Best Album 2024:

* Axel Rudi Pell – “Risen Symbol”
* Borknagar – “Fall”
* Green Lung – “This Heathen Land”
* Ihsahn – “Ihsahn”
* Judas Priest – “Invincible Shield”
* Kissin’ Dynamite – “Back With A Bang”
* Primal Fear – “Code Red”
* Rotting Christ – “Pro Xristou”
* Saltatio Mortis – “Finsterwacht”
* Soen – “Memorial”
* Subway To Sally – “Himmelfahrt”
* Thronehammer – “Kingslayer”

Best Live 2024:

* Arch Enemy
* AC/DC
* Big Teutonic Four
* Blind Guardian
* Dark Tranquillity
* DragonForce
* Ghost
* Heavysaurus
* In Flames
* Meshuggah
* Metallica
* Pantera

Legend:

* Blind Guardian
* Hammerfall
* Helloween
* Holy Moses
* Ihsahn
* Kerry King
* KISS
* Kreator
* Obituary
* Saxon
* Scorpions
* Tom G. Warrior

Metal Anthem 2024:

* Apocalyptica – “One”
* Borknagar – “Summits”
* Dark Tranquility – “Unforgivable”
* Dool – “Venus In Flames”
* Judas Priest – “Panic Attac“‘
* Kissin’ Dynamite – “My Monster”
* Pain – “Push The Pusher”
* Primal Fear – “Code Red”
* Saltatio Mortis – “Finsterwacht” (feat. Hansi Kürsch)
* Saxon – “Hell, Fire And Damnation”
* UDO – “Touchdown”
* Warmen – “Hell On Four Wheels”

Attitude 2024:

* Battle Beast (anti-bullying)
* Dool (sexual self-determination)
* Heaven Shall Burn (antifascism)
* Kissin’ Dynamite (support for children with cancer)
* Marko Hietala (mental health)
* Orphaned Land (peace of all religions)
* Rock in Rautheim (inclusion)
* Svalbard (mental health)
* Wacken Open Air (10 years of cooperation with DKMS)
* Within Temptation (support of Ukraine)

Maximum Metal:

To be determined by Metal Hammer’s editors.