Metal Anarchy

The nominees have been revealed for the 2026 Grammy Awards. The ceremony will take place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA on February 1 and the categories featuring rock/metal artists can be found below.

Best Metal Performance:

• Dream Theater – “Night Terror“
• Ghost – “Lachryma“
• Sleep Token – “Emergence“
• Spiritbox – “Soft Spine“
• Turnstile – “Birds“

Best Rock Album:

• Deftones – “private music“
• HAIM – “I Quit“
• Linkin Park – “From Zero“
• Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
• YUNGBLUD – “Idols“

Best Rock Performance:

• Amyl And The Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That“
• Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine“
• Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
• Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine“
• YUNGBLUD – “Changes” (live from Villa Park, Back To The Beginning) (Ozzy Osbourne cover) (feat. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II)

Best Rock Song:

• Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be“
• Sleep Token – “Caramel“
• Haley Williams – “Glum“
• Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
• YUNGBLUD – “Zombie“

Best Alternative Music Performance:

• Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love“
• The Cure – “Alone“
• Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS“
• Wet Leg – “mangetout“
• Hayley Williams – “Parachute“

Best Alternative Music Album:

• Bon Iver – “SABLE, fABLE“
• The Cure – “Songs Of A Lost World“
• Tyler, The Creator – “Don’t Tap The Glass“
• Wet Leg – “moisturizer“
• Hayley Williams – “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party“

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

• Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” (‘Tron: Ares‘)
• HUNTR/X – “Golden” (‘KPop Demon Hunters’)
• Elton John/Brandi Carlile – “Never Too Late” (‘Elton John: Never Too Late‘)
• Jayme Lawson – “Pale, Pale Moon” (‘Sinners‘)
• Rod Wave – “Sinners” (‘Sinners’)