The Grammy's Nod to Metal

The Grammys hit 52 this year. With the recent release of nominations, we always perk up our ears for the metal and rock categories. Am I right or am I right? This year we have some of our favorite bands in the mix of all the hype.

Best Metal Performance:

Judas Priest – “Dissident Aggressor” (track from: “A Touch Of Evil Live“)
Lamb Of God – “Set To Fail” (track from: “Wrath“)
Megadeth – “Head Crusher” (track from: “Endgame“)
Ministry – “Senor Peligro” (track from: “Adios…“)
Slayer – “Hate Worldwide” (track from: “World Painted Blood“)

Best Hard Rock Performance:

AC/DC – “War Machine” (track from: “Black Ice“)
Alice In Chains – “Check My Brain” (track from: “Black Gives Way To Blue“)
Linkin Park – “What I’ve Done” (track from: “Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keyes“)
Metallica – “The Unforgiven IIII” (track from: “Death Magnetic“)
Nickelback – “Burn It To The Ground” (track from: “Dark Horse“)

Best Rock Album:

AC/DC– "Black Ice"
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood– "Live From Madison Square Garden"
Green Day– "21st Century Breakdown"
Dave Matthews Band– "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King"
U2– "No Lines on the Horizon"

We wish you guys the best of luck! To see who's nominated for other categories, the full list is available online. Personally I'm not too blown away by our rock album nominees this year.

Anyone else confused how Dave Matthews falls in the same category as AC/DC and Green Day?

And Nickleback under hard rock? Surely you jest...

The official show revealing the winners will be "GRAMMY Sunday," Jan. 31. It will air on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).