The Metallist: Best New Metal & Hard Rock

Composer: Øystein G. Brun

Lyricist: Øystein G. Brun & Lars A. Nedland

Composer: Alexander Xavier Wahlberg & Ronny Lee Marks & Gage Nathaniel Goss & Wyatt Bonner Bentley

Lyricist: Wyatt Bonner Bentley

Composer: Vegard Sverre Tveitan

Lyricist: Vegard Sverre Tveitan

Composer: Dan Searle & Sam Carter

Lyricist: Dan Searle & Sam Carter

Composer: John Feldmann & Travis Miguel & Sierra Deaton & Brandon Saller & Kyle Rosa & Daniel Jacobs & Porter McKnight

Lyricist: Porter McKnight & Travis Miguel & Sierra Deaton & John Feldmann & Brandon Saller & Kyle Rosa & Daniel Jacobs

Composer: Ramstedt & Sterner & Bergebäck & Cristiansson & Strokirk

Lyricist: Ramstedt & Sterner & Bergebäck & Cristiansson & Strokirk

Composer: Vadim Ojog

Composer: Christian Monroy & Michael De La O

Lyricist: Christian Monroy & Michael De La O

Composer: Sean Long & Aaran McKenzie & Adam Savage & Lawrence Taylor & Mat Welsh

Lyricist: Mat Welsh & Sean Long & Aaran McKenzie & Adam Savage & Lawrence Taylor

Composer: Lauri Silvonen

Lyricist: Jaredi Koukonen

Composer: Bruce Dickinson & Roger Ramirez

Composer: Sonny Sandoval & Marcos Curiel & Mark Daniels

Lyricist: Sonny Sandoval

Composer: Topi Pitkänen

Lyricist: Jemiina

Composer: Andy Posdziech & Christoph Wieczorek & Benny Richter

Lyricist: Andy Posdziech & Christoph Wieczorek & Benny Richter

Composer: Niklas Karlsson

Composer: Carlos Lozano Quintanilla & Miguel Espinosa Ortiz & Sergi Verdeguer Moyano

Composer: René Berthiaume

Lyricist: Jessica Rösch

Composer: Jonathon Deiley & Marcus Bridge & Joshua Smith & Nic Peterson

Lyricist: Marcus Bridge & Joshua Smith & Nic Peterson & Jonathan Deiley

Composer: John Arnold & Lochlan Keogh & Mitchell Fogarty & Sabian Lynch & Scott Simpson

Composer: Pontus Hjelm

Composer: Pete Woolven

Composer: Blood Red Throne

Composer: Glenn Tipton & Rob Halford & Richie Faulkner

Lyricist: Glenn Tipton & Rob Halford & Richie Faulkner

Composer: Vegard Sverre Tveitan

Lyricist: Vegard Sverre Tveitan

Composer: Adam Gray & Christian Royer & JT Cavey & Ben Witkowski & Chris Davis

Composer: Johan Girardeau & Guillaume Rieth & Antoine Royer

Lyricist: Johan Girardeau

Composer: David Hill

Composer: Ace Stallings

Lyricist: Ace Stallings

Composer: Scott Kennedy & David Provan & Steven Jones & Craig Gowans & Ali Richardson

Lyricist: Scott Kennedy & David Provan & Steven Jones & Craig Gowans & Ali Richardson

Composer: Giovanni Francesco Ciardullo & Colton Adam Bennett

Lyricist: Michael Phillip Greenwood & Casey Tyson-Pearce

Composer: Dan Braunstein & Jonathan Vigil & Andrew Tkaczyk & Chris Davis & James Riley & Zach Johnson

Lyricist: Dan Braunstein & Jonathan Vigil & Andrew Tkaczyk & Chris Davis & James Riley & Zach Johnson

Composer: Casey Hurd

Composer: Alexander Xavier Wahlberg & Ronny Lee Marks & Gage Nathaniel Goss & Wyatt Bonner Bentley

Lyricist: Wyatt Bonner Bentley

Composer: H. Liljesand & K. Romlin & Night Crowned

Lyricist: H. Liljesand & K. Romlin & Night Crowned

Composer: Eric Morotti & Terrence R. Hobbs & Derek C. Boyer & Charlie V. Errigo

Lyricist: Terrence R. Hobbs & Derek C. Boyer & Ricky E. Myers III

Composer: Courtney LaPlante & Dan Braunstein & Mike Stringer

Lyricist: Courtney LaPlante

Composer: John Feldmann & Travis Miguel & Brandon Saller & Kyle Rosa & Daniel Jacobs & Porter McKnight & Sierra Deaton

Lyricist: Porter McKnight & Travis Miguel & John Feldmann & Brandon Saller & Kyle Rosa & Daniel Jacobs

Composer: Ville Friman

Lyricist: Niilo Sevänen

Composer: Daniel Braunstein & Garrett Russell & Mitchell Stark & Alex Camarena

Composer: Ruben Willem

Lyricist: Vebjørn Guttomsgaard Møllberg

Composer: Emma Boster & Pedro Carrillo & Andrew Le & Sam Reynolds & Jeff Yambra & Randy LeBoeuf

Lyricist: Emma Boster & Pedro Carrillo & Andrew Le & Sam Reynolds & Jeff Yambra & Randy LeBoeuf

Composer: Jonny Davy & Alan Glassman & Tony Sannicandro & Nick Schendzielos

Composer: Chris Reifert & Danny Coralles