American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album is an award that is given out annually by the American Music Awards. This award is given to the artist or band who has released the best heavy metal or hard rock album of the year.

American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. This award is presented to the artists who have made the most significant impact in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres. The award is given to the artist who has released the best-selling album in these genres, as determined by the fans.

Overview

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album has been awarded since 1996. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward, when awards were handed out on November of the same year). Metallica and Disturbed are tied for having won the award four times, more than any other artist.

Nominees are announced in October. Winners are shown in bold.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

The award was not presented in 1994. Metallica’s self-titled album was the first and only album to win the award twice.

Nominees

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album has been presented since 1995. Starting in 2004, the award was separated into two distinct categories, Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. In 2017, the category was renamed to Favorite Metal/Hard Rock Album.

Nominees for the American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album are typically announced in October or November. The award is presented at the annual American Music Awards ceremony, which is held in November or December.

Some of the nominees forFavorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album over the years have included Metallica, Disturbed, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, and Stone Sour.

Winners

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album has been awarded since 1992. Winners have been announced every year since. Below is a list of all the past winners:

-1992: Metallica – “Metallica”
-1993: Pearl Jam – “Vs.”
-1994: Nirvana – “In Utero”
-1995: Stone Temple Pilots – “Purple”
-1996: Foo Fighters – “Foo Fighters”
-1997: Tool – “Ænima”
-1998: Metallica – “…And Justice for All”
-1999: Kid Rock – “Devil Without a Cause”
-2000: Limp Bizkit – “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water”
-2001: Linkin Park – “Hybrid Theory”
-2002: System of a Down – “Toxicity”
BELOW IS A LIST OF THE LAST 10 WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP OF THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD FOR FAVORITE HEAVY METAL/HARD ROCK ALBUM:
2011 Winner – Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Runner Up – Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You”

2012 Winner – Linkin Park – “Living Things”
Runner Up – Shinedown – “Amaryllis”

2013 Winner – Imagine Dragons – “Night Visions”
Runner Up – Volbeat – “Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies”

2014 Winner – Avenged Sevenfold– “Hail to the King”
Runner Up – Linkin Park– “The Hunting Party”

2015 Winner – Five Finger Death Punch– “Got Your Six”
Runner Up — Slipknot — “.5: The Gray Chapter”

2016 Winner — Twenty One Pilots — “Blurryface”
Runner Up — Panic! at the Disco — “Death of a Bachelor”

American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

Metallica was the big winner at this year’s American Music Awards, taking home the award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist. They also won the award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album for their self-titled album.

Overview

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist was first presented in 1995. It was then known as the American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist until 2004, when it was renamed the American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album. In 2006, the category was split into two separate awards: one for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist and one for Favorite Hard Rock/Metal Album. The award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist has been presented annually since 1995.

nominees are determined by the public through an online poll, and the winner is determined by a panel of music industry experts.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist has been awarded annually since 1993. The award was not presented in 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2009. In 2001, the award was renamed the American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist. In 2011, the award was once again renamed the American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist.

## 1993: Metallica
## 1994: No award given
## 1995: No award given
## 1996: Metallica
## 1997: Soundgarden
## 1998: Metallica
## 1999: No award given
## 2000: No award given
## 2001: Linkin Park (as FavoriteAlternative Artist)
## 2002: Tool
## 2003: Evanescence
## 2004: Metallica
## 2005: Green Day
## 2006: My Chemical Romance
2007: Avenged Sevenfold 2008: Slipknot 2009: No award given 2010: Avenged Sevenfold 2011: Foo Fighters

Nominees

Since the American Music Awards began in 1974, there has been an award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist. This award is given to the artist who has released the best album in the genre within the eligibility period. The eligibility period is usually from October 1 of the previous year to September 30 of the current year.

Nominees for this award are typically heavy metal and hard rock bands who have released commercially successful albums within the eligibility period. However, any artist who has released an album in the genre may be nominated. Some of the past nominees for this award include Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, Slipknot, Godsmack, and Stone Sour.

Winners

The American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist has been awarded every year since 1974. The award was not given in 1980, 1981, 1982, or 1983. In 1984, it was once again awarded to the artist with the most nominations that year.

Here is a list of the winners of the American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist:

-1974: Led Zeppelin
-1975: Kiss
-1976: Aerosmith
-1977: Kiss
-1978: Ted Nugent
-1979: Van Halen
-1980: Not awarded
-1981: Not awarded
-1982: Not awarded
-1983: Not awarded
-1984: Metallica
-1985: Van Halen