Annihilator, Ktaklysym, Vile Creature, Unleash The Archers, and Protest The Hero have been nominated in the best metal album of the Year category for the 2021 Juno Awards. The Juno Awards are the annual award show celebrating excellence across all musical genres and often called The Canadian Grammy Awards.” Last year’s winner for The Metal AOTY was Striker for their album Play To Win (Record Breaking Records/Independent).  In the Rock AOTY category Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Silverstein, JJ Wilde, Crown Lands, and Sam Roberts are fighting it out in that category. The 50th Annual Junos will take place on May 16th, 2021. 

Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year / Album De Musique Métal/Hard De L’année

Ballistic, Sadistic – Annihilator Silver Lining*Warner

Unconquered – Kataklysm Nuclear Blast*AEC/Believe

Palimpsest – Protest The Hero Independent

Abyss Unleash – The Archers Napalm*Sony

Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! – Vile Creature Prosthetic*The Orchard

Rock Album Of The Year / Album Rock De L’année

Crown Lands – Crown Lands Universal

Ruthless – JJ Wilde Black Box*Fontana North

Colorado – Neil Young & Crazy Horse Reprise*Warner

All Of Us – Sam Roberts Band Known Accomplice*Universal/Fontana North

A Beautiful Place to Drown –  Silverstein UNFD/NSEW*The Orchard

For more information check out the full site: https://junoawards.ca