Grammy Awards 2022: ‘Best Metal Performance’ nominees

The nominees for Grammy Awards 2022 ‘Best Metal Performance’ have been announced. The nominees are: Deftones, Dream Theater, Gojira, Mastodon and Rob Zombie. The 64th Grammy Awards will be held on 31st January at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. In addition the awards will be streamed on the Paramount+ service. 

The nominations were announced during a livestream from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, featuring Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Board Of Trustees chair Tammy Hurt, as well as some special guests.

Best Rock Performance

AC/DC / “Shot in the Dark”
Black Pumas / “Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)”
Chris Cornell / “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Deftones / “Ohms”
Foo Fighters / “Making a Fire”

Best Metal Performance

Deftones / “Genesis”
Dream Theater / “The Alien”
Gojira / “Amazonia”
Mastodon / “Pushing the Tides”
Rob Zombie / “The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)”

Best Rock Song

Weezer / “All My Favorite Songs”
Kings of Leon / “The Bandit”
Mammoth WVH / “Distance”
Paul McCartney / “Find My Way”
Foo Fighters / “Waiting on a War”

Best Rock Album

AC/DC / Power Up
Black Pumas / Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A
Chris Cornell / No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1
Foo Fighters / Medicine at Midnight
Paul McCartney / McCartney III

Best Alternative Music Album
Fleet Foxes / Shore
Halsey / If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Japanese Breakfast / Jubilee
Arlo Parks / Collapsed in Sunbeams
St. Vincent / Daddy’s Home