Beartooth, Holding Absence, Meet Me @ The Altar and Static Dress to perform at the 2022 Heavy Music Awards

With the campaign for the sixth installment of the Heavy Music Awards already well underway, the cultural champions behind the celebration have announced the live performance portion of the production slated for June 5th at London’s historic O2 Forum Kentish Town.

Set to hold court in front of a capacity crowd of some 2,400 fans and passionate heavy community members, the ceremony will honor the elite among alternative culture. Spanning some 11 various categories highlighting important artistic contributions, The Heavy Music Awards remains the the only independent, purely democratic, and entirely fan-driven entity of it’s kind.

Punctuating what already has the makings of a monumental evening, The Heavy Music Awards has sourced a roster of diverse, dynamic performances that not only showcase a broad stylistic landscape, but also underscores the robust health of heavy culture as a whole.

Tasked with kicking off the performance portion of the evening, Leeds standouts Static Dress will unleash their energized live show. Earning acclaim for their audacious artistry both sonically and visually, the band’s live translation will no doubt reiterate why they have notched nominations for Best UK Breakthrough Artist in both 2021 and 2022.

Pop-punk practitioners Meet Me @ The Altar continue their meteoric ascent as one of the most discussed outfits in their respective lane. Having become a fixture among festival line-ups and editorial features, the band has amassed an impressive swell of momentum, and has yet to unload their full length debut. They are also up for a second consecutive year as Best International Breakthrough Artist.

Acclaimed Welsh unit Holding Absence delivered one of the highlights of the HMA20 live stream broadcast and have continued that vertical trajectory since. The band’s 2021 sophomore effort, The Greatest Mistake Of My Life received high praise universally as one of the year’s best and has catapulted the band to new heights in the hierarchy of rock music’s most promising prospects. The band will celebrate their Best Album of the Year nod with a highly-anticipated live set.

Anchoring the ceremony, powerhouse metalcore outfit Beartooth showcase selections from their lauded 2021 full length, Below. Tallying nominations in both the Best Album of the Year as well as Best International Artist, the band’s prowess and power will be on full display O2 Forum Kentish Town – providing the proper crescendo to what will be a historic evening.

The 2022 Heavy Music Awards are live June 5th and will be hosted by Kerrang! Radio’s Alex Baker. The event is powered by Amazon Music UK and welcomes their official party partner in FIreball Whiskey.

Voting for HMA22 is currently open at vote.heavymusicawards.com and closes at 5pm on April 22nd.

All voters will be entered into a ballot for tickets to the ceremony on Sunday June 5th, 2022 at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London. No tickets to the event will be sold.

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See the complete list of 2022 Heavy Music Awards nominees below.

BEST ALBUM 

Presented by Amazon Music 

Architects – For Those That Wish To Exist  Epitaph Records
Produced by Dan Searle, Co-Produced by Josh Middleton 

Beartooth – Below  Red Bull Records Produced by Caleb Shomo 

Bullet For My Valentine – Bullet For My Valentine  Spinefarm Records Produced by Carl Bown 

Don Broco – Amazing Things  SharpTone Records Produced by Jason Perry 

Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake of My Life  SharpTone Records Produced by Dan Weller 

Spiritbox – Eternal Blue  Rise Records
Produced & Engineered by Daniel Braunstein, Co-Produced by Michael Stringer 

Turnstile – Glow On  Roadrunner Records Produced by Mike Elizondo 

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BEST UK ARTIST 

Presented by Allianz Musical Insurance 

Architects (Epitaph Records)

Bring Me The Horizon (RCA) 

Don Broco (SharpTone Records)

Enter Shikari (So Recordings)

Nova Twins (Marshall Records) 

Sleep Token (Spinefarm Records)

While She Sleeps (Spinefarm Records / Sleeps Brothers) 

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BEST LIVE ARTIST 

Presented by Marshall 

Bring Me The Horizon (RCA)

Bullet For My Valentine (Spinefarm Records) 

Don Broco (SharpTone Records)

Enter Shikari (So Recordings) 

Sleep Token (Spinefarm Records) 

Wargasm (Angry Songs For Sad People) 

While She Sleeps (Spinefarm Records / Sleeps Brothers) 

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BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST 

Presented by Arising Empire 

A Day To Remember (Fueled By Ramen) 

Beartooth (Red Bull Records) 

Gojira (Roadrunner Records) 

Lorna Shore (Century Media) 

Spiritbox (Rise Records)

Trivium (Roadrunner Records) 

Turnstile (Roadrunner Records) 

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BEST UK BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST 

Presented by O2 Forum Kentish Town 

Bob Vylan (Ghost Theatre) 

Cassyette (Devil Land) 

Heriot (Church Road Records) 

Kid Kapichi (Independent) 

Pupil Slicer (Prosthetic Records) 

Static Dress (Independent) 

Witch Fever (Music For Nations) 

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BEST INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST 

Presented by Goth Girlfriends 

Bloodywood (Independent) 

KennyHoopla (Arista Records) 

Magnolia Park (Epitaph Records) 

Meet Me @ The Altar (Fueled By Ramen)

Pinkshift (Independent)

Vended (Independent) 

Yours Truly (UNFD) 

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BEST SINGLE 

Presented by SharpTone Records 

Architects – Meteor  Epitaph Records
Produced by Dan Searle, co-produced by Josh Middleton 

Bring Me The Horizon – Die4u  RCA
Produced by BloodPop & Evil Twin 

Code Orange – Out For Blood  Roadrunner Records Produced by Rob Cavallo 

Holding Absence – Afterlife  SharpTone Records Produced by Dan Weller 

Spiritbox – Circle With Me  Rise Records
Produced & Engineered by Daniel Braunstein, co-produced by Michael Stringer 

Trivium – In The Court Of The Dragon  Roadrunner Records Produced by Josh Wilbur 

Yungblud – Fleabag  Locomotion Recordings / Interscope Produced by Andrew Wells, Chris Greatti & Mike Crossey 

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BEST PRODUCTION 

Presented by AfterLive Music 

Bullet For My Valentine – Bullet For My Valentine  Spinefarm Records Produced by Carl Bown 

Gojira – Fortitude  Roadrunner Records Produced by Joe Duplantier 

Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake of My Life  Sharptone Records Produced by Dan Weller 

Mastodon – Hushed and Grim  Reprise Records Produced by David Bottrill 

Spiritbox – Eternal Blue  Rise Records
Produced & Engineered by Daniel Braunstein, co-produced by Michael Stringer 

Trivium – In The Court Of The Dragon  Roadrunner Records Produced by Josh Wilbur 

While She Sleeps – Sleeps Society  Spinefarm Records / Sleeps Brothers Produced by Carl Bown & Sean Long 

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BEST VIDEO 

Presented by Lightwave Productions 

Bring Me The Horizon – Die4U  RCA
Directed by Oliver Sykes 

Code Orange – Out For Blood  Roadrunner Records Directed by Max Moore 

Don Broco – Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan  SharpTone Records Directed by Do Not Entry 

Gojira – Born For One Thing  Roadrunner Records Directed by Charles De Meyer 

Ice Nine Kills ft. Jacoby Shaddix – Hip To Be Scared  Fearless Records / Concord Recorded Music Directed by Jensen Noen 

Trash Boat – Don’t You Feel Amazing?  Hopeless Records Directed by Zak Pinchin 

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BEST PODCAST 

Presented by Amazon Music 

The Downbeat Hosted by Craig Reynolds 

Hell Bent For Metal Hosted by Tom Dare & Matt Rushton 

Life In The Stocks Hosted by Matt Stocks 

On Wednesdays We Wear Black Hosted by Alyx Holcombe, Sophie K & Yasmine Summan 

Peer Pleasure Hosted by Dewey Halpus 

Sappenin Podcast with Sean Smith Hosted by Sean Smith & Morgan Richards 

The State Of The Scene Podcast Hosted by Sam & Marcos 

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BEST ALBUM ARTWORK 

Architects – For Those That Wish To Exist  Epitaph Records
Artwork by Tom Welsh, Giles Smith, Featherwax 

Converge & Chelsea Wolfe – Bloodmoon: I  Epitaph Records / Deathwish Inc Artwork by Jacob Bannon 

Employed To Serve – Conquering  Spinefarm Records Artwork by Luke Preece 

Mastodon – Hushed And Grim  Reprise Records Artwork by Paul Romano 

The Offspring – Let The Bad Times Roll  Concord Recorded Music Artwork by Daveed Benito 

Of Mice & Men – Echo  SharpTone Records Artwork by Derek Hess 

Trivium – In The Court Of The Dragon  Roadrunner Records Artwork by Mathieu Nozières 

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