Two Roadrunner Artists Gain Grammy Nominations
December 4, 2009 by Editor
Filed under Music News
(New York, NY) – Roadrunner Records is proud to congratulate two of their marquee artists on 2010 Grammy Award nominations, announced yesterday. Mega-platinum rockers Nickelback nabbed a nod in the Best Hard Rock Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals) category for their sizzling track “Burn It To the Ground,” from their latest release Dark Horse. Multi-platinum thrash pioneers Megadeth earned a nomination in the Best Metal Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals) category for the blistering track “Headcrusher,” the lead single from the recently released ENDGAME. Both artists have earned several previous nominations, though this is Megadeth’s first nomination on a Roadrunner release. In addition to the artist nominations, Brendan O’Brien received a nod for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. O’Brien produced this year’s acclaimed self-titled release from RIAA Gold-certified metalcore veterans Killswitch Engage.
Megadeth’s latest album ENDGAME was released this fall to rave reviews. The band’s signature shredding and rousing lyrics are the hallmarks of ENDGAME, with vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine musing and making declarations about the world we live in, having named the album after a controversial government document. Revolver magazine said of ENDGAME, “One of their best albums.” VH1’s That Metal Show deemed it, “One of the metal albums of the year”, and Popmatters said, “the record positively scorches with an intensity not heard since Rust In Peace.” Megadeth is currently on tour in the U.S. in support of ENDGAME, and will team up with Slayer and Testament in the new year for the American Carnage tour.
Nickelback is one of the biggest rock bands in the world, with over 35 million albums sold. The band’s latest album, Dark Horse, produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, debuted at number two on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has remained on the Top 200 for 50 weeks selling over 2.5 million albums in the US alone. The latest single from Dark Horse, “Never Gonna Be Alone,” is heating up quickly at Top 40, and the recently premiered video can be seen at Vh1 and Fuse, Nickelback.com, RoadrunnerRecords.com and YouTube. Nickelback is currently on tour in Australia, and will be touring the U.S. this spring.
