Awards & Winners

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding "big four" of thrash metal alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. Metallica was formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features founders Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined the band in 2003. Previous members of the band are lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, who went on to found Megadeth, bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, and Jason Newsted. The band also had a long collaboration with producer Bob Rock, who produced all of its albums from 1990 to 2003 and served as a temporary bassist between the departure of Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo. The band earned a growing fan-base in the underground music community and critical acclaim with its first four albums, with their third, Master of Puppets, described as one of the most influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. Metallica achieved substantial commercial success with their eponymous fifth album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With this release the band expanded its musical direction resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience.

Awards by Metallica

Check all the awards nominated and won by Metallica.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Kerrang! Award for Best International Band
World Music Award for World’s Best Album Through the Never

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
UK Festival Award for Headline Performance Of The Year Metallica at Download 2012

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Curl of the Burl

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Kerrang! Award for Best International Band

2009


Kerrang! Award for Best Album
Honored for : Death Magnetic

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Kerrang! Award for Best Single All Nightmare Long (disc 1)
Kerrang! Award for Best Video Metallica: The Day That Never Comes
Kerrang! Award for Best Album Death Magnetic
Kerrang! Award for Best International Band
Kerrang! Award for Best Live Band
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Alternative Group Death Magnetic
Juno Award for International Album of the Year Death Magnetic
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance The Unforgiven III
Track from: Death Magnetic

2008


Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Honored for : My Apocalypse
(Artist)
Kerrang! Inspiration Award

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Rock Artist
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Headliner
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance My Apocalypse
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance Suicide & Redemption
UK Festival Award for Headline Performance Of The Year Metallica at Reading Festival 2008","Metallica at Leeds Festival 2008
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album Death Magnetic

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance The Ecstasy of Gold

2004


Kerrang! Award for Best International Band

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group St. Anger
Kerrang! Award for Best Live Band
Kerrang! Award for Best International Band
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Alternative Group St. Anger
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance Some Kind of Monster

2003


Kerrang! Hall of Fame Award
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Honored for : St. Anger
(Artist)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video St. Anger
Kerrang! Award for Best Album St. Anger
Kerrang! Award for Best International Band
American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist
November ceremony
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance St. Anger

2000


Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Honored for : The Call of Ktulu

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song No Leaf Clover
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song I Disappear
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video I Disappear
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film I Disappear
from the film Mission: Impossible II
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects I Disappear
Special Effects: Asylum Visual Effects
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing I Disappear
Editor: Nathan Cox
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography I Disappear
Director of Photography: David Rudd
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance The Call of Ktulu

1999


Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
Honored for : Whiskey in the Jar
Billboard Music Award for Catalog Album of the Year
Honored for : Metallica
Billboard Music Award for Catalog Artist of the Year

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Catalog Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Catalog Album of the Year Metallica
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group Garage Inc.
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance Whiskey in the Jar

1998


Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Honored for : Better Than You

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video The Unforgiven II
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance Fuel
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance Better Than You

1997


American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

1996


MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video
Honored for : Until It Sleeps

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice Until It Sleeps
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video Until It Sleeps

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance For Whom the Bell Tolls

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

1993


American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

1992


MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video
Honored for : Enter Sandman

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video Enter Sandman
Juno Award for International Single of the Year Enter Sandman
American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Enter Sandman
Editor: Jay Torres
American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album Metallica
Juno Award for International Album of the Year Metallica

1991


Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Honored for : Metallica

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance Metallica
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Enter Sandman

1990


Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Honored for : Stone Cold Crazy
(Artist)

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance Stone Cold Crazy

1989


Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Honored for : One
(Artist)

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video One
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance One

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental \u2026and Justice for All