Blog: Thrash Hits

The only Grammys that count

The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra promo
In the midst of all these festival announcements, there's been a little old thing called The Grammys taking place in the US of A. And unlike the rubbish mainstream music awards over here in Blighty, where heavy metal's only nod comes from cursory nominations for Iron Maiden and AC/DC , the Americans aren't ashamed to have awards for rock and heavy metal alongside all that pop music malarky. Which is why it's such a shame that they've balls'd it up so royally this year. You [...]