It’s a wrap! The pile of votes came in … they were counted and the first crop of The Metty winners have been crowned. The 1st Annual Metty Awards proved to be a HUGE success Friday night and I can’t wait until the event next year. The driving force behind The Metty’s was Bill Jelberg (master of Metalsota.com) who created the award concept for acknowledging local metal bands and artists for their dedication and talent in the local music scene. When announced, there was an immediate uproar of negative feedback through social media. However, Bill stood behind his concept and truly drove it home.
The Amsterdam in St Paul was the perfect venue for the celebration. As the audience filed in and hit the liquid refreshments, the red carpet was rolled out for the artists to make their entrance. The background music of Classic Metal like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Dio certainly added to the metal nostalgia. One by one the band’s filed in, taking a brief moment for the line of eager paparazzi-style photo opportunities.
Show of the Year
Rock the Boat
Best Album Artwork
Mastiff
Best Album Production
Buried Above Ground
Keyboardist of the Year
Liz Ziegler
Bassist of the Year
Adam Sullivan
Drummer of the Year
Matt Grozdanich
Guitarist of the Year
Dustin Korth
Vocalist of the Year
Lee Mintz
Music Video of the Year
Buried Above Ground “The Evil One”
Song of the Year
Royal’z “I Am > Ghost”
Live Performance of the Year
Blue Felix
EP of the Year
Buried Above Ground “Birth”
Album of the Year
Roads of Glass “Deadking”
Dip Deep Award
Luke Moran
Fans Choice
Sin7
Breakout Artist of the Year
Buried Above Ground
Band of the Year
By The Thousands