As Canada’s Juno Awards return to Ottawa next April, for the first time since 2003, fans may notice something new. The Canadian Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced on Wednesday that they have added a new category to the award show. For the first time ever, an award will be handed out to the Metal/Hard Music Album of the year.
In their press release, CARAS explained that,
“This new category is an award to honour artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the Canadian recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position. Eligible albums include metal, metalcore, hardcore, heavy rock, thrash metal, death metal and their respective sub- genres including (but not limited to) nu-metal, power metal, grindcore, extreme metal, industrial metal, viking metal, folk metal, doom metal, gothic metal, speed metal, and sludge metal.”
While many of these genres may be foreign to the masses, there is no doubt that metal fans will rejoice at having this new award included as part of the show. Following the inclusion of a an Electronic Album award last year, this latest addition brings the number of categories for next year’s ceremonies up to 41.
Check out the CARAS press release here: CARAS Press Release
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