Johannesburg, South Africa: results for the SAMMA 2017 are out! Reporting directly from the South African Metal Music Awards ceremony at Rumours Rock City, we bring you:
SAMMA 2017 Best Music Video
Between the nominees of:
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Last One Alive, with ‘Kiss The Ground’
Nerve Zero, with ‘Till Death’
Ratorbaby, with ‘The Group’
Vulvodynia, with ‘Unparalleled Insubordination’
Zombies Ate My Girlfriend, with ‘Jahan’
The Best Music Video goes to Last One Alive. The runner-up position is a tied result between Nerve Zero and Raptorbaby.
SAMMA 2017 Best Metal Single
Between the nominees of:
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Black Math, with ‘Sunset’
Megalodon, with ‘Dimorphism’
Nerve Zero, with ‘Till Death’
Raptorbaby, with ‘The Group’
Vulvodynia, with ‘Unparalleled Insubordination’
The Best Metal Single goes to Raptorbaby. The runner-up position is filled by Megalodon.
SAMMA 2017 Best Metal EP
Between the nominees of:
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All We’ve Known, with Human Nature
FreeXMoney, with Bad Vibes
Monolith, with Memory Palace
Riddlebreak, with Collapsar
Wildernessking, with Levitate
The Best Metal EP goes to Riddlebreak. The runner-up position is filled by All We’ve Known.
SAMMA 2017 Best Metal Album
Between the nominees of:
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Deity’s Muse, with Convergence
Juggernaught, with Full Grown Woman
Mezzanine Floor, with Architecture of Aeons
Raptorbaby, with Citadel
Vulvodynia, with Psychosadistic Design
The Best Metal Album goes to Deity’s Muse. The runner-up position is filled by Raptorbaby.
SAMMA 2017 Best Metal Newcomer
Between the nominees of:
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Aimed at You
Deadline
DevilSpeak
FreeXMoney
Last One Alive
The Best Metal Newcomer goes to Deadline. The runner-up position is filled by DevilSpeak.
SAMMA 2017 Best Live Act
Between the nominees of:
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Boargazm
Deadline
Riddlebreak
Vulvodynia
Zombies Ate My Girlfriend
The Best Live Act goes to Boargazm. Remarkably, the runner-up position is filled by three-way tie between Deadline, Riddlebreak, and Zombies Ate My Girlfriend.
SAMMA 2017 Best Metal Event
Between the nominees of:
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Emalyth Arts Expo 8 : Infinity
Iron Maiden : Carnival City
Krank’d Up 2016
Ragnarok 2016
Wacken Metal Battle Finals 2016
The Best Metal Event goes to Krank’d Up Music Festival. The runner-up position is filled by Iron Maiden.
Pictured below, the SAMMA 2017 organizer Sashquita Northey (middle-left) gathers her assistants around for a group photo of the ladies responsible for putting together the event’s prestigious image.
SAMMA 2017 Best Black Metal
Between the nominees of:
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Adorned in Ash
Nebula Disrupt
Spectral Realm
Theatre Runs Red
Wildernessking
The Best Black Metal goes to Theatre Runs Red. The runner-up position is filled by Spectral Realm.
SAMMA 2017 Best Death Metal
Between the nominees of:
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Bleeding Spawn
Maximum Carnage
My Columbine
SacriFist
The Fallen Prophets
Vulvodynia
The Best Death Metal goes to Bleeding Spawn. The runner-up position is filled by Maximum Carnage.
Pictured below, members and friends of various bands enjoying the spirit of the proceedings. In this image, members are included from Mezzanine Floor (Port Elizabeth), Deadline (Pretoria), and Raptorbaby (Pretoria)
SAMMA 2017 Best Thrash Metal
Between the nominees of:
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BloodBeast
Deadline
DevilSpeak
Disarmageddon
Junkyard Lipstick
Killatoria
The Best Thrash Metal goes to Devilspeak. The runner-up position is filled by Deadline.
SAMMA 2017 Best Core Metal
Between the nominees of:
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All We’ve Known
Boargazm
Red Helen
Riddlebreak
Zombies ate my girlfriend
The Best Core Metal goes to Zombies Ate My Girlfriend. The runner-up position is filled by Red Helen.
SAMMA 2017 Best Alternative Metal
Between the nominees of:
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Black Math
Dirty Moonshine
Juggernaught
Psordid
Set for the Sky
The Best Alternative Metal goes to Juggernaught. The runner-up position is filled by Psordid.
SAMMA 2017 Best Progressive Metal
Between the nominees of:
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Deity’s Muse
Megalodon
Mezzanine Floor
Ohgod
Raptorbaby
The Best Progressive Metal goes to Raptorbaby. The runner-up position is filled by Deity’s Muse.
The Jasper Dan surprize:
“We feel honoured to have been asked to be a part of it, to be able to offer an award. The one thing that the SAMMAs does is to truly bring the scene together. Our method for choosing this award is to encourage that we all have each others’ back. Think of it as a ‘peers award’.” ~ Jamie Hendry (vocals, Jasper Dan)
The award was selected by a ballot sheet issued only to people who play in the nominated bands, and were not allowed to vote for their own band, thus encouraging a focus on others. The winners declared as result of this peer vote were: Riddlebreak.
