The Association for Australian Heavy Metal (AAHM) and the Australian Metal Awards (AMA) were formed to give Heavy Metal in Australia an extra boost in support and backing, and to reward and recognise the bands that have made a significant contribution to the Heavy Metal genre of Australian music.
Submission are now open for the 2009 Australian Metal Awards and application forms are available from the website: www.australianmetal.com.au
Each week a band will be selected from those that have submitted an application to be featured on the site, and applications close on the 27th of February.