Pretty good idea, think categories like "Most popular merch" and "Best band name", kind of take away from the credibility that i would like to see these awards have.
Firstly, thank you to all of you who have gotten behind the Australian Metal Awards.
We believe that there is a huge amount of talent in Australia and we want to give the recognition and support that it deserves. Since starting this movement we have found out about the great work that the Western Front has done and would like to move this to a National scale.
Our judging panel will consist of people from all over Australia and people from all different backgrounds and we have done so in order to prevent any favoritism. We have yet to finalize all judges at this stage but details on those who have been confirmed can be found on our website
www.australianmetal.com.auWe have put together 20 categories and each of these have been designed to give the bands the recognition they deserve and will give all bands (not just those on labels) the chance to be involved.
There reason the two categories above were chosen was so that we can get the attention and involvement of the younger metal fans to give each of the bands a greater exposure nationwide.
We do not feel that the letter from Nat in drum media was in anyway incorrect and this is a big reason as to why we have put this event together. We want all metal fans in Australia supporting the local scene and not just the devoted few who do make the effort.
Thanks for the support and encouragement. We hope to see you all participate.
Cheers,
The AAHM Team