Iron Maiden and Muse triumph at the Grammys

Iron Maiden, Muse, Them Crooked Vultures and Green Day were celebrating last night (February 13) after winning big at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

Iron Maiden beat Korn, Lamb Of God, Megadeth and Slayer to walk away with the award for Best Metal Performance for El Dorado, while Muse fended off tough competition from Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Jeff Beck and Tom Petty to win the Best Rock Album award for The Resistance.

Them Crooked Vultures beat Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots in the Best Hard Rock Performance category for New Fang, and Green Day picked up the Best Musical Show Album award for American Idiot: The Musical's OST.

Paramore, who were up for the Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for The Only Exception, lost out to US rockers Train, and frontwoman Hayley Williams, who was nominated for the Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals award for Airplanes Part II, lost out to The Imagine Project's Imagine.

And sadly former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant lost out to former Beatle Paul McCartney in the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance category, and to Mavis Staples in the Best Americana Album category for his latest album band Of Joy.

Tags: Green Day, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Paramore, Robert Plant, Them Crooked Vultures

Posted by Dan at 10:13AM | February 14, 2011

So basically, no Rock Band won an award which wasn't deliberately meant for a rock band? Humph. Just stupid. Such shit music is popular these days

Posted by Dale | February 14, 2011 11:18 AM | Reply to this

@ Dale... What?
"no Rock Band won an award which wasn't deliberately meant for a rock band"
Did they just not show you which "rock" acts won the awards? Muse, Maiden, Vultures.
Green Day best muscial... HAHAHA
Paramore for Best Pop... Says it all

Posted by CJL | February 14, 2011 11:35 AM | Reply to this

Why is it sad that Paul McCartney beat Robert Plant? Surely it would've been great no matter who won?

Posted by Nathan | February 14, 2011 12:03 PM | Reply to this

Fantastic news, pop band Paramore didn't win best pop category. Look what you are covering Kerrang, a second rate pop band.

Posted by Love Boat | February 14, 2011 1:09 PM | Reply to this

so happy iron maiden won their first grammy. well deserved. UP THE IRONS

Posted by Sam | February 14, 2011 2:42 PM | Reply to this

Fuck the grammys. Nothing but mainstream bullshit. They don't even show the Heavy Metal awards so what is the point? It's a joke. They can't even show Green Day winning an award. I hate the grammys.

Posted by Brandon | February 14, 2011 2:54 PM | Reply to this

Yay! That fucking cunt Hayley Williams and her "band" didn't win a thing! ^-^

Posted by Potato | February 14, 2011 4:25 PM | Reply to this

CJL yes I was saying Rock bands only won awards that involved rock such as best rock album, which is an award meant just for the Rock Genre etc metal performance

No Rock Bands won anything for like, Best New Act which takes in lots of different Genre's

Posted by Dale | February 14, 2011 5:41 PM | Reply to this

Arcade Fire won best album, thats something for rock/alternative music

Posted by thomas | February 14, 2011 6:27 PM | Reply to this

Dale, riiiiight i see ur point.
Their not gonna win owt else in a pop dominated world of music, atleast it gets some recognition.

Anyway Muse rule.

One Minute Silence @ Sonisphere = greatest thing this year.

Posted by CJL | February 14, 2011 6:30 PM | Reply to this

not a big fan of mews tbh. think there abit over rated.

Posted by peter tait | February 14, 2011 9:37 PM | Reply to this

Yh, ive beeen thinking, and i agree with this peter guy. Muse are awuful, they are a very lucky band.

Posted by kevin lee | February 14, 2011 9:42 PM | Reply to this

god all you people abusing the bands that won are complete arseholes. you dont know what the fuck music is. -_-

Posted by I<3BJA | February 14, 2011 9:45 PM | Reply to this

yea this mose band are just wannabes.
its obvious there miming to!

Posted by Rale ton | February 14, 2011 9:45 PM | Reply to this

yea this Mewz are just wannabes, they obviously dont right there own songs and clearly mime!

Posted by Jamal akwabard | February 14, 2011 9:47 PM | Reply to this

I watched the Grammys and was pissed off when they didn't show Green Day winning their award. FFS! Or any rock band. Gosh darn it. =(

Posted by Niamh | February 14, 2011 11:42 PM | Reply to this

fuck all the people that are bitching about paramore on this comment space. paramore were nominated for a pop award because the only exception was considered a pop song by them. i think some people on this website need to get their heads out from their asses and respect other peoples tastes.

Posted by angela | February 15, 2011 8:29 AM | Reply to this