Extreme Music Awards 2026 announce nominees. Saturday, January 17 the third annual Extreme Music Awards will take place at Empire live in Albany, New York York. Here is this year‘s list of nominees. Good luck to all our participants. Get your tickets now at empirelivealbany.com. Sponsored by Capital District cannabis and wellness, RaveneventsNY.com, Purgatory tattoo and Villa Valenti Pub.
EXTREME MUSIC AWARDS Nominees 2026
Best Death/Black Metal Band:
Morticide
Tyranize
Intrusive
Invoke The Wrath
Best Doom/Stoner Metal Band:
Gozer
Black Tongue Reverend
Jupiter Queen
Sons of Eden
Best Power/Prog Metal Band:
The Phoenix and the Raven
Deveria
Outta My Head
Psychomanteum
Best Thrash Band:
Skull Mason
Vaexus
The End of Man
Hate The Adversary
Best Deathcore Band:
Altar
Killcount
Assault on the Living
Unbound
Best Metalcore Band:
The Lycan
At Light’s Wake
Concrete
Oakheart
Best Punk/Ska Band:
VinTri Hill
Trauma School Dropouts
Brother T. & The Boys
Uncle Frank Says No!
Best Hardcore Band:
Faded Line
Violent by Design
Halo Bite
Tied By Fate
Best Beatdown Band:
Torn Out
Assault on the Living
10-50 Nightmare
Evil Mind
Best Hardcore Punk Band:
Halo Bite
Zombie Giuliani
Spiritkiller
Blast Craze
Video of the Year:
"AI" - The Phoenix and The Raven
“Unborn” - The Lycan
“Without Me” - VinTri Hill
"Ghost of Me" - Outta My Head
Album of the Year:
The Burdens Inside - The Phoenix and Raven
The Final Hour – Deveria
Throne of Decay - 1000 Yrd Stare
Honor Society - VinTri Hill
For All Time – Psychomanteum
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Charles Woodard
Darek Polcare
Mark Garrett
Duane Beer
Best New Band:
The Lycan
KAKOS
Sons of Eden
Skull Mason
Best Veteran Band:
1000 Yrd Stare
Tyranize
Crimson Mask
Trauma School Dropouts
Best Bassist:
Marvin Veeder – Deveria
Dylan Baldwin-Delaney - Horse Grave
Jay VanDervoort - Ice Queen
Steve Feith - Hate The Adversary
Best Guitarist:
Roman Singleton – Deveria
Nick Stamas – KAKOS
Gary Wood - The Phoenix and the Raven
Ben Weaver - The Lycan
Best Drummer:
Brandon Weaver - The Phoenix and the Raven
Jack LaBatti - The Lycan
John Suski – Deveria
Phil Shannon - Balor & Violent by Design
Best Vocalist:
Jackson Tollerton – Gozer
Benjamin Kerner - The Phoenix and the Raven
Charles Woodard – Deveria
Alex Roumanidakis - The Antarctican
