Image: Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia Album Cover
The Heavy Music Awards 2026 have announced all nominations for this year's ceremony. Among others, accolades will be awarded for Best Album, Best Breakthrough Album, Best UK Artist, Best International Artist, and Best Album Artwork.
Unsurprisingly, the nominations feature many strong contenders—for Best Album alone, the choice must be made between the seven bands Architects, Deftones, Dayseeker, Sleep Token, Spiritbox, Turnstile, and Yungblud with their latest releases. Other categories see Bad Omens, Ice Nine Kills, President, and many more joining the mix. It's no easy decision, but if you want to support your favorites, you can do so starting now in the public vote. The winners will be announced on July 4, 2026.
You can find all nominated artists across the ten categories listed below, and at the bottom, you'll find the direct link to the voting page.
All Nominations at a Glance
BEST ALBUM
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Architects - The Sky, The Earth & All Between
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Deftones - Private Music
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Dayseeker - Creature In The Black Night
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Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia
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Spiritbox - Tsunami Sea
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Turnstile - Never Enough
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Yungblud - Idols
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM
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Calva Louise - Edge of the Abyss
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Die Spitz - Something To Consume
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Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out
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PSYCHO-FRAME - Salvation Laughs in the Face of a Grieving Mother
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Sleep Theory - Afterglow
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Split Chain - motionblur
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Vianova - Hit It!
BEST UK ARTIST
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Architects
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Bob Vylan
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Don Broco
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Enter Shikari
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Malevolence
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Sleep Token
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Vukovi
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
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Bilmuri
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Deftones
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Ice Nine Kills
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Knocked Loose
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LANDMVRKS
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Spiritbox
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Turnstile
BEST UK LIVE ARTIST
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Architects
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Biffy Clyro
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Don Broco
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Enter Shikari
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Loathe
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Malevolence
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Sleep Token
BEST INTERNATIONAL LIVE ARTIST
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Bad Omens
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Deftones
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Ghost
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Ice Nine Kills
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Spiritbox
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Thornhill
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Turnstile
BEST BREAKTHROUGH LIVE ARTIST
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Calva Louise
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Lambrini Girls
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PRESIDENT
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South Arcade
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Split Chain
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Unpeople
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Vower
BEST UK BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
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Artio
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False Reality
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Lambrini Girls
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Love Is Noise
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PRESIDENT
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Split Chain
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Unpeople
BEST INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
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Held.
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The Pretty Wild
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PSYCHO-FRAME
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Sace6
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TX2
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Vianova
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XCOMM
BEST ALBUM ARTWORK
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AFI - Silver Bleeds The Black Sun
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Architects - The Sky, The Earth & All Between
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Deftones - Private Music
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LANDMVRKS - The Darkest Place I've Ever Been
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Malevolence - Where Only The Truth Is Spoken
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Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia
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Vukovi - My God Has Got A Gun
Vote for your favorites yourself: Click here for the voting page.
