Grammy nominations announced. Here are the rock and metal type ones, if anyone's interested. You'll note the usual suspects in the metal category, with one pleasant exception.
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Eric Clapton, "Revolution" (from Back Home)
Robert Plant, "Shine It All Around" (from Mighty Rearranger)
Bruce Springsteen, "Devils & Dust" (from Devils & Dust)
Rob Thomas, "This Is How A Heart Breaks" (from ...Something To Be)
Neil Young, "The Painter" (from Prairie Wind)
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (from X&Y)
Foo Fighters, "Best of You" (from In Your Honor)
Franz Ferdinand, "Do You Want To" (from You Could Have It So Much Better)
The Killers, "All These Things That I've Done" (from Hot Fuss)
U2, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb)
Best Hard Rock Performance
Audioslave, "Doesn't Remind Me" (from Out of Exile)
Nine Inch Nails, "The Hand That Feeds" (from With Teeth)
Robert Plant, "Tin Pan Valley" (from Mighty Rearranger)
Queens of the Stone Age, "Little Sister" (from Lullabies to Paralyze)
System of a Down, "B.Y.O.B." (from Mezmerize)
Best Metal Performance
Ministry, "The Great Satan" (from Rantology)
Mudvayne, "Determined" (from Lost And Found)
Rammstein, "Mein Teil" (from Reise, Reise)
Shadows Fall, "What Drives The Weak" (from The War Within)
Slipknot, "Before I Forget" (from Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Adrian Belew, "Beat Box Guitar" (from Side One)
Stewart Copeland, "Birds Of Prey" (from Orchestralli)
Les Paul & Friends, "69 Freedom Special" (from American Made World Played)
Joe Perry, "Mercy" (from Joe Perry)
Steve Vai, "Lotus Feet" (from Real Illusions: Reflections)
Best Rock Song
Foo Fighters, "Best of You" (from In Your Honor)
Weezer, "Beverly Hills" (from Make Believe)
U2, "City of Blinding Lights" (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb)
Bruce Springsteen, "Devils & Dust" (from Devils & Dust)
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (from X&Y)
Best Rock Album
Coldplay, "X&Y"
Foo Fighters, "In Your Honor"
The Rolling Stones, "A Bigger Bang"
U2, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb"
Neil Young, "Prairie Wind"
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Eric Clapton, "Revolution" (from Back Home)
Robert Plant, "Shine It All Around" (from Mighty Rearranger)
Bruce Springsteen, "Devils & Dust" (from Devils & Dust)
Rob Thomas, "This Is How A Heart Breaks" (from ...Something To Be)
Neil Young, "The Painter" (from Prairie Wind)
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (from X&Y)
Foo Fighters, "Best of You" (from In Your Honor)
Franz Ferdinand, "Do You Want To" (from You Could Have It So Much Better)
The Killers, "All These Things That I've Done" (from Hot Fuss)
U2, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb)
Best Hard Rock Performance
Audioslave, "Doesn't Remind Me" (from Out of Exile)
Nine Inch Nails, "The Hand That Feeds" (from With Teeth)
Robert Plant, "Tin Pan Valley" (from Mighty Rearranger)
Queens of the Stone Age, "Little Sister" (from Lullabies to Paralyze)
System of a Down, "B.Y.O.B." (from Mezmerize)
Best Metal Performance
Ministry, "The Great Satan" (from Rantology)
Mudvayne, "Determined" (from Lost And Found)
Rammstein, "Mein Teil" (from Reise, Reise)
Shadows Fall, "What Drives The Weak" (from The War Within)
Slipknot, "Before I Forget" (from Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Adrian Belew, "Beat Box Guitar" (from Side One)
Stewart Copeland, "Birds Of Prey" (from Orchestralli)
Les Paul & Friends, "69 Freedom Special" (from American Made World Played)
Joe Perry, "Mercy" (from Joe Perry)
Steve Vai, "Lotus Feet" (from Real Illusions: Reflections)
Best Rock Song
Foo Fighters, "Best of You" (from In Your Honor)
Weezer, "Beverly Hills" (from Make Believe)
U2, "City of Blinding Lights" (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb)
Bruce Springsteen, "Devils & Dust" (from Devils & Dust)
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (from X&Y)
Best Rock Album
Coldplay, "X&Y"
Foo Fighters, "In Your Honor"
The Rolling Stones, "A Bigger Bang"
U2, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb"
Neil Young, "Prairie Wind"
