Heavy Music Awards 2022 Winners Announced
The winners of the sixth annual Heavy Music Awards have been unveiled at a blistering, sold out ceremony at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, featuring live performances by Beartooth, Holding Absence, Meet Me @ The Altar and Static Dress.
The big winners on the night were Brighton’s Architects, who took home Best Album for their UK number one LP ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’, as well as Best UK Artist, regaining the trophy from Bring Me The Horizon who’d enjoyed three consecutive successes in the category from 2019 to 2021.
Fast-rising crossover artist Cassyette claimed the Best UK Breakthrough Artist, while Enter Shikari were successful as Best Live Artist, an award they first took home at the inaugural HMAs in 2017.
Germany’s Electric Callboy were unquestionably one of the most popular winners with the capacity crowd as they grabbed Best Video for ‘Pump It’, making them the second German act to win an HMA after Rammstein in 2020.
Continuing their staggering run of HMAs success, Bring Me The Horizon topped off a week in which they staged their huge Malta weekender by taking out Best Single for ‘DiE4u.’
Elsewhere, On Wednesdays We Wear Black picked up Best Podcast, Mathieu Nozières' epic composition earned Best Album Artwork for Trivium's ‘In The Court Of The Dragon’, and the combination of Carl Bown and Bullet For My Valentine was awarded Best Production for the band’s self-titled effort.
In the international categories, Beartooth claimed Best International Artist - and left nobody in any doubt as to their credentials with a thunderous set to close out the show - while KennyHoopla continued his rapid ascent with the Best International Breakthrough Artist gong.
In the two categories not voted for by the public, While She Sleeps were awarded the inaugural Innovation Award for the spectacular success of their Sleeps Society platform, while the previously announced recipient if The H, Heavy Metal Truants, took the stage to a rapturous reception after a huge fundraising effort which has seen them now donate over £1m to charity.
HMA22 Winners
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HMA22 Winners •
Best Album
Presented by Amazon Music
Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
Epitaph Records • Produced by Dan Searle, Co-Produced by Josh Middleton
Best UK Artist
Presented by Allianz Musical Insurance
Architects
Epitaph Records
Best International Artist
Presented by Arising Empire
Beartooth
Red Bull Records
Best UK Breakthrough Artist
Presented by O2 Forum Kentish Town
Cassyette
Devil Land
Best International Breakthrough Artist
Presented by Goth Girlfriends
KennyHoopla
RCA Records
Best Single
Presented by SharpTone Records
Bring Me The Horizon - DiE4u
Produced by Bloodpop &
Best Podcast
Presented by Amazon Music
On Wednesdays We Wear Black
Best Album Artwork
Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon
Artwork by Mathieu Nozières
Best Live Artist
Presented by Marshall
Enter Shikari
SO Recordings
Best Video
Presented by Lightwave Productions
Electric Callboy - Pump It
Century Media
Best Production
Presented by AfterLive Music
Bullet For My Valentine - Bullet For My Valentine
Produced by Carl Bown
The H
Presented by Ticketmaster UK
Awarded for exceptional positive contribution to the heavy music scene
Heavy Metal Truants
Innovation Award
Awarded for innovative application of new ideas for the greater good of the heavy music scene
While She Sleeps - Sleeps Society