2011 Pulse Rock Awards

[Devin]

I've been thinking, there is an award show for Country music, and has been for 44 years now. The Grammy's are all-genre, but focus mostly on pop. Most other award shows feature music videos or small-scale awards, which are also mostly focused on pop.

So, why not have a all-rock award show right now! On Pulse!

2011 Pulse Rock Awards

The board to pick the nominees will be YOU and every other rock poster who wishes to participate!
You can PM me 5 votes for the nominees of each of the following categories. Once a week is up, I will (hopefully)
tally the points based on your votes for the nominees.
Then I will post the nominees on this page and you guys will pick from these choices who you want to win the specific award.
Eligibility date is from February 2010 - February 2011.

Categories:

Entertainer of the Year
(A group or solo musician who has succeeded in the music industry the past year)

Song of the Year
(A track with high-quality songwriter, sound and instrumental)

Single of the Year
(A track that has succeeded in the music industry this past year)

Album of the Year
(An album that has succeeded in the music industry this past year)

Best Solo Musician of the Year
(A solo musician in particular who has succeeded in the music industry this past year)

Best Group of the Year
(A group/band in particular who has succeeded in the music industry this past year)

Best New Artist of the Year
(A new group or solo musician who has succeesfully broke into music industry the past year)

Music Video of the Year
(A music video which has displayed originality, quality, and great directing/acting/performing, and was released this past year)

Sub-Categories:

Best Indie Rock/Folk-Rock Song of the Year

Best Alternative/Punk Song of the Year

Best Hard Rock/Post-grunge/Grunge Song of the Year

Best Alternative Metal/Nu-Metal Song of the Year

Best Metal Song of the Year


Best Alternative/Punk/Folk Album of the Year

Best Active Rock Album of the Year

Best Metal/Hard-core Album of the Year



Enjoy! The nominees are scheduled to be announced February 28th, 2011.

[jvandyck87]

Are these five votes ranked like the weekly countdown votes or just five proposed nominees?

[Devin]

^ They are just five votes. There is no real ranking or anything. Which ever five songs with the highest amount of votes gets to become a nominee.

[Devin]

You may also PM me artist performances you'd like to see during the event, as well as your nominations.
Remember, you have until next Monday to get your votes in!

Also, I've changed the Sub-Category's Album choices slightly to make it easier on voters. Enjoy!

[Devin]

Remember: The votes for nominees are due at Midnight EST! Be sure to get your votes in, and come back tomorow to see the nominees and vote for the winners!

[Devin]

2011 Pulse Rock Awards: Nominees

Entertainer of the Year

• Avenged Sevenfold
  
• The Black Keys
  
• Linkin Park
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• Ozzy Osbourne
  

Song of the Year

• "Asylum" - Disturbed
  (David Draiman, Disturbed; producer, Dan Donegan)
  
• "I Should Have Known It" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  (Tom Petty, Michael Campbell; producer, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate)
  
• "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People
  (Mark Foster, producer; Foster the People)
  
• "Sing" - My Chemical Romance
  (My Chemical Romance; producer, Rob Cavallo)
  
• "Thistle & Weeds" - Mumford & Sons
  (Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons; producer, Markus Dravs)
  

Single of the Year

• "Another Way to Die" - Disturbed
  (Dan Donegan; Disturbed)
  
• "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
  (Danger Mouse; The Black Keys)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  

Album of the Year

• A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• Diamond Eyes - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  
• Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  (Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire; Arcade Fire)
  

Best Solo Musician of the Year

• Brandon Flowers
  
• Cee-Lo Green
  
• Florence + the Machine
  
• Ozzy Osbourne
  
• Slash
  

Best Group of the Year

• 30 Seconds to Mars
  
• Alter Bridge
  
• Avenged Sevenfold
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• Shinedown
  

Best New Artist of the Year

• Hail the Villain
  
• Mumford & Sons
  
• My Darkest Days
  
• Neon Trees
  
• Paper Tongues
  

Music Video of the Year

• "F**k You! (Forget You)" - Cee-Lo Green
  (Matt Stawski, video director)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Wayne Isham, video director)
  
• "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
  (Chris Marrs Piliero, video director)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Joe Hahn, video director)
  
• "We've Got a Situation Here" - The Damned Things
  (Brendon Small, video director)
  

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Sub-Categories

Best Indie Rock/Folk-Rock Song of the Year

• "The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine
  (James Ford, Isabella Summers; Florence Welch)
  
• "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People
  (Foster the People; Foster the People)
  
• "Trinity" - Paper Tongues
  (Brian West, Mark Endert, John Fields, Billy Hume, Nicolas Balachandran; Paper Tongues)
  

Best Alternative/Punk Song of the Year

• "Animal" - Neon Trees
  (Ian Kirkpatrick, Tim Pagnotta; Neon Trees)
  
• "The Catalyst" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• "My Best Theory" - Jimmy Eat World
  (Mark Trombino; Jimmy Eat World)
  
• "The Royal We" - Silversun Pickups
  (Dave Cooley; Silversun Pickups)
  
• "Waiting For the End" - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  

Best Hard Rock/Post-grunge/Grunge Song of the Year

• "Isolation" - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain" - Godsmack
  (Sully Erna, Dave Fortman; Godsmack)
  
• "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "Say You'll Haunt Me" - Stone Sour
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Stone Sour)
  
• "World So Cold" - Three Days Grace
  (Howard Benson; Three Days Grace)
  

Best Alternative Metal/Nu-Metal Song of the Year

• "All I Want" - A Day to Remember
  (Chad Gilbert, Andrew Wade, Jeremy McKinnon; A Day to Remember)
  
• "Diamond Eyes" - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  
• "Isolation" - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• "Shoot It Out" - 10 Years
  (Howard Benson; 10 Years)
  
• "You've Seen the Butcher" - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  

Best Metal Song of the Year

• "Hold On" - All That Remains
  (Adam Dutkiewicz, Rob Graves; All That Remains)
  
• "Icarus Lives" - Periphery
  (Periphery, Matt Murphy; Periphery)
  
• "Say You'll Haunt Me" - Stone Sour
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Stone Sour)
  
• "Welcome to the Family" - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• "We've Got a Situation Here" - The Damned Things
  (Rob Caggiano, Joe Trohman; The Damned Things)
  

Best Alternative/Punk/Folk Album of the Year

• A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
  (Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park)
  
• Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place - Anberlin
  (Brendon O'Brien; Anberlin)
  
• Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
  (Markus Dravs; Mumford & Sons)
  
• The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  (Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire; Arcade Fire)
  
• This Is the Warning - Dead Letter Circus
  (Forrester Savell; Dead Letter Circus)
  

Best Active Rock Album of the Year

• AB III - Alter Bridge
  (Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Alter Bridge)
  
• Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
  (Mike Elizondo; Avenged Sevenfold)
  
• Population: Declining - Hail the Villain
  (Darryl Romphf; Hail the Villain)
  
• Slash - Slash
  (Eric Valentine, Kevin Churko, Kid Rock, Big Chris Flores; Saul "Slash" Hudson)
  
• The Trouble With Angels - Filter
  (Richard Patrick, Bob Marlette; Filter)
  

Best Metal/Hard-core Album of the Year

• Diamond Eyes - Deftones
  (Nick Raskulinecz; Deftones)
  
• Periphery - Periphery
  (Periphery, Matt Murphy; Periphery)
  
• Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
  (Ozzy Osbourne, Kevin Churko; Ozzy Osbourne)
  
• Sound Awake - Karnivool
  (Forrester Savell; Karnivool)
  
• Until We Have Faces - Red
  (Rob Graves; Red)
  

Votes for winners are due next Monday evening,
March 7, 2011.
1 vote per category.

[rockmaniac]

will we send the votes via PM?

[Devin]

^ Yessir! :)

[pen]

Why is Red eligible? They came out this year.

EDIT: Never mind, just noticed why. Kind of dumb because that means anything from January 2010 wasn't eligible.

[Devin]

^ If there was an Awards show last year, it would be from Feb 09 - Feb 10

[pen]

Feb 28, 2011 21:03:53 GMT -5 Devin said:

^ If there was an Awards show last year, it would be from Feb 09 - Feb 10

I know. I hate it when awards do that.

[Devin]

The Actual Show If Anyone Hasn't Seen it Already:
pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=alternative&action=display&thread=104844