The 54th Annual Juno Awards have just released their full list of nominations for the 2025 event and I’ve dissected the lengthy list to let you peruse the Rock and Metal nominations. Let’s take a look.
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY LONG & MCQUADE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
“Inuktitut” by Elisapie (Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard)
“Revelation” by Leif Vollebekk (Secret City*F.A.B.)
“Healing Power” by Terra Lightfoot (Sonic Unyon*Universal)
“We were born here, what’s your excuse?” by The Secret Beach (Victory Pool*The Orchard)
“Never Better” by Wild Rivers (Nettwerk*F.A.B./Nettwerk)
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“When a Thought Grows Wings” by Luna Li (In Real Life*AWAL)
“Verbathim” by Nemahsis (Independent)
“Magpie” by Peach Pit (Columbia*Sony)
“What’s The Point” by Ruby Waters (Independent)
“Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden” by Valley (Universal)
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Pages” by Big Wreck (Sonic Unyon*Universal)
“Vices” by JJ Wilde (Black Box)
“Grief Chapter” by Mother Mother (Warner)
“Set Your Pussy Free” by NOBRO (Dine Alone*The Orchard)
“Heaven :x: Hell” by Sum 41 (Rise/BMG*Universal)
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Beyond the Reach of the Sun” by Anciients (Season of Mist*The Orchard)
“PowerNerd” by Devin Townsend (InsideOutMusic*Sony)
“Fire” by Kittie (Sumerian*Virgin)
“The Fear of Fear” by Spiritbox (BMG*Universal)
“ULTRAPOWER” by Striker (Independent)
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Official: https://junoawards.ca/