Most nominated, never won this award
- 01MEMegadeth2 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined Hard Rock/
2 ceremonies, 2012–2013. 2 different winners.
- Who won most recently?
- Halestorm in 2013 for Love Bites (So Do I).
- Love Bites (So Do I)Halestorm01
- White LimoFoo Fighters02
- Years explored
- 2012–2013
- Different winners
- 2
- Category leader
- No leader
About this record
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance was first awarded in 2012, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
It was awarded for the last time in 2013.
It ran for two ceremonies. For 2014 the Academy split it again, reviving Best Metal Performance and moving hard rock into Best Rock Performance.
From 2014 the Grammys awarded Best Rock Performance instead.
It took over from Best Metal Performance and Best Hard Rock Performance.
2012–2013
2 ceremonies
20122013
01 / The reigns
2 winners shaped this category.
The timeline turns the 2012–2013 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
Foo Fighters'12
Halestorm'13
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
Sony leads the recorded label credits with 1 win, 2012–2013. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
Sony1 win01
Warner1 win02
Wins by label
- Sony150%
- Warner150%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2012–2013.
Most losses in this category
- 01MEMegadeth2L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2012–2013. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Halestorm (Love Bites (So Do I))beat 5 others
| Atlantic |
| 2012 | Foo Fighters (White Limo)beat 4 others
| RCA |