Here is your complete list of 2012 nominees for the Project Backstage 2012 Midwest Rock Awards. The voting will open on March 18th, and more details will follow on the voting. The main show is at Aftershock Live Music Venue in Merriam, KS on May 19th. Tickets are $15 in advance.
NOTE: If you or your band made the ballot, please get in touch with us to setup a time to get your passes for the awards show. This year there are special tickets for nominees and they must be obtained in advance of the show.
Best Guitarist 2012:
Adam Evolving
Echo Vendetta
Sicadis
Burning Symmetry
Cimino
Hellevate
Best Bassist 2012 Nominees:
Mad Libby
Restraint
Syn City Cowboys
Black Ribbon Sky
Swill
Drek
Best Guitar Duo 2012 Nominees:
Evalyn Awake
The Broken Divide
From The West
Burning Tide
Vanlade
Hammerlord
Best Drummer 2012 Nominees:
Load Point Pull
Collapse
Orion Falls
Burning Tide
Unwritten Rulz
Sober Overdose
Cimino
Best Male Vocalist 2012 Nominees:
Black Ribbon Sky
Evalyn Awake
Second Signal
Mindset Evolution
Sidewise
At The Left Hand of God
Best Female Vocalist 2012 Nominees:
An Endless chapter
InLike
The Tempest
Burning Tide
Razorwire Halo
Beautiful Bodies
Best Metal Band 2012 Nominees:
At The Left Hand OF God
Sicadis
Collapse
The Liar’s Scene
Hammerlord
Order Number Eleven
Best Alternative Band 2012 Nominees:
Alice Sweet Alice
Orion Falls
Beautiful Bodies
Mute The Idol
Apples For Archers
A Good Fight
Best Rock Band 2012 Nominees:
Redline Chemistry
Mad Libby
Knot Afrayed
Breakpoint Method
From The West
Waiting For Signal
Best Cover Band 2012 Nominees:
Cover Me Badd
Under The Covers
Almost Kiss
Villains Dance
90 Minutes
Eliminator
Best Comeback 2012 Nominees:
Black Ribbon Sky
Cronus
Restraint
Johnny Rokker
Best Video 2012 Nominees:
Sidewise – Reconnect
Black Ribbon Sky – Halo
Unwritten Rulz – Broken Hero
Quietly Violent – Rise Up
Moire – Revenge Kill
Siva Addiction – One Night Rodeo
Best Album 2012 Nominees:
Evalyn Awake – Crisis to Clarity
Syn City Cowboys – Blow Me Away
Alice Sweet Alice – Mandala
Mute the Idol – The Circus
Sicadis – Blood of a 1000 Hearts
Drek – Dirt Road
Live Performance 2012 Nominees:
Sidewise
Evalyn Awake
Syn City Cowboys
Drek
Quietly Violent
Swill
Collapse
Best New Artist 2012 Nominees:
Tulips and Timebombs
The Liar’s Scene
From The West
The Broken Divide
Blunt Force Drama
The Devil’s Marmalade
Artist of the Year 2012 Nominees:
Syn City Cowboys
Mindset Evolution
Redline Chemistry
Evalyn Awake
At The Left Hand Of God
Mute The Idol
CONGRATS TO ALL THAT MADE THE BALLOT! More information coming soon…
