The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance was first handed out in 1990. Previously the category was represented together with Best Hard Rock Performance as Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental. Metallica are the most successful band in this category winning six times out of the eight times they were nominated. Megadeth on the other hand has been nominated eight times and are yet to win an award in this category. Other multiple winners include Slayer, Tool and Nine Inch Nails with two wins each.
Winners: Grammys Best Metal Performance
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Year
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Winner/s
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Song
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1990
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Metallica
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"One" (track from ...And Justice for All)
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1991
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Metallica
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"Stone Cold Crazy" (track from Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary)
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1992
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Metallica
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Metallica
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1993
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Nine Inch Nails
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"Wish" (track from Broken)
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1994
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Ozzy Osbourne
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"I Don't Want to Change the World" (track from No More Tears)
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1995
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Soundgarden
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"Spoonman" (track from Superunknown)
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1996
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Nine Inch Nails
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"Happiness in Slavery" (track from Woodstock '94)
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1997
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Rage Against the Machine
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"Tire Me" (track from Evil Empire)
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1998
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Tool
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"Ænema" (track from Ænima)
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1999
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Metallica
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"Better Than You" (track from ReLoad)
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2000
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Black Sabbath
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"Iron Man" (track from The Best of Black Sabbath)
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2001
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Deftones
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"Elite" (track from White Pony)
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2002
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Tool
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"Schism" (track from Lateralus)[17]
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2003
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Korn
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"Here to Stay" (track from Untouchables)
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2004
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Metallica
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"St. Anger" (track from St. Anger)
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2005
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Motörhead
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"Whiplash" (track from Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute to Metallica)
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2006
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Slipknot
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"Before I Forget" (track from Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
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2007
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Slayer
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"Eyes of the Insane" (track from Christ Illusion)
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2008
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Slayer
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"Final Six" (track from Christ Illusion)
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2009
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Metallica
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"My Apocalypse" (track from Death Magnetic)
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2010
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Judas Priest
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"Dissident Aggressor" (track from A Touch of Evil: Live)
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