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Heavy Music Awards 2022 winners announced

Winners for the 2022 installment of the Heavy Music Awards have revealed.

At last night’s ceremony inside a sold-out O2 Forum Kentish Town, Architects walked away with wins for Best Album (For Those That Wish To Exist) and Best UK Artist. Other acts that walked away with awards include Enter Shikari (Best Live Artist), Beartooth (Best International Artist), and Cassyette (Best UK Breakthrough Artist). The full list of winners can be seen below.

Aside from awards being handed out, attendees were greeted to live sets from Beartooth, Holding Absence, Meet Me @ The Altar, and Static Dress. 100% of proceeds from ticket sales for the event went to Nordoff Robbins, which is the U.K.’s largest music therapy charity.

Heavy Music Awards 2022 winners

Best Album
Presented by Amazon Music
Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
Epitaph Records • Produced by Dan Searle, Co-Produced by Josh Middleton

Best UK Artist
Presented by Allianz Musical Insurance
Architects
Epitaph Records

Best International Artist
Presented by Arising Empire
Beartooth
Red Bull Records

Best UK Breakthrough Artist
Presented by O2 Forum Kentish Town
Cassyette
Devil Land

Best International Breakthrough Artist
Presented by Goth Girlfriends
KennyHoopla
RCA Records

Best Single
Presented by SharpTone Records
Bring Me The Horizon - DiE4u
Produced by Bloodpop & Evil Twin

Best Podcast
Presented by Amazon Music
On Wednesdays We Wear Black

Best Album Artwork
Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon
Artwork by Mathieu Nozières

Best Live Artist
Presented by Marshall
Enter Shikari
SO Recordings

Best Video
Presented by Lightwave Productions
Electric Callboy - Pump It
Century Media

Best Production
Presented by AfterLive Music
Bullet For My Valentine - Bullet For My Valentine
Produced by Carl Bown

The H
Presented by Ticketmaster UK
Awarded for exceptional positive contribution to the heavy music scene
Heavy Metal Truants

Innovation Award
Awarded for innovative application of new ideas for the greater good of the heavy music scene
While She Sleeps - Sleeps Society