Could the panel of judges at the Grammys be more irrelevant? It's like whoever is picking the nominees is still using a gramophone, and not by choice.

Every year, I decide to build up enough interest to go through the list of nominees of Hard Rock and Metal and not a single time have they managed to put together a worthwhile list. It's not that the list is unfair or anything, but a 5 year old at the mall can put together their annual list of "best-of."

Anyway, here's the nominees:
(If you were slightly surprised (by even one bit) by any names on the list, please do tell me why.)

Best Metal Performance:

• Iron Maiden, “El Dorado”
• Korn, “Let the Guilt Go”
• Lamb of God, “In Your Words”
• Megadeth, “Sudden Death”
• Slayer, “World Painted Blood”

Best Hard Rock Performance:

• Alice In Chains, “A Looking In View”
• Ozzy Osbourne, “Let Me Hear You Scream”
• Soundgarden, “Black Rain”
• Stone Temple Pilots, “Between The Lines”
• Them Crooked Vultures, “New Fang”

Alternative metal heavyweights, Stone Sour, released a new video for the song "Digital (Did You Tell)," taken from the band's latest studio album "Audio Secrecy." Out now on RoadRunner Records.

Stone Sour will be releasing their 3rd studio album titled "Audio Secrecy" on September 7th, via Roadrunner Records.

The band will be premiering the second single from the album titled "Say You'll Haunt Me" next week, but Roadrunner are offering the song for streaming right now, through the widget available below:

I'm really liking the new Stone Sour song, "Mission Statement," the song is filled with energy, and a powerful chorus. The riff is already stuck in my head, and I seriously can not wait to listen to the rest of the new album.

Hurry up and head to the song's page, the download link will only be up for 48 hours. (Expires, Saturday, June 12th)

Stone Sour's new album Audio Secrecy, comes out September 7th on Roadrunner Records.

"Audio Secrecy"

From RoadRunner Records:

Three-time Grammy nominees Stone Sour have revealed that Audio Secrecy will be the title of their highly anticipated new album, which is slated for release later this summer. The band and producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Rush) are currently holed away at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN, where they’re putting finishing touches on the much-buzzed-about record.

“Audio Secrecy is the summation of everything we want, everything we crave and everything we fight for,” says lead singer Corey Taylor. “The dimensions go further than anything we've ever tried before. It's metal, rock, slow, soft, hard, fast, bitter, beautiful and most importantly, it's REAL. You can't get an album like this out of a band that doesn't exist. We're throwing caution out the damn window.”

The band (vocalist Corey Taylor, guitarists James Root and Josh Rand, bassist Shawn Economaki and drummer Roy Mayorga) will be previewing select songs from Audio Secrecy during their performances on this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The 36-date tour launches August 17 in Minneapolis, MN and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, WI. Tickets for Uproar go on sale Saturday, May 15 in select markets and are available here.

Audio Secrecy is the follow-up to the gold-certified Come What(ever) May, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and spawned three radio hits: “Sillyworld,” “Made of Scars,” and the No. 1 smash hit single "Through Glass." Revolver magazine gave the disc four stars and praised the quintet for “demonstrating a dynamic range equaled by few of their peers.” Billboard hailed the record as “an intense, taut piece of work,” and Alternative Press called the group “masters of ass-kicking,” adding, “In a better America, Stone Sour would be the face of American rock.” Stone Sour's self-titled debut, also certified gold, spawned the band's first breakthrough hit "Bother," which was spotlighted on Spider-Man soundtrack.