Most of you may have already cast your vote for your nominations in the Jrock Choice Awards. But the nominations for the industry side have already been decided…

After much deliberation and a few heated arguments, we are happy to bring you the list of the Jrock Choice Awards Industry nominees. Be assured we put much thought (and late nights on the phone!) into these decisions. Let us know what you think of our choices in our forum.

 

Best Album
Acid Black Cherry – BLACK LIST
MUCC – Shion
girugamesh – girugamesh
acidman – Life
DEATHGAZE – Awake -evoke the urge-

 

Best Song
girugamesh – Kowareteiku sekai
lynch. – ambivalent ideal
deluhi – Vivid Place
DIO ~Distraught Overlord~ – Carry Dawn
GLAY – VERB

 

Best Mini-Album
RENTRER EN SOI – MEGIDDO
deluhi – Surveillance
9Goats Black Out – Devils in Bedside
Suicide Ali – sarau fue to yakusoku
Matenrou Opera – GILIA

 

Best Artist
MUCC
alice nine.
Versailles
DIO ~Distraught Overlord~
the Underneath

 

Best Breakthrough Artist
DaizyStripper
the Underneath
deluhi
9Goats Black Out
Shinko Shukyo Gakudan NoGoD

 

Best Promotional Video
SCREW – Gather Roses
Angelo – HE IS A MONKEY
Acid Black Cherry – 20+∞ Century Boys
Dir en grey – Glass Skin
Gackt – JESUS

 

Best Dressed
Merry
Sendai Kamotsu
Kagrra,
D
Imitation PoPs uchuu sentai NOIZ

 

Best Full Length DVD Release
Acid Black Cherry – [Acid Black Cherry 2008 tour ‘BLACK LIST’]
lynch. – OFFICIAL BOOTLEG – Tour’07 [TOWARD THE AVOIDED SUNRISE]
Kaya – Salon du Chocolat
BUCK-TICK – Tour 2007 Tenshi no Revolver
D – Last Indies Tour 2008 Follow me

 

Best B-Side or Album Track
Versailles – zombie
Moran – Party Monster
Dir en grey – Doukoku to Sarinu
BLOOD – CHAIN (BLUE BIRDS REFUSE TO FLY mix)
Acid Black Cherry – scars

 

Craziest English Title
girugamesh – angry juice
the Underneath – Fat Fatty F*ckin Pigs
Moran – Sea of Fingers
DEATHGAZE – Fuck Me
Juliette – Strawberry on the [ALICE] cream

 

Biggest American Impact
the Underneath
MUCC
D’espairsRay
Versailles
GLAY

 

Best CD Cover Art
Gackt – JESUS [Dears ver.]
lynch. – ambivalent ideal
Megamasso – White, White
Suicide Ali – sarau fue to yakusoku
the Studs – Niji no Iro

 

There’s still a little time left to vote for your nominations in the Jrock Choice Awards. Don’t miss this chance to let your voice be heard!

Go here until the 5th of February to nominate the bands you think deserve to win. After the 5th, nominations close. 

 

After nominations are finalized, the voting process will begin! Voting will end the first week of March. The Jrock Choice Awards show will broadcast tentatively on March 20th.