I like the fact that P.O.D. is up for best hard rock performance AND best metal performance. I always wondered how they decide the nominees in these categories. As for my nominations for album of the year:

Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Spock's Beard - Snow
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal
Rush - Vapor Trails
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