Deftones, BABYMETAL, Iron Maiden, Etc. Up For ‘Best Metal Video’ At Japanese MTV VMA’s

The U.S. variant of the annual ‘MTV Video Music Awards‘ have long given the cold shoulder to the metal genre. Not so for MTV Japan, who have a ‘Best Metal Video’ category, complete with some fairly decent nominees. The winners will be announced on October 26th with the following artists up for the ‘Best Metal Video’:

BABYMETAL – “Karate”
Crossfaith – “Rx Overdrive”
Deftones – “Prayers/Triangles”
Iron Maiden – “Speed Of Light”
Trivium – “Silence In The Snow”

Fan voting is underway at mtvjapan.com.