Canadian deathcore outfit Despised Icon took home the Juno Award for the ‘Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year’ this weekend for their first album since 2019, last October’s “Shadow Work“. The group beat out efforts from the likes of Cryptopsy, Silverstein, Counterparts and more at this 55th annual edition of the awards.. The other nominees in that category this year included:
Counterparts – “Heaven Let Them Die“
Cryptopsy – “An Insatiable Violence“
Silverstein – “Antibloom“
Unreqvited – “A Pathway To The Moon“
As for this year’s ‘Rock Album Of The Year’ category, The Beaches took home the award for “No Hard Feelings“, beating out the following nominees:
Bryan Adams – “Roll With The Punches“
grandson – “INERTIA“
The Blue Stones – “Metro“
The Damn Truth – “The Damn Truth“
Three Days Grace – “Alienation“
Shadow Work — Metal Album of the Year at @TheJUNOAwards, Canada’s national music awards.Thank you to everyone who’s been with us on this journey. This one means a lot. pic.twitter.com/OilQxXXCBF
— Despised Icon (@despisedicon) March 30, 2026
