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Best Hard Rock/Metal Band (original)
What do you get when you combine four long-haired 20-year-olds, sexy rock riffs, a shirtless drummer, and a bunch of demolished piñatas? Well, you get the Best Hard Rock/Metal Band – Motherwind – of course! Coming in a close second are the locally-rooted rockers in Through the Kitchen Hole. Rounding out the top three is a band that may scare the rest with their growling vocals and detuned riffs, Evernoir. —Parker Reed
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