Machine Head have been nominated for a Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” for the song “Aesthetics Of Hate” off of their new album “The Blackening”! Determined by 12,000 music industry professionals who belong to the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the nomination marks Machine Head's first nod from the group, and places them alongside genre peers Slayer, King Diamond, Shadows Fall and As I Lay Dying in the category. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards are held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10, 2008