GRAVEYARD was honored with the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” award at the Swedish “Grammis” gala, which was held last night (Tuesday, February 14) at Kungliga Operan in Stockholm.

The nominees in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” category were as follows:

* GRAVEYARD – “Hisingen Blues”
* HAMMERFALL – “Infected”
* IN FLAMES – “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”
* OPETH – “Heritage”
* THE HAUNTED – “Unseen”

The bands were all nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2011.

Last year’s Grammis award in the “Best Hard Rock” category went to WATAIN for the band’s “Lawless Darkness” album.

GRAVEYARD‘s second full-length album, “Hisingen Blues”, sold 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 48 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

“Hisingen Blues” entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 1. The CD, which was released in North America on April 19, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records, was produced, recorded, and mixed in 100 percent analog by Don Alsterberg (JOSÉ GONZALES, JUNIP, SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES, THE INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY) at Don Pierre Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Source: Blabbermouth