Underground Awards

Before Metallica's first Grammy nomination in 1989 for ...And Justice For All, underground radio shows and fanzines understood the band's impact on the metal world and showed their appreciation however they could.  ​

​Framed certificate awarding Metallica "Group of the Year, 1986" from Mikki's Metal Madness, a local show on KTSG 97FM Radio, Sikeston, Missouri. 

From the Collection of James Hetfield