The Slammie was an award unlike any other: A heavy ceramic skull with the winner engraved on a nameplate on the forehead. When bands and musicians walked away with this honor, they joined a short list of some of the top names in the South Florida alternative-metal-punk-hardcore scene of the 1990s. All voting was 100 percent fan balloting.
Following are all the winners, listed by category. The number of awards was reduced in later years.
TOP AWARD WINNERS 10 - Amboog-A-Lard, Load 9 - Marilyn Manson [VIDEO] 8 - The Groovenics 7 - Raped Ape 5 - Jack Off Jill, Malevolent Creation, Nonpoint
Marilyn Manson was a nine-time winner at the Slammie Awards, including Band of the Year in 1993 and 1994.
BAND OF THE YEAR "The Grand Slammie" 1992 - Raped Ape 1993 - Marilyn Manson 1994 - Marilyn Manson 1995 - Amboog-A-Lard, Raped Ape (tie) 1996 - L.U.N.G.S. 1997 - Against All Authority 1998 - The Groovenics 1999 - The Groovenics
NEW BAND 1992 - Load [VIDEO] 1993 - Timescape Zero [VIDEO] 1994 - Tension 1995 - Smite 1996 - Brethren 1997 - Creative Pain 1998 - A New Found Glory 1999 - Lost
Nonpoint took home five Slammie Awards, including Album of the Year in 1999.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1999 - Nonpoint (Struggle)
NATIONAL RELEASE 1992 - Malevolent Creation (The Ten Commandments) 1993 - Saigon Kick (The Lizard) [VIDEO] 1994 - Load (Sleestack) 1995 - Marilyn Manson (Portrait of an American Family) 1996 - Marilyn Manson (Smells Like Children) 1997 - The Crumbs (It's Hot Down Here) 1998 - Jack Off Jill (Sexless Demons and Scars)
Load performs User during the 1992 Slammies, where it won two awards. [YOUTUBE]
The band won eight more awards in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997.
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LOCAL RELEASE 1992 - Amboog-A-Lard (1991 demo) 1993 - Timescape Zero (Welcome to the Kali Yuga) 1994 - Amboog-A-Lard (A New Hope) 1995 - Load (Load) 1996 - Smite (Wheelchair Etiquette) 1997 - The Groovenics (Madlibs) 1998 - The Groovenics (Wedgie Fever)
VOCALIST 1992 - Bret Hoffmann (Malevolent Creation) [VIDEO] 1993 - Bobby Johnston (Load) 1994 - Mr. Manson (Marilyn Manson) 1995 - Jessicka (Jack Off Jill) 1996 - Mr. Manson (Marilyn Manson) 1997 - Jessicka (Jack Off Jill) 1998 - Karl Bernholtz (The Groovenics) 1999 - Karl Bernholtz (The Groovenics)
Winning the Slammie Award for Vocalist in 1999, Karl Bernholtz of The Groovenics joins Marilyn Manson and Jessicka of Jack Off Jill (right) as a two-time winner.(Copyright 1999 / Rag Magazine / Sean McCloskey)
GUITARIST 1996 - Tyler Fenio (Smite) 1997 - Jeff Tucci (Load, Jack Off Jill) 1998 - Dru Goldman (Nonpoint) 1999 - Dru Goldman (Nonpoint)
LEAD GUITARIST 1992 - Dan Fontana (Amboog-A-Lard) 1993 - Jason Bieler (Saigon Kick) 1994 - Paul Masvidal (Cynic) 1995 - Dan Fontana (Amboog-A-Lard)
Fred Zakrie (Zack's Rock Shop) presents the Rhythm Guitarist award to Amboog-A-Lard's Jeordie White at the 1992 Slammie Awards. It was the first award at the very first event. [YOUTUBE]
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RHYTHM GUITARIST 1992 - Jeordie White (Amboog-A-Lard) [VIDEO] 1993 - Mike Pucciarelli (Raped Ape) 1994 - Michelle Inhell (Jack Off Jill) 1995 - Josh (Strongarm)
BASSIST 1992 - Tony Choy (ex-Cynic) 1993 - Tony Rocha (Quit) 1994 - Tommy Buckley (Raped Ape) 1995 - Bobby Blanton (Amboog-A-Lard) 1996 - Pluto (Smite) 1997 - Pete Carmichael (The Groovenics) 1998 - Pete Carmichael (The Groovenics) 1999 - Zelick (Endo)
Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain presents the Drummer award to Raped Ape's J.C. Dwyer at the 1993 Slammie Awards.
DRUMMER 1992 - George Kokkoris (Amboog-A-Lard) 1993 - J.C. Dwyer (Raped Ape) 1994 - Chris Goldbach (Collapsing Lungs) 1995 - Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha (Jack Off Jill) 1996 - Mike McDermott (L.U.N.G.S.) 1997 - Steve Kleisath (Strongarm) 1998 - Robb Rivera (Nonpoint) 1999 - Robb Rivera (Nonpoint)
SINGLE 1994 - Load (Pastor's Day) 1995 - Marilyn Manson (Lunchbox) 1996 - Marilyn Manson (Sweet Dreams) 1997 - Load (Lumberjack Death Luge)
Collapsing Lungs won two Slammie Awards, then two more after morphing into L.U.N.G.S.
SONG OF THE YEAR 1992 - Amboog-A-Lard (Overthrown) 1993 - Marilyn Manson (Dope Hat)
HARD ALTERNATIVE BAND 1992 - Load 1993 - Quit 1994 - Collapsing Lungs
Raped Ape performs at the 1994 Slammies at The Edge. The band won seven awards between 1992 and 1995.(Copyright 1994 / Spotlight Magazine / Mike Smith)
THRASH BAND 1992 - Raped Ape 1993 - Raped Ape 1994 - Amboog-A-Lard
DEATH METAL BAND 1992 - Cynic, Malevolent Creation (tie) 1993 - Malevolent Creation 1994 - Malevolent Creation
SOUTH FLORIDA PIONEER 1994 - Open Books and Records 1995 - Fred Zakrie (Zack's Rock Shop)
