The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday (Feb. 10) in Los Angeles and we'll soon have a new winner in the Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance category. It's safe to say that over the years there have been a few head-scratchers when the nominees were announced, but since combining the two categories in 2012, the selection committee has done a pretty solid job in choosing the nominees. This year may just be the strongest group of competitors yet. So, before "music's biggest night," we ask you -- the Loudwire readers -- to tell us who you think should win the Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance category Sunday night.

There are six nominees, beginning alphabetically with Anthrax and their single 'I'm Alive.' The band has three prior Best Metal Performance Grammy nominations -- the last coming in 1995 for a live version of 'Bring the Noise' with special guests Public Enemy -- but they've yet to win a Grammy. Next up is Halestorm, a first-time nominee that may have enjoyed the most commercial success of any of the nominated tracks with 'Love Bites (So Do I).' And there's also Iron Maiden, the 2011 Best Metal Performance Grammy winner for 'El Dorado' and a three-time nominee. This year they've been nominated for the live version of 'Blood Brothers.'

Lamb of God earned a nod for 'Ghost Walking' this year, which marks the fourth time they've been nominated. However, the band has yet to hear "And the Grammy goes to…" at any of the previous ceremonies. Marilyn Manson rebounded in 2012 and his 'No Reflection' singer earned a Grammy nomination, marking his third ever nod with no wins as of yet. And finally, there's Megadeth, who might as well be the Susan Lucci of the Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance category. They earned their eleventh nod for the song 'Whose Life (Is It Anyways?),' but still have yet to win their first Grammy.

So there you have it -- six great Grammy nominees for Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance. While you may have an inkling which one will win, we're asking you to vote for which of these six tracks should win the Grammy in our poll below:

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