Slipknot Contemplates Grammy Chances, Favors System

02/27/2002 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Jerry Armor

(2/27/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- Slipknot is enjoying its second Grammy nomination in as many years as "Left Behind" is up for best metal performance. Bassist Paul Grey shares his thoughts on his band's chance for a win at tonight's (February 27) Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

"It's cool that we're nominated. I guess it's somewhat of an honor to be nominated," he says. "I'm not really worried about if we win or not. I don't even expect to win, and congratulations to System Of A Down, because that's who I think is going to win."

Grey adds that he just knows System Of A Down is going to take the award. "Oh yeah, just like I knew Deftones were going to win it last year. It's cool to be nominated. I was going to go out there to go see it but I got really sick. Everybody's sick, we just got off the road."

System is nominated for its track "Chop Suey!" Others up for best metal performance include Slayer ("Disciple"), Black Sabbath ("The Wizard"), and Tool ("Schism").

Slipknot is embarking on a tour of Japan next month, and then the band will go into the studio to work on the follow-up to Iowa.

-- Darren Davis, New York

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