Slayer are among the nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 13th 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Slayer have been nominated in the category "best metal performance" with the title track of "World Painted Blood". The full nominee list for "best metal performance":

Iron Maiden - "El Dorado" (from "The Final Frontier")
Korn - "Let The Guilt Go" (from "Korn III: Remember Who You Are")
Lamb Of God - "In Your Words" (from "Wrath")
Megadeth - "Sudden Death" (from "Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock")
Slayer - "World Painted Blood" (from "World Painted Blood")

This marks the fifth time Slayer are nominated for a grammy. They've won the grammy in 2007 with "Eyes Of The Insane" and in 2008 with "Final Six". In 2002 they were nominated with "Disciple" and in 2010 with "Hate Worldwide" but didn't win both times.