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Metallica and The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) received the Polar Music Prize 2018 at a ceremony at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm in June 2018. Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo from Metallica attended the event, as well as Dr Ahmad Sarmast, the founder of ANIM. Several artists honoured the Laureates during the evening; Aryana Sayeed, Loreen, Ghost, Candlemass, Vargas & Lagola, Moneybrother with Seek & Destroy, Dennis Lyxzén, Mikkey Dee, Lone dear and Tuva Syvertsen. Host of the evening was Swedish mezzo-soprano and journalist Boel Adler. The Polar Music Prize band, conducted by Svante Henryson were: Svante Henryson, cello/bass/conductor Joel Lyssarides, keyboards Mattias Norgren, beatbox Karin Nakagawa, koto Feras Charestan, qanun Rosa Quartet – Daina Mateikaite, Knapp Brita Pettersson, Anna Manell, Jessie Langhard Elin Larsson, saxophone (sopran, baryton)