Heavy Metal Eurovision - internet contest organized by www.esckaz.com/
Permanent adress: http://metal.esckaz.com/
Heavy Metal Eurovision - 3rd edition
(December 2005 - January 2006)
3rd edition of the Heavy Metal Eurovision will start in December.
Now we are starting search for a bands to compete in this edition. Please, send us your
views and nominees at metal@esckaz.com. Please read
the rules about bands and songs eligibility here.
We decided to turn attention to some new and less known bands in Heavy Metal World
in the 3rd contest, but we can assure you that the overall music quality will stay on the
high level as it was in 2 previous editions. We need your help in selection of the bands
from following countries, if available:
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, Malta, Moldova,
Monaco, San-Marino
If you do know some bands from this countries, which meet the rules of our contest,
feel free to send your suggestions.
Archives:
2nd edition, 1st edition
Rules:
Additional clarification: Ladies and Gentlemen! We once
again underline that this contest is FAN BASED and UNOFFICIAL. It is
organized within the regular frames of such type of contests. There are dozens if not
hundreds such contests in the other musical styles, and it seems as this is first event in
heavy metal style, it is rather new for the audience, and we need to clarify and emphasize
on the fact that participating bands ARE NOT directly involved in the
contest. Some of them are not even informed about their participation, and result in this
fan contest can not affect them at all. No prizes are distributed as well. It is simple GAME,
the one you can play, or can ignore, or can invent your own one with your favourite bands
and different rules. Purpose of it is to promote heavy metal bands from different European
countries among us, heavy metal fans. Stay metal!
Main rules:
Participating countries - active and associate members of European Broadcasting
Union. Few countries may be in and out from one edition to another if no suitable bands
are located for respective country. There is no official relegation for the countries and
participation depends only on availability of the suitable entries. Few countries may be
granted exclusion, like Kazakhstan, which takes part in the contest as special guest
country.
Attention: since the 4th edition of the contest we will be allowing
associate members of EBU to participate. Among associate members are USA, South Africa,
Canada, Australia and others. For more information on active and associate membership read
website ebu.ch
Requirements for participating bands: page at www.metal-archives.com/, official website with mp3
files available for download in decent quality. Priority is given to active power metal
and prog metal bands.
Preselection: Is run by organizers, but any voter may suggest his
nominations which will be properly considered.
Nominations should be sent to organizers at metal@esckaz.com or published at
the discussion board which is located at Metalism
records messageboard. Voter can nominate only bands (not songs).
The main voting is done with judging all participating songs in 1-10 scale
and votes should be sent to organizers at metal@esckaz.com
or published at the discussion board which is located at Metalism records messageboard. Before the voting you
should download and listen properly to all of the participating entries (about 40 songs).
For voters residing in Almaty, Kazakhstan all entries can be given out on mp3 CD if
requested. In case download link fails to function and no alternative will be available -
organizers will take the decision whether to upload file themselves or to disqualify the
entry. To get better quality mp3 - buy original CDs and if they are not available use
sharing programs as E-Mule & Soulseek.
Deadlines for voting are set by the organizers, in general voting period is
one month. The contest is approximately 5 editions project scheduled to run every quarter
of the year.
Participation in nominations and the main voting is open for everyone, but
voter should mention his name, e-mail and city of residence when voting. One can vote for
his own country, but all votes will be checked to prevent multiply voting. Please do not
vote by giving 10 points to your country and 1 point to all others. This votes will be
simply disregarded and your adress blocked from futher voting. Only correspondence in
English or in Russian will be accepted. Attention: No mp3s to be sent via e-mail!
Disclaimer: Heavy Metal Eurovision is not real life contest, it is fan based
event taking place in the internet. Purpose of it is to promote heavy metal bands from
different European countries. Data and recordings used in this contest remain property of
the bands and other copyright holders and are used by the organizers for the promotion
purposes only. Heavy Metal Eurovision is not associated with Eurovision Song Contest which
is registered trademark of European Broadcasting Union.
Organizers hold the right to change the rules at any point of the competition or to
cease the event completely.
special thanks to www.metal-archives.com/
and http://metalism.fastbb.ru/
We also kindly thank following band representatives for their interest in the
project and wish them good luck in the contest and success in the future:
Before Silence, Blynd, Eleftheria, Gaia Epicus, Gone, Eternal Flight, Manticora,
Mindfeeder, Old Season, Tuzmadar;
Altair, Armageddon, Desert, Distant Light, Dyslesia, Emerald, Holy Dragons,
Offertorium, Persefone, Rosebourg, VII Gates, Symbolic.