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 has finished. Please find
result below.
Archives:
2nd edition, 1st edition
Featuring:
Check: photogallery,
lyrics
To download mp3s please use right click + "Save as..." exept where
stated.
Rules:
Additional clarification: Ladies and Gentlemen! We once
again underline that this contest is FAN BASED and UNOFFICIAL. In should
be NEVER mixed with Eurovision Song Contest organized by EBU which is live event. Heavy
Metal Eurovision is organized within the regular frames of such type of internet contests.
There are dozens if not hundreds such contests in the other musical styles in the web, and
as this is first attempt to organize such contest 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.
As per request, we'd like to explain the fact that for example Malta, Latvia
and some other countries which took part in previous 2 editions are missing now - we were
not able to locate suitable (that means heavy but not death/hardcore band) from those
countries. It doesn't mean there aren't any but getting audiofiles from them appeared to
be problematic. We hope this countries will get back in the next edition and rely on you -
please if you know any bands in the missing countries - send us your suggestions!
Attention: since the 4th edition of the contest we may start allowing
associate members of EBU to participate, at least it is discussed. 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.
When voting try to judge not quality of recording and not quality of mp3 (because
they may differ from country to country), but quality of the music, potential of the band
and lyrics of the song.
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:
Black Abyss, Black Horsemen, Crusader, Emerald Sun, GloriaN, Mercury, Phoenix,
Salamandra, Secret of Dawn, Steel Tormentor, Sweet Sorrow, Thunderbolt, Tyr, Worth;
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.
