THE METAL DEN – 2016 Battle Of Unsigned Bands: Top 20 Announced!

Den Headz, hundreds of bands submitted to this year’s online contest. After careful consideration, the following 20 bands have been selected to compete in this year’s online competition.

1. UNDER AEGIS (Wisconsin – Progressive metal)

https://www.facebook.com/UNDERAEGIS

2. SILENCE AT DAWN (Bordentown, NJ – Melodic Heavycore)

https://www.facebook.com/SADNJ

3. NUCLEAR SALVATION (Sweden Death/thrash metal)

http://www.facebook.com/NuclearSalvationOfficial

4. BENEATH MY SINS (Paris, France – Symphonic metal)

https://www.facebook.com/Beneath-My-Sins-132380570453385

5. AWAITING THE ANSWER (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

https://www.facebook.com/awaitingtheanswer

6. LYNCHPIN (Trinidadian deathcore metal)

https://www.facebook.com/lynchpintt/

7. WOLFEAR (Italy – Thrash/Groove)

https://twitter.com/WolfearOfficial

8. DIEVERSITY (Germany – Melodic Death metal)

https://www.facebook.com/Dieversity/

9. AUTOPSY AFFAIR (Deathcore – Hampton, VA)

https://www.facebook.com/AutopsyAffair

10. A BRIBE FOR THE FERRYMAN (Colchester in Essex, England)

https://www.facebook.com/abftf

11. KINGDOM UNDER FIRE (Portland OR)

https://www.facebook.com/KingdomUnderFireMusic/

12. TRAIL OF WRECKAGE (Doom/Industrial – Northern Virginia/DC)

https://www.facebook.com/trailofwreckage

13. DEPLETION (Philly – Progressive melodic death metal)

https://www.facebook.com/depletionband/

14. SLITHERUM (Greece)

https://www.facebook.com/slitherumband/

15. DARK MINISTRY (Canada)

https://www.facebook.com/darkministry/?fref=ts

16. INTO THE ABYSS (Santa Maria, CA)

https://m.facebook.com/IntoTheAbyssOfficial/

17. PSYCHOMANCER (Michigan City, IN)

https://www.facebook.com/Psychomancertheband

18. DISTORTED REACTION (Chicago, IL)

https://soundcloud.com/distorted-reaction

19. PITVIRUS (South Africa)

https://www.facebook.com/PitVirusBand/?fref=ts

20. SUBJECT TO SLAUGHTER (South Africa)

https://www.facebook.com/subjecttoslaughter/

Semi Final round is September 22nd and Final round goes down on September 29th!!

There is no public performance. Judging is based solely on most current studio music and video posted on YouTube of live performance. The winning band with the highest point total overall in these categories: Presentation, Musicianship and Popularity – will be given a 1 year label representation deal with The Metal Den Records (Value $2,000) OR a 4 month ‘full-time publicist’ deal with TMD Promotions (Value $2,000).

The winner is allowed to choose which grand prize they want between those two options.

Creator and Editor of TMD, Randy “Rocket” Cody, adds:

“There is definitely some hot as shit talent emerging from the underground scene of metal all around the globe today and I am excited that this contest will help introduce them to new fans. The future of this kind of music depends on new bands getting to the next level and that’s exactly my main reason for starting this site in the first place. Not enough of the other premiere sites do these types of contests or actual A&R work like I do that truly helps bands attract managers, booking agents and record labels. Good luck to the top 20 selected to move on in this year’s contest. May the heaviest band win!”

https://twitter.com/TheMetalDen