Until January 20, 2015, drummers are asked to join the battle by creating a two to three minute video of their best drum solo and posting it on YouTube.

Sixteen selected finalists, to be notified on January 21st, will be given new Evans Heavyweight drumheads so they can create a new video that will be used in the final competition.

Final rounds
The finalists will be announced via social media on February 10th, when Round 1 voting will begin. Round 1 voting will end on February 16th, and Round 2 will take place from February 17th – February 23rd. Round 3 will take place from February 24th – March 2nd, and the Final Championship round voting will take place from March 3rd – March 9th. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced via social media on March 10th, 2015.

Grand prize of $1,000.00
All finalists will receive the Heavyweight Bass Batter Head and Heavyweight Snare Batter Head, and the grand prize winner will receive the Evans Black Chrome tom pack, a Mapex 'Wraith' snare drum designed with heavy hitter Matt Halpern, a Puresound Custom Pro snare wire, and an Inked by Evans gift card, a retail value of over $1,000.00!

Ben O'Brien Smith, Evans Percussion Product Specialist, states:

"We're very excited to see some heavy-hitting drummers go head-to-head. The Heavyweight drumheads have proven that they can take a beating and stay in the fight. Now, it's time to see who can dish out the crushing blow."

To participate in the Evans Heavyweight Tournament, you must be a US citizen and age 18 or older. To enter, visit the Evans website.

About Evans
Evans Drumheads is a division of D'Addario & Company, Inc, along with other product divisions such as Promark Drumsticks, and Puresound.

A family-owned and -operated business with more than 1,100 employees worldwide, the company manufactures 95% of its products in the US, employing Toyota's Lean manufacturing principles. D'Addario has a distribution network in 120 countries and serves more than 3,000 US retailers, all major e-commerce sites, and more than 3,000 endorsing artists.