If you are a fresh-sounding rock or metal band, you already satisfy all the requirements needed to participate in this contest.

All you have to do is to send your demo (with biography and band picture) to Nuclear Blast / Band Contest 2005. Address: Oeschstraße 40, 73072 Donzdorf in Germany.

You can also send a maximum of three of your songs as MP3 along with a biography and photo to this address: bandcontest@nuclearblast.de.

As a consolation prize, you can win a chance to have your music available for download at the Nuclear Blast Musicstore (the download platform of Nuclear Blast) and a support slot for a Nuclear Blast band.

The contest will remain open until December 31, 2005.

Want more information? Check the Nuclear Blast web site.

Antrax, Blind Guardian, Children Of Bodom, Darkane, Exodus, Final Breath, Gorefest, HammerFall, In Flames, Kataklysm, Lock Up, Meshuggah, Nightwish, Orphanage, Pro-Pain, Raunchy, Suicidal Tendencies and Therion are already part of Nuclear Blast\'s huge artist roster.