CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Is Looking For The Next Finnish 'Metal Star'

November 10, 2010

Since it first worked with SENTENCED back in 1993, Century Media Records has been known for delivering first-class Finnish metal from the likes of TURISAS, FINNTROLL, POISONBLACK, TIMO KOTIPELTO, NORTHER, THE MAN-EATING TREE, KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI and the label's latest signing, INSOMNIUM. Now Century Media has teamed up with the Finnish Metal Expo, Inferno (Finland's leading metal magazine),Imperiumi.net (Finland's leading online metal magazine) and Terrorizer (U.K.'s leading true metal cult magazine) to find its next Suomi Metal Star! No matter whether you play death, black, doom, folk, thrash or power metal or hard rock or metalcore, Century Media considers everything to be "just metal." So don't hesitate and submit your band at www.suomimetalstar.com.

First prize: A worldwide record deal with Century Media Records Ltd. and a worldwide publishing deal with partner Magic Arts Ltd. A provisional agreement including all deal terms needs to be signed by every band member joining "Round Two" (the "public voting period"). The record deal includes a recording budget of minimum 5,000 euros. All four finalist bands will be featured with one song each on the free Century Media Finnish Metal Expo 2011 compilation.

Qualifying - submission period: Starting November 10, 2010 Finnish bands can start submitting entries to qualify for the contest. The submission period will end on November 29, 2010. Any Finnish band that is not bound to any other recording and/or publishing contract can join the contest. Up-and-coming acts as well as bands who have already released albums on others labels (but who are now contractually free) can participate.

Round Two - public voting period: The 12 best bands from the "Qualifying" stage will be selected by Century Media and available for the public to vote on from December 6, 2010 until December 31, 2010. The four bands with the most votes will advance to "Round Three" of the contest.

Round Three - jury showcase: The four finalist bands will play two songs (maximum 10 minutes playing time for each band). Each band will be asked to play one original composition and one well-known cover version (because it's "more fun" for the Finnish Metal Expo visitors) at the Finnish Metal Expo showcase Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 16.00 to 18.00.

Finnish Metal Expo location: Valssaamo, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland.

The best band will be picked by the jury.

The jury consists of the following music-ndustry professionals:

Matti Riekki - Chief Editor, Inferno Magazine
[To be announced] - Imperiumi.net
Jouni Markkanen - Helsinki Metal Meeting, Tuska Open Air
Jens Prueter - Head Of A&R, Century Media Records Ltd.
Louise Brown - Editor, Terrorizer
Henri Sorvali - musician, FINNTROLL, MOONSORROW

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