Pure Rawk Awards 2012 voting now open

Pure Rawk has issued the following:

We are pleased to announce that the 5th Pure Rawk Awards will feature some brand new awards specifically designed to salute the grassroots level of unsigned and new music.

The Pure Rawk Awards 2012 initial voting is now open! Vote at:

www.purerawk.com/awards

This voting is the initial stage whereby you can cast an open vote in each category. This stage ends on 30th December 2011 and will open with a shortlist on Monday 2nd January 2012. The final voting for the shortlist will end on Monday 20th February 2012 where the only place you’ll find out the winners first will be the Awards party.

Editor Nix Crichton comments: “It started as a bit of fun when Pure Rawk first turned up on the web. We had a mere 150 votes. In 2011 we had grown to 11,000+ votes. We believe that good new bands should be given praise for their efforts and if they’ve got something special – they get the recognition they deserve.”

We will announce the venue in the coming months, we’d be delighted if you’d join us for an evening of drinking, dancing and cake.

The 2012 awards will be:

Band of the Year
New Band of the Year
Axe Hero of the Year
Frontperson of the Year
Bassist of the Year
Drummer of the Year
EP/Single of the Year
Album of the Year
Promoter of the Year (for dedication to unsigned and new bands)
Video of the Year
New Breed of the Year ** Pure Rawk contributors only
Underground Record Label of the Year
Underground Photographer of the Year
Local Venue of the Year
DJ of the Year (live and radio) ** New for 2012 **
The John Rayner Award (for outstanding contribution to underground music)