band contest

Arch Enemy: Arch Enemy, Dean Guitars & Rotor Sound announce local support band contest for Khaos Over Europe tour: additional Swedish tour dates online!

CENTURY MEDIA has issued the following:

Swedish Metal legend ARCH ENEMY will soon tour through Europe to present their new album “Khaos Legions” live on stage! Main support is coming from label mates Warbringer, Chthonic and Engel (Swedish dates only). And they would like to have YOU as a local support to bring the Khaos to the European clubs! Please note that this contest only applies for the tour dates in Germany, Switzerland & Sweden!

Angela Gossow comments: “We are going out with a really cool package in Europe this December and would like to give an unsigned band the chance to get on the bill for one of the German or Swiss shows. The underground is alive and kicking, so show us what you got and send in your tunes! We are excited to get to know some new, hidden gems and talents!”

HOW DOES IT WORK?

QUALIFYING – submission period from August 16th – August 23th
Head over to http://www.khaoslegions.com/bandcontest to submit your band. You can only apply for one city only.

ROUND TWO – public voting period from September 5th – September 16th
We’ll select for each tour date 4 local support bands, which will get the chance to open for ARCH ENEMY if they win the public voting. The winning bands will be announced on September 12th and will receive detailed info from Century Media and the band’s crew about the exact procedures on the show date. In case the winning band can’t play the show (for whatever reason) the second band will be informed…. and so on.

Thanks to our dear partners in crime, Dean Guitars & Rotor Sound, we will give away a Michael Amott signature Dean Guitar + a set of guitar strings to the band which has gathered the most votes in the public voting.

Please note the following main rules for any of the winning bands:
– all band members need to be over 18 years old
– you will be the opening band and your stage time is minimum 20 minutes
– you have to bring your own instruments and backline
– you will not receive any fee and neither Arch Enemy or Century Media will pay for your travel expenses
– you will get one case of beer and basic catering at the venue
– you have to do what the tour manager is telling you because he’s the king of the road

Here are the tour dates where you can apply with your band for a local support slot:

09.11.2011 SE-Stockholm Tyrol
10.11.2011 SE-Lund Mejeriet
11.11.2011 SE-Gothenburg Trädgårn
11.12.2011 D-Osnabrück – Rosenhof
13.12.2011 D-Köln – Essigfabrik
20.12.2011 D-München – Backstage Werk
21.12.2011 D-Saarbrücken – Garage
22.12.2011 CH-Pratteln – Z 7

Here’s a complete overview of all the upcoming tour dates:

Khaos Over Sweden Tour 2011
+ specials guests: Engel + local support band
08.11.2011 SE Huskvarna Folkets Park
09.11.2011 SE-Stockholm Tyrol
10.11.2011 SE-Lund Mejeriet
11.11.2011 SE-Gothenburg Trädgårn

Khaos Over Europe 2011
ARCH ENEMY
+ special guests: Warbringer & Chthonic + local support band
presentend by Metal Hammer (D), Guitar (D), Metal.de (D)
06.12.2011 UK-London – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
07.12.2011 NL-Amsterdam – Paradiso – Tickets
09.12.2011 NL-Tilburg – 013 – Tickets
10.12.2011 D-Geiselwind – Christmas Metal Meeting – Tickets
11.12.2011 D-Osnabrück – Rosenhof – Tickets
13.12.2011 D-Köln – Essigfabrik – Tickets
14.12.2011 F-Reims – Le Cartonnerie – Tickets
16.12.2011 F- Rouen – Le 106 – Tickets
17.12.2011 F- Vannes – L’Echonova – Tickets
18.12.2011 F- Limoges – CC John Lennon
20.12.2011 D-München – Backstage Werk – Tickets
21.12.2011 D-Saarbrücken – Garage – Tickets
22.12.2011 CH-Pratteln – Z 7 – Tickets