Check out this band contest.
Bands can enter for free and a winner is picked every month. In April the top 25 finalist will be judged and grand prize winner selected. Here are the prizes:
The judges and their bands will be playing Minneapolis Mayhem 3 along with the winners. Looks pretty cool. Hope to see some more bands enter and more peopel voting.

Bands can enter for free and a winner is picked every month. In April the top 25 finalist will be judged and grand prize winner selected. Here are the prizes:
The judges include: LEMMY KILMISTER of MOTORHEAD -- DON DOKKEN of DOKKEN -- JANI LANE, a solo artist -- SNAKE SABO of SKID ROW -- KATON W. DE PENA of HIRAX -- BARRY SPARKS of both DOKKEN and TED NUGENT -- MARK EDWARDS of OVERLORDE -- STEVE RICE of IMAGIKA -- EVIL G from METAL-RULES.COM -- JOHN MCGOVERN, the MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 3 promoter -- & ALBERT HASTINGS, a Movie & Video Director.The Grand Prize Winner will get a fucking record deal! They'll play Minneapolis Mayhem 3. And theyll shoot a music video directed by Albert Hastings a metalhead who has shot concerts and videos for bands and is a Computer Graphics Supervisor; the person responsible for the work of the whole Special Effects crew on a movie. Hes worked on such films as Polar Express, Spiderman l, Men In Black ll, and Shrek l -- and he's currently doing Spiderman 3!
The Second Prize Winner will receive $3,000 worth of cash, merchandise, prizes and/or services and will also be submitted to record company execs for possible signing.
The Third Prize Winner will receive $1,000 worth of cash, merchandise, prizes and/or services, and they will be submitted to record company executives for possible signing.
The judges and their bands will be playing Minneapolis Mayhem 3 along with the winners. Looks pretty cool. Hope to see some more bands enter and more peopel voting.