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| Contests *Ends November 23, 2003* |
Attention! All CDs will be sent without jewel cases for shipping and packaging reasons!
MEN OF WAR have sent us 5 CDRs of their album "Hail To Bännjerland"!
Just answer the following question: Which band do these Germans cover?
Send your (hopefully correct) answer with name and home address to: contest1@metal-observer.com!
And from Steamhammer we received 3 copies of the latest live CD by NUCLEAR ASSAULT, "Alive Again"!
Just answer the following question: What's the name of the NUCLEAR ASSAULT singer?
Send your (hopefully correct) answer with name and home address to: contest2@metal-observer.com!
Contest 106 from November 23 to November 16, 2003
Century Media have sent us a whole package: From SONATA ARCTICA 3 posters and 3 postcards, from NEVERMORE 4 posters with 2 stickers each and from LABYRINTH 3 posters with 2 stickers each! The lucky winners will be announced once we have returned from Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the names of the singers of the three bands? - Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA), Warrell Dane (NEVERMORE), Roberto Tiranto (LABYRINTH)!
Contest 105 from November 23 to November 16, 2003
And from DieHard Music we received 3 copies of the latest CD by 2TON PREDATOR, "Demon Dealer"! The lucky winners will be announced once we have returned from Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's been the former name of 2TON PREDATOR? - WEDGE!
Contest 104 from November 2 to November 9, 2003
 RECHARGED have given us 3 copies of their album "Promised Land"! The lucky winners are: Trudi Schuller-Schmid from Aystetten, Germany, Pedro Santos from Coimbra, Portugal and Olivier Saindon from Montréal, Québec, Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the real name (first and last name) of the guitarist of RECHARGED? - Gerhard Wimmer!
Contest 103 from November 2 to November 9, 2003
And from TWISTED TOWER DIRE we received 10 copies of the CD "Battle Hymns To The Pantheon" and 5 TTD buttons! As bonus every winner will also receive one copy of the promo sampler "Hellion Promo Vol. 1"! The lucky winners are: (including buttons-->) Alexander Hörtig from Stuttgart, Germany, Florin Rau from Galati, Romania, Karrieanne Mahoney from Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Bill Larkin from Roselle, New Jersey, USA, Rasmus Fatum from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, (without buttons-->) Daniel Thiele from Heiligenhafen, Germany, Grzegorz Tylek from Warsaw, Poland, Patrick Weiss from Steffisburg, Switzerland, Bruno Hilbrecht from Bergshausen, Germany and Roberto Kriskovich from La Paz, Bolivia. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which year have TWISTED TOWER DIRE been founded in? - 1995!
Contest 102 from October 26 to November 2, 2003
 Metal Blade have sent us 4 copies of the current GOD DETHRONED album "Into The Lungs Of Hell" plus 8 posters for their "Ravenous" album and additionally 8 posters for THE CROWN's "Crowned In Terror"! The lucky winners are: Susanne Bischof from Fuldabrück, Germany, Thomas Bonnicel from Chatillon, France, Massimilano Volpe from Campobasso, Italy and Daniel Coring from Bielefeld, Germany win one GOD DETHRONED CD and two posters. Two posters each go to: Urs Friedli from Steffisburg, Switzerland, Andreea Drugan from Tecuci, Romania, Katharina Menzke from Berlin, Germany and Emi Vega Castillo from Barcelona, Spain. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which countries do GOD DETHRONED and THE CROWN come from? - Netherlands (GOD DETHRONED) and Sweden (THE CROWN)!
Contest 101 from October 26 to November 2, 2003
And from SPV we received 3 copies of the double live album "Live In London" by JUDAS PRIEST in the limited silver slipcase! The lucky winners are: Patrick Leliveld from Leiden, Netherlands, Patryk Pigeon from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Emanuel Motta from Pelotas, Brazil. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which reviews of JUDAS PRIEST do we have on our site? - "Killing Machine", "Point Of Entry", "Screaming For Vengeance", "Defenders Of The Faith", "Painkiller"!
Contest 100 from October 19 to October 26, 2003
 MOURNING BELOVETH have sent us 2 signed copies of their second album "The Sullen Sulcus"! The lucky winners are: Ricardo Perea from Las Rozas, Spain and Nishit Wali from Gurgaon, India. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which year have MOURNING BELOVETH been founded in? - 1992!
Contest 99 from October 19 to October 26, 2003
And from ASCENSION we received 3 copies of their self-titled debut album! The lucky winners are: Christel Kiedrowski from Wuppertal, Germany, Sami Abdel Aziz from Basel, Switzerland und David Carrascosa from Vilanova I La Geltu, Spain. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What has been the title of ASCENSION's first demo? - Walking On The Psychopath (also correct: "Downwards" still under the name of DECAY)!
Contest 98 from October 12 to October 19, 2003
 Escapi Entertainment is giving away 5x the latest KRUX DVD "Live" (Attention! Only regional code 2!)! The lucky winners are: Lars Borg from Ytterby, Sweden, Johnny Angelund from Kopervik, Norway, Melanie Schreyer from Roemerberg, Germany, Carola Bienert from Bernburg, Germany and Gerd Naß from Fredenbeck, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which band does guitarist Jörgen Sundström normally play bass in? - Entombed!
Contest 97 from October 12 to October 19, 2003
And from Century Media we received 10 posters of NIGHTRAGE's album "Sweet Vengeance" with two stickers each! The lucky winners are: Dave Iley from Edmonton, Canada, Michael Fernandes from Union, USA, Simon Larochette from Thunder Bay, Canada, Gonzalo Madero from Madrid, Spain, Brigitte Ederer from Deutsch Wagram, Austria, Nicole Treptow from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Brian Carrigan from Norman, USA, Sabrina Mons from Velbert, Germany, Victor Shammas from Stavanger, Norway and Dana Bunzel from Erlangen, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which two bands did singer Tomas Lindberg sing for before NIGHTRAGE - At The Gates & The Crown (as they HAD been his main bands and he is no longer active in either of them)!
Contest 96 from October 5 to October 12, 2003
 Escapi Entertainment is giving away 5x the lates THE HELLACOPTERS-DVD "Goodnight Cleveland" (Attention! Only regional code 2!)! The lucky winners are: Dolores Sulzer from Selzthal, Austria, Bernd Schmidgall from Sulzbach an der Murr, Germany, Patrick Weiler from Andernach, Germany, Gerhard Schnierle from Radolfzell, Germany and Joe Grammatico from Playa del Rey, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which female singer would not let drummer Robert Eriksson sleep? - Whitney Houston!
Contest 95 from October 5 to October 12, 2003
And from TWELFTH GATE we received 2 CDs "Summoning"! The lucky winners are: Maike Janßen from Lüneburg, Germany and Josh Turner from Madison, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Members of which two bands have founded TWELFTH GATE? - Syris and Venery!
Contest 94 from September 28 to Oktober 5, 2003
 The End Records is giving away 10x their sampler "Phases"! The lucky winners are: Dale Keglovich from Columbus, USA, Ravi Soni from Doha, Qatar, Richard Pollinger from Guntramsdorf, Austria, Birgitt Menzel from Wuppertal, Germany, Giuseppina Consigli from Rome, Italy, Monica Guastella from Rome, Italy, Mike Walnoha from Carnegie, USA, Reinhard Bischoph from Fuldabrück, Germany, Bastian Nahs from Wendisch Evern, Germany and Pierluigi Scalia from Rome, Italy. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: The sampler is divided into three sectors. What are the names of the three parts? - "The Dark Side Of The Moon", "The Dark Side Of The Earth" & "The Dark Side Of The Underworld"!
Contest 93 from September 28 to Oktober 5, 2003
And from MORS PRINCIPIUM EST we received 3 signed CDs "Inhumanity"! The lucky winners are: Knut Wienands from Mettmann, Germany, Robin Mathijssen from Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium and Christopher J Mihal from West Point, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which town do MORS PRINCIPIUM EST come from? - Pori!
Contest 92 from September 21 to September 28, 2003
 Heavy Metal Rock sent us 5 x the first TUATHA DE DANANN-CD "Tuatha De Danann"! The lucky winners are: Christian Jung from Linkenheim-Hochstetten, Germany, Steven Lazarek from Endwell, USA, Andre Saul from Mark, Germany, Dennis Weyers from Duisburg, Germany and Melina Schuitema from Roden, Netherlands. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which instrument does the old man on the cover play? - Harp/lyre/crwth!
Contest 91 from September 21 to September 28, 2003
  
And from TRANCEMISSION we received the following: 5 signed CDs "Back In Trance II", 4 t-shirts and 2 promo packs (incl. 4 track sampler CD)! The two main winners will receive a package worth 50 Euro! The lucky winners are: The two main prizes (signed CD, t-shirt and promo pack) go out to: Udo Bourquin from Gustavsburg, Germany and Carlos H. Rangel Corona from Queretaro, Mexico. 1 t-shirt and a signed CD each go out to Gunnar Jess from Flensburg, Germany and Gerlinde Lamberg from Grainbrunn, Austria. 1 signed CD goes to: Chris Behrendt from Stralsund, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What was the original name of TRANCEMISSION? - TRANCE!
Contest 90 from September 15 to September 21, 2003
 From Koch Entertainment we received a little OPETH package! 1 x their CD "Damnation" and two posters posters all of it signed by all band members!
The lucky winners are: Jon Dixon from St.Paul, USA (CD), Ben Meuleman from Merelbeke, Belgium (Poster) and Dan Pritchard from Saskatoon, Canada (Poster). Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What is the name of the cover artist of OPETH? - Travis Smith!
Contest 89 from September 15 to September 21, 2003
And from Escapi Entertainment we received 5 t-shirts of CANDLEMASS. But that is not enough, it is promo shirts that never have been sold anywhere and - they are all signed by all band members!!!
The lucky winners are: Thomas Bacon from Grande-Prairie, Canada, Gerhard Sprung from Horn, Austria, Ralf Henn from Hochspeyer, Germany, Greg Edwards from Glasgow, Scotland and Damy Gleijm from Sassenheim, Netherlands. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: On which studio albums did Messiah Marcolin sing? - "Nightfall", "Ancient Dreams", "Tales Of Creation"!
Contest 88 from September 8 to September 15, 2003
From Century Media we received 10 huge LACUNA COIL posters! The lucky winners are: Patrick Thomas from Beaverton, USA, Christopher Livingston from Warrensburg, USA, Christoph Altherr from Berg a.I., Switzerland, Alex from Clapham, Australia, Ngoc Tran from Hawthorn, Australia, Louis Koot from Harmelen, Netherlands, Oliver Rall from Lahr, Germany, Hugo Gonalves from Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, Katjusa Bricman from Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia and Sam Van Nevel from Zulte, Belgium. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the name of the LACUNA COIL singer? - Cristina Scabbia!
Contest 87 from September 8 to September 15, 2003
 HUMAN BASTARD sent us 2 copies of their CD "A Plague Called Humanity" as well as 2 t-shirts! The lucky winners are: Emiliano Santoro from Campbasso, Italy and Pasca Flavius from Cugir, Romania. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the title of the first HUMAN BASTARD demo? - "You're Lost"!
Contest 86 from September 1 to September 8, 2003
 ANDROMEDA have sent us 2x their CD "II=I"!
The lucky winners are: Miha Zobec from Sezana, Slovenia and Erik Östberg from Sävedalen, Sweden. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the name of the ANDROMEDA guitarist? - Johan Reinholdz!
Contest 85 from September 1 to September 8, 2003
 From LORIEN we have received 3 copies of their CD "Secrets Of The Elder"!
The lucky winners are: Kevin de Rijk from Hilversum, Netherlands, Alexis Montáns Bouza from La Coruna, Spain and Alexander Rosch from Emden, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which country do LORIEN come from? - Spain!
Contest 84 from August 25 to September 1, 2003
 EVOLUTION have sent us 3 really cool packages: CD "Dark Dreams Of Light", t-shirt, lighter and sticker and 6x t-shirt, lighter and sticker! Isn't that worth it participating?
The lucky winners of the big packs are: Alexis Rios-Ayende from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Theodora Pooth from Neuss, Germany and Alexandre Rousseau from Saint-Constant, Canada. And the small packages go out to: Math Chamberland from Montreal, Canada, James Zivkovic from San Diego, USA, Tina Stein from Riedstadt, Germany, Claudia Stegemann from Essen, Germany, Claus Christensen from Sönderborg, Denmark and James Ulery, Vista, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the correct playing time of the CD (on TMO)? - 39:02!
Contest 83 from August 25 to September 1, 2003
 From ACT OF GODS we have received 5 signed copies of their debut MCD "Dies Irae"!
The lucky winners are: Chris Perkovic from Edmonton, Canada, Helmut Kneis from Ketsch, Germany, Jure Gubensek from Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, Maria Meltzer from Gr. Siegharts, Austria and Silvia Hofmann from Wien, Austria. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Members of which two bands did found ACT OF GODS? - Mutilated & Abyssals!
Contest 82 from August 18 to August 25, 2003
 Century Media sent us 10 "Fisherman's Friend" packages and 10 posters for OLD MAN'S CHILD's "In Defiance Of Existence" album. The lucky winners are: Chad Levins from Cincinnati, USA, Tim Gajewski from Oberhausen, Germany, Arturo Rodriguez from Caracas, Venezuela, Olle Stridbeck from Styrsö, Sweden, Janne Koskivuori from Kuopio, Finland, Pascal Roy from Laval, Canada, Desiree Kudrys from Salzburg, Austria, Gisela Schröter from Ellrich, Germany, Rob Crookshank from Lawrence, USA and Olivier Jaboin from Clichy, France. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What is the name of the OLD MAN'S CHILD mainman? - Galder (also correct Grusom)!
Contest 81 from August 18 to August 25, 2003
 From G.U.C. 5 promo copies of FANGORN's "Fangorn" have found their way to us. The lucky winners are: Stephan Oppelt from Fürth, Germany, Gøran Nilsen from Stavanger, Norway, Valeri Reimchen from Bedburg-Hau, Germany, Mitchell Stiles from Sydney, Australia and Patrick Thomas from Hillsboro, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which German town do FANGORN come from? - Dresden!
Contest 80 from August 11 to August 18, 2003
 From EMANCER we received 3 signed copies each of their debut "The Human Experiment". The lucky winners are: David Valenzuela B. from Mexico City, Mexico, Alon Diament from Tel Aviv, Israel and Garett Fuller from Brunswick, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Who has reviewed the full album at TMO? - Niall Kennedy!
Contest 79 from August 11 to August 18, 2003
 From Dark Symphonies 2 copies of NICODEMUS' curent album "The Supernatural Omnibus" have reached us. The lucky winners are: Eric Vieth from Holts Summit, USA and Francisco López Jiménez, Sevilla, Spain. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What was the line up of the first two albums? - Either just Christopher Morris (if you count the maxi single, too) or Christopher Morris, Tamar Yvonne, Andrew Greene and Matthew McGee (for strictly albums)!
Contest 78 from August 4 to August 11, 2003
  From The End Records we received 3 copies each of the latest releases of SETHERIAL ("Endtime Divine") and ULVER ("A Quick Fix Of Melancholy EP", attention, release date is only August 28, so the prizes will only be sent out then!).
The lucky winners are: Annemari Holm from Isokyro, Finland, Achim Haeberlen from Tübingen, Germany and John Ridgell Jr. from Pasadena, MD, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: In which town do The End Records have their headquarters? - Salt Lake City!
Contest 77 from August 4 to August 11, 2003
From Mascot 5 copies of KRUX' self titled debut "Krux" have reached us.
The lucky winners are: Flavio Schiavini Abe from Vitoria, Brazil, Mario Karl from Tapfheim, Germany, Andreas Rottler from Siegen, Germany, Yael Glifat from Maccabim-Reut, Israel and Judith von Berg from Neustadt, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which band does the KRUX songwriter play in originally? - Candlemass (Abstrakt Algebra is correct, too)!
Contest 76 from July 28 to August 4, 2003
 From Heavy Metal Rock Records we received 5 copies of the current TUATHA DE DANANN CD "The Delirium Has Just Begun...".
The lucky winners are: Karin Mair from Stadtbergen, Germany, Maria Danhauser from Kalchreuth, Germany, Joshua Glass from Huntington Woods, MI, USA, Yannick Marchand from Longueuil, Canada and Francis Grégoire from St-Théodore d'Acton, Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which country do TUATHA DE DANANN come from? - Brazil!
Contest 75 from July 28 to August 4, 2003
 GURD sent us 2 copies of their latest album "Encounter", 3 signed band cards, lighters and some more cards. The lucky winners are: Søren Thomsen from Ranum, Denmark, Manuel Fletterich from Riedstadt, Germany (both one CD, one signed card and a lighter) sowie Michaela Mohn from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany (signed card and lighter). Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: The ashes of which band did GURD rise from? - Poltergeist!
Contest 74 from July 21 to July 28, 2003
 Sweden's PAGANIZER have sent us 5 copies of their current CD "Dead Unburied".
The lucky winners are: Corinna Kerlies from Hamburg, Germany, John Vasilakis from Umina, Australia, Gustavo Garcia Casado from Capital Federal, Argentina, Waltraud Schreiner from Ketsch, Germany and Andre Encarnacion from Quezon City, Philippines. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: In which year were PAGANIZER founded? - 1998!
Contest 73 from July 21 to July 28, 2003
 From NEGATIVE CREEPS we received 1 t-shirt and six signed copies of their latest album "Inuterus Rebirth"!
The lucky winners are: Jannick van den Bogaert from Schoten, Belgium (incl. t shirt), Thomas Frömbgen from Bad Hönningen, Germany, Rosalinde Kneis from Ketsch, Germany, Patrick Lofstrom from Sarasota, USA, Matthias Sperber from Neustadt, Germany and Greg Manley from Orillia, Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which country do NEGATIVE CREEPS come from? - Greece!
Contest 72 from July 14 to July 21, 2003
 From PRAETORIAN we received 3 copies of their CD "Threnody".
The lucky winners are: Janine Kerlies from Hamburg, Germany, Michael L. Henripin from Mirabel, Canada and Barbara Wiliams from Memphis, TN, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which country do PRAETORIAN come from? - Australia!
Contest 71 from July 14 to July 21, 2003
 American MAD MARGRITT has sent us three signed copies of their latest album "New Sensation" and three signed pictures!
The lucky winners are: Andrea Odörfer from Marktleugast/Marmsflur, Germany, Elke Jahn from Meißner, Germany and Barbara Claßen from Velbert, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which American town do MAD MARGRITT come from? - Atlanta, Georgia, USA!
Contest 70 from July 7 to July 14, 2003
  From Scarlet Records we received two packages with 1x each CADAVERIA - "The Shadow's Madame" and THE DEFACED - "Domination Commence".
The lucky winners are: Cyril Glaume from Suresnes, France and Uwe Bender from Alsfeld, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Name three bands that are under contract with Scarlet! - Just take a look at Scarlet ;)!
Contest 70 from July 7 to July 14, 2003
 British label Cacophonous has sent us three copies of the SCALPLOCK album "Spread The Germs…Over The Human Worms"!
The lucky winners are: Harry Mazengarb from Wellington, New Zealand, Lubna Khader from Zarqa, Jordan and Josh Thayer from Ellsworth, SD, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: When were SCALPLOCK founded? - 1993!
Contest 69 from June 30 to July 7, 2003
 
Another very nice package has been donated by The End Records, 3x each the DigiBooks: ANTIMATTER - "Lights Out" and VIRGIN BLACK - "Elegant...And Dying"! The lucky winners are: Nigel Brine from Ferryden Park, Australia, Bets Smal from Wognum, Netherlands and Karen van Deuren from Weert, Netherlands. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which albums of the two bands do The End have in their catalogue (with full title!)? - Antimatter: "Saviour" and "Lights Out", Virgin Black: "Sombre Romantic" and "Elegant...And Dying"!
Contest 68 from June 30 to July 7, 2003
 British label Visible Noise has sent us two copies of the Labrat debut "Ruining It For Everyone"! The lucky winners are: Jesper Møller from Skanderborg, Denmark and Katja Funck from Münster-Altheim, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the name of the LABRAT guitarist? - Steve Le Voguer!
Contest 67 from June 23 to June 30, 2003
From Watch Me Burn we received two CD-R copies each of their "3-Song Samplers"! The lucky winners are: Horst Frischholz from Frankfurt, Germany and Leslie Stillman from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which US state do WATCH ME BURN come from? - California!
Contest 66 from June 23 to June 30, 2003
  From Finnish Doom/Death masters Rapture we received something very special: twice each their albums "Futile" and "Songs For The Withering", hand signed, and 1 t-shirt! The whole thing will be put into two nice packages! The lucky winners are: Angelika Häger from Augsburg, Germany (package with shirt) and Javier J. Plano from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which town do RAPTURE come from? - Helsinki, Finland!
Contest 65 from June 16 to June 23, 2003
 From Dol Ammad we received five signed CD-R copies of their debut "Demo 2002"! The lucky winners are: Michael Bergmann from Langenhagen-Godshorn, Germany, Birgit Albert from Oftersheim, Germany, Elfriede Füller from Hockenheim, Germany, Martin Auer from Ruhstorf, Germany und Josh Thayer from Ellsworth, South Dakota, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What's the name of the DOL AMMAD mastermind? - Thanasis Lightbridge!
Contest 64 from June 16 to June 23, 2003
 Norwegian Industrial Metallers Red Harvest have provided us with two t-shirts with the motive to the left! The lucky winners are: Bradley Smith from the USA and Steve Pittman from Orlando, Florida, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which label did their last album "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi" get released on? - Nocturnal Art/Relapse (depending on where you are located)!
Contest 63 from June 9 to June 16, 2003
 From Spanish The Stormrider we received another five signed copies of the limited promo edition of their debut "Criseida" (with a different cover than here)! The lucky winners are: Aleksandar Ivetic from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Courtney Piper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Angelika Schmid from Stuttgart, Germany, Luis Diaz from Los Angeles, California, USA and Héctor de Andrés Martínez from Valencia, Spain. Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: Which Spanish town do THE STORMRIDER come from? - Gijón!
Contest 62 from June 9 to June 16, 2003
  Metal Blade have sent us a very nice package for AMON AMARTH. 1x long sleeve and three copies of their latest album "Versus The World"! The lucky winners are: Longsleeve and CD: Daniel Maziol from Chino Hills, California, USA, eache 1 CD: Dave Patrick from Rangiora, New Zealand and Babett Damberg from Potsdam, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: Which song is featured in a German version on the Viking Edition of "Versus The World"? - "Victorious March"/"Siegreicher Marsch"!
Contest 61 from June 2 to June 9, 2003
Another nice package from The End Records, 4x each: ANTIMATTER - "Lights Out" und VIRGIN BLACK - "Elegant...And Dying"! (Attention, the CDs will only be release at the end of June, so you can win them right now, before they are out and get them right when they are released!)! The lucky winners are: Aaron Wyder from Glis, Switzerland, Dwayne Ings from Nepean, Ontario, Canada, Jakub Szyja from Sosnowiec, Poland and Francisco Fierro Ribba from Machalí, Chile. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which countries do the two bands come from? - Antimatter: Great Britain, Virgin Black: Australia!
Contest 60 from June 2 to June 9, 2003
 Metal Blade have sent us five big posters for CANNIBAL CORPSE's "Live Cannibalism"! The lucky winners are: Steven Lazarek from Endwell, New York, USA, Logan Reeves from Bessemer, Alabama, USA, Shaun Penner from Nanaimo, BC, Canada, Timothy Mahlmeister from Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA and Devon O'Brien from Victoria, BC, Canada. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which song off "Live Cannibalism" was also released as a single? - "Hammer Smashed Face"!
Contest 59 from May 26 to June 2, 2003
  
Scarlet Records have sent us two nice packages with: CADAVERIA - "The Shadow's Madame", NODE - "Sweatshops", STORMLORD - "At The Gates Of Utopia" and NECRODEATH - "Black As Pitch"! The lucky winners are: Chad Pepper from Westerville, Ohio, USA and Angel Aliseda Torres from León, Mexico. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Where are all four bands from? - Italy!
Contest 58 from May 26 to June 2, 2003
 Aphotic have sent us three copies of their EP "Under Veil Of Dark" in a sort of DigiPak! The lucky winners are: Katie Priest from Brisbane, Australia, Lubna Khader from Zarqa, Jordan and Jennifer Richards from Brinkley, Arkansas, USA. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: How many CDs do APHOTIC have out so far? - 3!
Contest 57 from May 19 to May 26, 2003
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Burgul Torkhaïn we received 5 copies of their limited self released first edition of "The Adventures Of Burgul Torkhaïn", all of them signed! The lucky winners are: Gabriel Gose from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA, Lukasz Grabowski from Szczytno, Poland, Horst Keller from Berlin, Germany, Birgit Otto from Vlotho, Germany und Neil Hiltz from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: Where are BURGUL TORKHAÏN from? - France!
Contest 56 from May 19 to May 26, 2003
 Cold Blood Industries have presented us with 3 copies of the I.N.R.I. debut "Hyper Bastard Breed"! The lucky winners are: Mark Augustyniak from East Amherst, New York, USA, Philipp Mayr from Percha, Italy and Ruben de Moor from Zonhoven, Belgium. Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: What's been the previous name of I.N.R.I.? - Stigmatheist!
Contest 55 from May 12 to May 19, 2003
 
Outlaw Entertainment have been so kind to send us some more interesting stuff, all from the camp of AMERICAN DOG: 1 t-shirt, five times the first album "Last Of A Dying Breed" and 2x "Six Pack: Songs About Drinkin’ And Fuckin’"! The lucky winners are: Jan-Erik Nyman from Paipis, Finland (t-shirt and both CDs), Ragen Cobra (2 CDs), 1x "Last Of A Dying Breed" each: Otto Nedbal from Rosenheim, Germany, Mike Enderle from Rheinau, Germany and Angelika Schmid from Stuttgart, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: What are the full names of the three members of AMERICAN DOG? - Michael Hannon, Steve Theado, Keith Pickens!
Contest 54 from May 12 to May 19, 2003
 Canadian hopefuls Soulscar have sent us two copies of their debut "Character Assassination", both nicely signed! The lucky winners are: Rui Pedro da Silva Gomes da Costa from Vila de Cujucães, Portugal and Scott Murray from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: How many releases do SOULSCAR have including this album? - 3 (2 demos, 1 album)!
Contest 53 from May 5 to May 12, 2003
 
The End Records have sent us two nice little packages again, 4x the new THE GATHERING album "Souvenirs" (the main prize will also have the limited single CD "You Learn About It" coming with it) and 4x ENSLAVED's "Below The Lights"!
The winners for THE GATHERING are: Alex Raffaelli from Strathfield South, Australia (main prize), John Buis from Hoorn, Netherlands, Francisco Lopez Jiminez from Sevilla, Spain and John Oliveira from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Congrats! The correct answers has been: What's the name of the band owned label? - Psychonaut
The winners for ENSLAVED are: Tero Ruohonen from Raisio, Finland, Dave Patrick from Rangiora, New Zealand, Adalberto Bettencourt from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Tiago Luis Bonamigo from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Congrats! The correct answers has been: Which Norwegian town do ENSLAVED come from? - Haugesund!
Contest 52 from May 5 to May 12, 2003
 American guitarist Paul Nelson has sent us one copy of his EP "Look", plus a guitar pick, a signed bio sheet and a signed photo! The lucky winner is: Juuso Mattila from Turenki, Finland. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which well known American band did he play for before? - Liege Lord!
Contest 51 from April 28 to May 5, 2003
 
Scarlet Records have sent us two nice little packages, each one containing THE PROVENANCE - "25th Hour: Bleeding", THE DEFACED - "Domination Commence" and HATESPHERE, "s/t"! The lucky winners are: Anish Chari from Uppsala, Sweden and Patrick Rivard from Évain, Québec, Canada. Congratulation
The correct answer has been: Which of the three bands does not come from Sweden? - HateSphere (from Denmark)!
Contest 50 from April 28 to May 5, 2003
 Fresh from the underground CELESTIAL ODE have sent us 5 copies of their debut EP "s/t"! The lucky winners are: Thomas Frömbgen from Bad Hönningen, Germany, Chris Rogers from Birmingham, England, Stijn Daenekindt from Sint-Kruis Brugge, Belgium, Familie Herbig from Mühlheim, Germany and Robert Wriedt from Brisbane, Australia. Congratulation
The correct answer has been: Which country do CELESTIAL ODE come from? - Greece!
Contest 49 from April 21 to April 28, 2003
  Metal Mind Records have presented us with two nice little packages, each one containing the latest releases of THY DISEASE, "Cold Skin Obsession", and ASGAARD, "XII Voltum Lunae"! The lucky winners are: Olivier Pansart from Le Cannet, France and Bucur Razvan from Ialomita, Romania. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which country are the two bands from? - Poland!
Contest 48 from April 21 to April 28, 2003
 Italy's Anthenora have sent us two packages consisting of one band shirt and their latest CD "The General's Awakening"! The lucky winners are: Greg MacNeil from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and Matteo Zanon from Castelfranco Veneto (TV), Italy. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which year were ANTHENORA founded in? - 1989/1990!
Contest 47 from April 14 to April 21, 2003
A very special titbit has been acquired by our Irish correspondent Niall: A hand signed "Deliverance" poster (Click here for a foto) by none other than...OPETH! The lucky winner is: A.Langhorne from Riddells Creek, Australia. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: When and where has mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt been born? - April 17, 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden!
Contest 46 from April 14 to April 21, 2003
Italy's ThunderStorm have sent us an ultra limited t-shirt (only 30 (!) available world wide) and three copies of their current CD "Witchunter Tales"! The lucky winners are: Denis Brunelle from Verdun, Québec, Canada (shirt and CD), Dan Brown from Lower Mitcham, Australia (CD) and Vincent Pinard from Laval, Québec, Canada (CD). Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Between their foundation as THUNDERSTORM and now, the band has had a different name. Which one? - Sad Symphony!
Contest 45 from April 7 to April 14, 2003
From Dol Ammad we received five signed CD-R copies of their debut "Demo 2002"! The lucky winners are: Enrique Congrains from Lima, Peru, Marina Schmähling from Kerpen, Germany, Jonathan Harbin from Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA, Minna Hagemeier from Hüllhorst, Germany and Michael Baedorf from Königswinter, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which country do DOL AMMAD come from? - Greece!
Contest 44 from April 7 to April 14, 2003
 
Canadian Outlaw Entertainment have sent us two copies each of their promo sampler "Raw Tracks Vol. 2" and SUBSONIC's debut "Super Vel"! The lucky winners are: Britta Jehnert from Wolfsburg, Germany and Helio Antonio Pinto from Vila Real, Portugal for Subsonic, and Heinz-Michael Puzich from Wolfsburg, Germany and Jochen Fopp from Esslingen, Germany for the "Raw Trax". Congratulations!
The correct answer had been: Which cult band has SUBSONIC mastermind Ron Marks been in before? - Celtic Frost!
Contest 43 from March 31 to April 7, 2003
A nice package has reached us from Spain, more precisely from The Stormrider. Five signed copies of their limited promo edition of their debut album "Criseida" (with a different cover than shown here)! The lucky winners are: Rose Mourné from Pinole, California, USA, Eric Vieth from Holts Summit, Missouri, USA, Melanie Niemetz from Hattorf am Harz, Germany, Thonie Dahlin from Trollhättan, Sweden and Miguel Fresno Tomás from Gijon, Spain. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which song has the sub title "Ready To Die"? - "Montsacrum"!
Contest 42 from March 31 to April 7, 2003
  
Italian Scarlet Records have sent us a nice package with the CDs THY MAJESTIE - "The Lasting Power", DARK AVENGER - "s/t" and ARACHNES "Parallel Worlds"! The lucky winners are: Fares Dababneh from Amman, Jordan, Marian Bartovic from Dee Why, Australia and Juan Camilo Arias from Envigado, Colombia. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Which year were these albums released in? - 2000!
Contest 41 from March 24 to March 31, 2003
  Three nice packages from The End Records: one each of DARKTHRONE "Hate Them" and NAIL WITHIN "s/t"! The lucky winners are: Olle Stridbeck from Styrsö, Rike Halbeck from Amberg, Germany and Nick Leibert from Manassas, Virginia, USA. Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: Which countries are the two bands from? - Norway (Darkthrone) and Israel (Nail Within)!
Contest 40 from March 24 to March 31, 2003
 The Americans of AMERICAN DOG have sent us two copies of their latest album "Red White Black And Blue"! The lucky winners are: Lee Alderson from Richwood, Ohio, USA (CD and Poster) and Piotr Koziel from Warsaw, Poland (CD). Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: Which band had singer Michael Hannon been in before AMERICAN DOG? - Hilljack, Salty Dog, Lust!
Contest 39 from March 17 to March 24, 2003
 An especially nice package has been sent to us by Liege Lord, containing 1 CD "Freedom's Rise", 1 t-shirt "Freedom's Rise" and one band photo of old! The lucky winners are: Jeff Bowling from Winchester, Tennessee, USA. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: Who was the singer on "Freedom's Rise"? - And Michaud!
Contest 38 from March 17 to March 24, 2003
 Finnish Throne Of Chaos have presented us with three copies of their latest album "Pervertigo"! The lucky winners are: Juuso Mattila from Helsinki, Finland, Anders Camitz from Forshaga, Sweden and Brennan Pepper from Westerville, Ohio, USA. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: The singer of which Swedish band joined THRONE OF CHAOS for the "Pervertigo" album? - Dream Evil!
Contest 37 from March 10 to March 17, 2003
 Metal Blade have sent us 5 great posters for VADER's album "Litany"! The lucky winners are: Lubna from Amman, Jordan, Linda from Amman, Jordan, Olivier Pansart from Le Cannet, France, Lucas Stapleton from Melbourne, Australia and Francesco Gioia from Fenis, Italy. Congratulation!
The correct answer has been: What's the family name of the VADER-singer/guitarist/songwriter? - Wiwczarek!
Contest 36 from March 10 to March 17, 2003
 DracOniaN have sent us a few great items! The 1st prize consists of: 1 sweatshirt, 1 belt buckle, 1 patch, 1 pin, 1 guitar pick, 1 lighter and 3 promo pictures (Click here for a bigger picture)! Prize # 2 consists of: 1 lighter, 1 patch, 1 pin and 3 promo pictures (Click here for a bigger picture). Prize # 3 consists of: 1 patch, 1 pin and 3 promo pictures (Click here for a bigger picture) and as consolation prize two more promo pictures (Click here for a bigger picture)!
The lucky winners are: 1. prize: Dana Bunzel from Erlangen, Germany. 2. prize: Jonathan Ladry from Anjou, Québec, Canada. 3. prize: Sabine Leifkes from Vreden, Germany. 4. prize: Britta Jehnert from Wolfsburg, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer was: Which Spanish town do DRACONIAN come from? - Málaga!
Contest 35 from March 3 to March 10, 2003
 Victory have sent us 2 copies of the latest ATREYU album "Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses"! The winners are: Sabrina Mons from Velbert, Germany and Michael Baedorf from Königswinter, Germany. Congratulation! The correct answer has been: What's the title of the debut EP by ATREYU? - Fractures In The Facade Of Your Porcelain Beauty !
Contest 34 from March 3 to March 10, 2003  Aphotic have sent us 3 copies of their first demo "Aphotic" in a very nice DigiPak ( Click here for a bigger picture)! The winners are: Jari Huusko from Helsinki, Finland, Shelly Green from Marmora, Ontario, Canada, Peter Seydewitz from Kingwood, Texas, USA. Congratulation! The correct answer has been: Which American state to APHOTIC come from? - Wisconsin!
Contest 33 from February 24 to March 3, 2003
From The End Records we received three packages: MARDUK - "World Downfall", KARMAKANIC - "Entering The Spectra", OPUS ATLANTICA - "s/t", REPTILIAN - "Thunderblaze". The winners are: . Congratulations! The correct answer has been: Which country do the four bands come from? - Sweden!
Contest 32 from February 24 to March 3, 2003  Tyrant Eyes have sent us 3 hand-signed copies of their latest album "The Darkest Hour"! The winners are: . Congratulations! The correct answer has been: How many line up changes have TYRANT EYES gone through so far? - None!
Contest 31 from February 17 to February 24, 2003  Escapi Entertainment have sent us something very special: 5 x the brand new double DVD "Documents Of Doom" by CANDLEMASS (ATTENTION! ONLY REGIONAL CODE 2 (Europe)!), hand signed by all band members! As "consolation price" we also have 5 promo copies of the DVD! The lucky winners are: . Congratulations! The correct answer was: What is Messiah Marcolin's complete name (all 3 (!) first names)? - Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin!
Contest 30 from February 10 to February 17, 2003  Hammerheart Records have sent us two copies of BLOOD RED THRONE's "Affiliated With The Suffering". The lucky winners are: Christoph Weisinger from Obernberg/Inn, Austria and Chris Meier from Nürnberg, Germany. Congratulations! The correct answer was: Who is the mainman of BLOOD RED THRONE, who already had been in SATYRICON and also plays in GREEN CARNATION? - Tchort!
Contest 29 from February 10 to February 17, 2003  Century Media have given us five posters of the new GRAVE album "Back From The Grave". The lucky winners are: Hendrik Brinkmann from Dortmund, Germany, Francis Beaubois from Bailleul sur Thirain, France, Jason Jordan from New Albany, USA, Lucas Stapleton from Melbourne, Australia and Søren Thomsen from Ranum, Denmark. Congratulations! The correct answer was: What was the original name of GRAVE? - Corpse!
Contest 28 from February 3 to February 10, 2003
 Victory Records have sent us two copies of DEAD TO FALL's CD "Everything I Touch Falls To Pieces". The lucky winners are: Dan Savacool from Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA and Christian Toebing from Hüllhorst, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer was: Which town do DEAD TO FALL come from? - Chicago!
Contest 27 from February 3 to February 10, 2003
  Scald has given us a double-pack of their "Nematoid Specimen I-IV" and "Nematoid Specimen V-IX" CDs, as well as a single copy of "Nematoid Specimen I-IV". The lucky winners are: Markus Holm from Gävle, Sweden (double-pack) and Aaron Wyder from Glis, Switzerland. Congratulations!
The correct answer was: Which part of Great Britain do SCALD come from? - Northern Ireland!
Contest 26 from January 27 to February 3, 2003
  
The End sent us three packages with the new albums of Ulver ("Lyckantropen Themes"), Star Of Ash ("Death Salutes Atropos") and Nightingale ("Alive Again")! The lucky winners are: Cindy Luterman from CSL, Québec, Canada, Sean from Danville, USA and Antti Klemi from Jyväskylä, Finland. Congratulations!
The correct answer is: Which month and year will all three albums be released in? - January 2003!
Contest 25 from January 27 to February 3, 2003
 Sweden's $ilverdollar sent us a signed copy of their latest CD "Covers From Hell" plus a t-shirt. The lucky winners are: Karin Mair from Stadtbergen, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer is: What's the title of the self-written song on "Covers From Hell"? - "Lost Forever"!
Contest 24 from January 20 to January 27, 2003
 We have been blessed with three copies of Throne Of Chaos' rare first release "Fata Morgana". This mini-CD is not available anymore! The lucky winners are: Tero Ruohonen from Raisio, Finland, Tarun Chari from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Angel Zuluaga Lapeira from Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain. Congratulations!
The correct answer is: How many tracks can be found on "Fata Morgana"? - 4!
Contest 23 from January 20 to January 27, 2003
 Germany's Verdict have sent us three copies of their latest release "Reflections Of Pain". The lucky winners are: Thomas Müller from Linz, Austria, Mark McKenna from LaSalle, Quebec, Canada and Francisco Lopez Jimenez from Sevilla, Spain. Congratulations!
The correct answer is: When were VERDICT founded? - 1990!
Contest 22 from January 13 to January 20, 2003
The band Psychopunch has donated us two signed copies of their new album "The Pleasure Kill". The lucky winners are: Dave Burns from unknown and Jean-Claude Hientgen from Fouhren, Luxemburg. Congratulations!
The correct answer is: Which town do PSYCHOPUNCH come from? - C: Västerås!
Contest 21 from January 13 to January 20, 2003
 Healing Sixes have sent us 6 CDs "Enormosound". The lucky winners are: Borja Gonzalez Alpuente from Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain, Cody Stanley from Norman, Oklahoma, USA, Victor Shammas from Stavanger, Norway, Chris Doran from Glasgow, Scotland, Lubna from Amman, Jordan and Silke Gerold from Gütersloh, Germany. Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: The son of the drummer of which world famous band plays in HEALING SIXES? - LED ZEPPELIN (John Bonham, father of Jason Bonham)!
Contest 20 from January 6 to January 13 2003
A Peaceville package has been received, once the ANATHEMA DVD "A Vision Of A Dying Embrace" (regional code free), and then as a double pack the two DigiPaks of "Resonance" and "Resonance 2". The lucky winners are: Jamie Pendle from Kenilworth, UK (DVD) and Marc Alfaro from Granollers, Spain (CDs). Congratulations!
The correct answer has been: For the DVD - Where has the live part been recorded? - Krakow, Poland - For the DigiPaks - What are the titles of the two video enhanced tracks of the two albums? - "Hope" and "Mine Is Yours"!
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