
METAL TO THE MASSES IS BACK !!!
NO LESS THAN 20 UK DATES OFFERING VENUES AND BANDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE BLOODSTOCK EXPERIENCE
WERE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT AMUST4MUSIC LTD, ALONG WITH OUR ASSOCIATES AT SPINEFARM UK, THE UNSIGNED GUIDE AND ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINKS, ARE BRINGING THE BIGGEST INITIATIVE POSSIBLE TO TRACK DOWN THE BEST BREAKING METAL BANDS ALONG WITH UPPING THE ANTI ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST EVER PRIZES FOR BANDS AND FANS ALIKE!
METAL 2 THE MASSES WILL BE TEARING UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY VISITING VENUES, WHO ARE RUNNING THEIR OWN CAMPAIGNS, TO FIND THE LOUDEST & MOST BRUTAL ACTS THE UK AND IRELAND HAS TO OFFER.
SO WHAT'S IN IT FOR A SUCCESSFUL BAND? QUITE SIMPLY THE FOLLOWING.....
* PLAYING BLOODSTOCK 2010.
* PLAYING WACKEN 2011.
* RECORDING, PRINTING & PRESSING OF AN EP COURTESY OF SPINEFARM RECORDS UK.
* A UNIQUE DESIGN FOR THE EP COURTESY OF THE MASTER OF METAL ARTWORK - PAUL GREGORY.
* LASHINGS OF ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINKS TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES.
* MOUNTAINS OF BACKLINE FROM THE LIKES OF MAPEX, EDEN, MARSHALL AND MORE.




FURTHER TO THIS WE'RE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ONE LUCKY BLOODSTOCK FAN WILL WALK AWAY FROM THE 2010 FESTIVAL WITH AN AMAZING PRIZE VALUED AT NO LESS THAN £10,000 !!!!!
THAT'S RIGHT METALHEADS - IT'S THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SO WE'RE GIVING AWAY AN AWESOME £10K PRIZE TO ONE LUCKY TICKET HOLDER WITH ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN BEING ANNOUNCED SOON.
THE PRIZE IS IN SUPPORT OF BLOODSTOCK'S COMMITMENT TO UNSIGNED BANDS AND ALSO IN WAY OF THANKING ALL OUR LOYAL SUPPORTERS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
FOR BANDS WISHING TO APPLY CONTACT THE VENUES ABOVE, OR FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT THE BLOODSTOCK MASSES VENUES PAGE OR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/METAL2THEMASSES
TO CHECK OUT THE FRIENDS AND SPONSORS HELPING US BRING THE METAL 2 THE MASSES...
WACKEN OPEN AIR METAL BATTLE - WWW.METAL-BATTLE.COM
SPINEFARM RECORDS UK - WWW.SPINEFARMRECORDS.CO.UK OR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SPINEFARMRECORDSUK
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINKS - WWW.ROCKSTARENERGY.CO.UK OR WWW.ROCKSTAR69.COM
PAUL RAYMOND GREGORY - WWW.STUDIO54.CO.UK OR WWW.PAULRAYMONDGREGORY.COM
BUT WHATS DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU?
FOR THE VENUES & PROMOTERS
BY BUYING INTO OUR UNIQUE FRANCHISE SCHEME YOUR VENUE WILL BECOME AN OFFICIALLY ENDORSED PARTNER IN THE BLOODSTOCK CAMP AND ENJOY WORKING ALONGSIDE THE UK’s FASTEST GROWING & PREMIER METAL FESTIVAL
ALONGSIDE THIS WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING
- YOUR VENUE WILL BE PART OF THE NATIONALLY ADVERTISED METAL 2 THE MASSES TOUR, FEATURING THE BREAKTHROUGH ACTS CHOSEN FROM YOUR VENUE GIVING YOU THE RIGHTFUL EXPOSURE YOU DESERVE.
- YOU GET TO CHOOSE YOUR SHORTLISTED BANDS TO SHOWCASE ON THE M2TM TOUR AT YOUR VENUE. THIS CAN BE DONE IN WHATEVER WAY YOU SEE FIT BUT WILL INCORPORATE "THE BATTLE FOR BLOODSTOCK"
- USE OF THE BLOODSTOCK LOGO ON ANY RELATED ADVERTISING ALONGSIDE THIS ALL THE PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM TEAM TO PROFILE THE SHOW INCLUDING POSTERS & FLYERS, MAIL SHOTS, BLOGS AND MORE.
- BY BECOMING AN AFFILIATED PARTNER YOUR VENUE WILL BE GIVEN IT’S OWN SECTION ON THE ONE AND ONLY BLOODSTOCK WEBSITE AND MYSPACE SITE, WHICH IS SEEN BY THOUSANDS OF METALHEADS AND INDUSTRY TYPES ALIKE. IN 2009 THE OFFICIAL SITE RECIEVED ON AVERAGE NO LESS THAN 10 THOUSAND UNIQUE HITS A WEEK INCREASING TO 30,000 HITS A WEEK ON THE RUN UP TO AND DIRECTLY AFTER THE EVENT!
- ALL THE PROMOTER NETWORKING AND MEDIA SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BLOODSTOCK THAT WILL GIVE YOUR VENUE HEIGHTENED PROFILE IN THE INDUSTRY.
- 1 PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE 2010 BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR FESTIVAL.
- THE METAL 2 THE MASSES TOUR WILL SHOWCASE NOT ONLY THE SHORTLISTED BANDS OF YOUR CHOICE BUT ALSO PREVIOUS BOA WINNERS, PRIZE DRAWS, FREE GIVEAWAYS AND THE BOA ROADSHOW WILL BE ON HAND TO MAKE IT ONE HELL OF A NIGHT ! THIS IS TO INCLUDE A VARIETY OF FEATURES FROM OUR SPONSORS WHICH WILL BE PUBLICIZED AS THE METAL 2 THE MASSES GATHERS MOMENTUM.
SUPPORTED BY
UNSIGNED GUIDE BANNER

FOR THE BANDS
- QUITE SIMPLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A BREAKTHROUGH ACT TO PLAY AT BLOODSTOCK IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS IS SECOND TO NONE. YET SHOULD THEY MANAGE TO PLAY IN 2010 THEN THEY ALSO STAND THE CHANCE OF PLAYING THE MAIN STAGE IN 2011. YES THAT’S RIGHT, THIS IS NOT A ONE YEAR DASH – WE’RE OFFERING ALL ACTS THAT PLAY THE 2010 FESTIVAL (AND HAVE ENTERED VIA THE METAL 2 THE MASSES CAMPAIGN), THE OPPORTUNITY OF OPENING UP THE MAIN STAGE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. TAKE THE EXAMPLE OF BANDS SUCH AS "EVILE" WHO STARTED OF BY GRACING THE SECOND STAGE ONLY TO GO ON TO SUPPORT MEGADETH ON A MAJOR UK TOUR AND RETURN TO GRACE THE BLOODSTOCK MAIN STAGE IN 2008. COULD THAT BE YOUR BAND OR A BAND FROM YOUR VENUE?
- EVERY BAND FEATURED IN THE M2TM TOUR WILL RECIEVE PROFILE COVERAGE ON THE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTOCK WEBSITES
- WITH ONLY 20 SLOTS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, VIA THE METAL 2 THE MASSES CAMPAIGN, THE ATTENTION WILL BE FOCUSED ON MUSICAL ABILITY, PERFORMANCE, PROFESSIONALISM AND RAW POWER. BUT THIS IS A COMPETITION FOR METAL ACTS OF ALL GENRES – ROCK, POP, RAP, INDIE AND OTHER NONSENSE NEED NOT APPLY!
- FOR EACH OF THE FOUR NOMINATED BANDS AT EACH EVENT THEY GET TO SHOWCASE THEIR ACT AND IF THE BLOODSTOCK CREW THINK MORE THAN 1 ACT ARE WORTHY OF A PLACE AT THE 2010 EVENT WE’LL MAKE IT HAPPEN – IT’S ABOUT THE MUSIC NOT RULES AND REGULATIONS!
- LIKEWISE IF IT IS THOUGHT THAT IN ANY WAY THE BANDS AT ANY ONE EVENT DID NOT MAKE THE GRADE, THEN THE UNALLOCATED SLOTS WILL GO BACK INTO THE BOA POT FOR OUR TEAM TO CONSIDER ACCORDINGLY.
BOOK EARLY AND DONT MISS YOUR CHANCE!
FOR DETAILS ON THE METAL 2 THE MASSES INITIATIVE AND HOW IT CAN BUILD THE PROFILE OF YOUR VENUE ALONGSIDE PRESENTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BANDS IN YOUR REGION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT
SIMON HALL
METAL 2 THE MASSES CO-ORDINATOR
OFFICE: (0)24 7659 7652
MOBILE: (0)7973 699014
BLOODSTOCK METAL 2 THE MASSES
PO BOX 3975
COVENTRY
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