Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics Teams Up with W:O:A Metal Battle


                                          

Chicago, IL, April 2008.  Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics have
recently signed a strategic partnership with Metal Battle that Will take place
worldwide.  The Metal Battle started in
2005 and is a talent contest for unsigned heavy metal and rock bands.  This year a total of 17 countries Will
participate and includes Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Finland,
Brazil, ex-Yugoslavia, Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Austria, Italy,
Israel, Greece, Lithuania and China. 
There Will be at least one Live heat in each country with 57 Live heats
in 2008 altogether. The competition Will culminate at the international finale
which Will take place at the Wacken Open Air Festival from July 31st
to August 2nd, 2008.  As in previous years, the 2008 Metal Battle
Promises to be one of the premier music competitions specifically geared
towards heavy metal bands around the globe. “Metal Battle is an amazing
platform for upcoming metal bands aiming at international attention and
coverage,” says Greg
Heritier
Director of European Sales from U.S. Music Corp. 

“We
are extremely excited about our partnership with Metal Battle,” says Jody
Dankberg, Director of Marketing and Artist Relations at U.S. Music Corp.,
“it further connects Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics to our company
roots and the pulse of metal market.” 
Washburn Guitars Will be the official guitar partner for the
competition, while Eden Electronics Will be the official bass Amplifier
partner.  Both companies Will award gear
to the Metal Battle international finalists which Will perform Live at the
Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Germany. 
In addition, the winning band will also receive artist endorsements with
both companies.  “With Washburn
Guitars and Eden Electronics we have found two great new and dynamic partners
that go the extra way to support the Metal Battle and the world wide metal
community,” says Enno
Heymann
from Metal Battle.  Let the Battle
begin…

(l-r, Greg Heritier & Jody Dankberg from U.S.
Music Corp.,  Enno Heymann & Nick Hüper from W:O:A Metal Battle)


Washburn
and Eden are owned by US Music Corp., located just north of Chicago.  US Music Corp. is a uniquely positioned,
fully integrated musical instrument company that manufactures and markets
instruments, accessories and audio equipment for professionals, aspiring
professionals, collectors, hobbyists and beginner musicians.  Also owned by US Music Corp. are Parker
Guitars, Randall Amplifiers and Oscar Schmidt.  

For
more information on W:O:A Metal Battle, visit www.metal-battle.com

For
more information on Washburn, visit www.washburn.com

For
more information on Eden, visit www.eden-electronics.com