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Each year (this is the 15th), Ernie Ball holds an online 'Battle of the Bands' competition where fans get to vote on their favorite artists. The artists with the most votes become 'finalists', from which the winning Artists will be chosen by Ernie Ball.

The winning artists earn the opportunity to perform on the Ernie Ball Stage at the Summer's largest music festival, The 2011 Vans Warped Tour. The winning bands will play live in their hometown venue in front of thousands of fans alongside main stage headliners and Ernie Ball headlining artists There for Tomorrow, A Skylit Drive, Terrible Things, Eyes Set to Kill, Woe is Me, Motionless in White, Madina Lake, and more...

One band will be eligible to win the following ULTIMATE GRAND PRIZE:

• $15,000 Guitar Center Shopping Spree • All Expenses Paid Trip to Hollywood to play live at the Vans Warped Tour After-Party • 2 Week Slot on the 2012 Vans Warped Tour • Record a 3 song EP with Multi-Platinum Producer Matt Squire • 1 Year of paid Tunecore Service - digital distribution on ITunes, Yahoo, Rhapsody, Amazon • Full Ernie Ball Music Man Endorsement • Customize Vans Shoes • Custom Atticus Apparel Package.

Sign up for Battle of the Bands - Go to www.battleofthebands.com and sign up for an Ernie Ball 'Battle of the Bands' account.