We changed the prize-system.
We now have five winners who win prize money from the Wacken Foundation
plus equipment donated by various sponsors.
The Metal Battle is evolving into a platform where bands from all all over the world
can get in touch with the business.
It's about the mix of technical skills, of credibility that lies in the performance.
Do they live their music? Or is it just...
You can tell, I think.
The band that convinces best is our winner.
Astonishingly the jury hadn't had much to argue for the last years...
It seems that the overall impression of a band either convinces or doesn't convince.
We want to give a chance to play live, to improve and to distinguish oneself.
And maybe some of them will return one day and play the main stages.
I guess we've made it then!
To see how they break down from joy and to realise they've made one of the lifetime achievements
is very touching and doesn't leave me cold.
This is what this contest is about.
For us this has a bigger value than the fee we get for doing this.
This is what we work for.
