METALLICA Announces Marching Band Competition Finalists

Metallica‘s latest “For Whom The Band Tolls” marching band competitors has reached its peak, with the ultimate contenders chosen for every class. From excessive schoolers to school college students, these proficient musicians have impressed judges with their distinctive interpretations of the legendary steel band’s music.

Again in April, Metallica challenged marching bands throughout the nation to showcase their abilities by crafting performances of their most beloved songs. Metallica allowed bands to make use of their music at no cost, as a part of the competitors, and the collaborating band had entry to a library of marching band charts for the band’s songs.

The competitors supplied prizes that would considerably contribute to high school applications, – furnished by Metallica and its sponsors – together with a whopping $75,000 in musical devices and gear for the profitable Division 1 school band.

With entries pouring in – as greater than 450 schools and excessive colleges throughout the US took half within the contest – the judging course of in all probability was no straightforward feat. Now, 5 highschool and collegiate winners have been chosen, and they’re now poised for the last word take a look at – impressing the band members themselves, as members of Metallica will choose the ultimate prize in every class in early January.

Fan voting can even play a task, with the chance to crown the “Fan Favourite” winners at each the highschool and collegiate ranges, which might be awarded $10,000 every in prizes. To submit your vote, go to MetallicaMarchingBand.com.

The record of finalists for every class is as follows:

Collegiate: Division 1 – $75,000 in prizing:

• Auburn College
• Fresno State College
• Iowa State College
• College of Iowa
• College of Texas at Austin

Collegiate: Division 2, 3 – $40,000 in prizing:

• Blinn School
• Japanese New Mexico College
• Manchester College
• West Texas A&M College
• Western Illinois College

Excessive College: Small, Medium & Giant – $15,000 every in prizing:

Small Excessive College:

• Cleveland Excessive College – Cleveland, AL
• Edinburg Excessive College – Edinburg, TX
• Oakton Excessive College – Vienna, VA
• Oologah Excessive College – Oologah, OK
• Valhalla Excessive College – El Cajon, CA

Medium Excessive College:

• Boerne Excessive College – Boerne, TX
• Desert Mountain Excessive College – Scottsdale, AZ
• DeWitt Excessive College – DeWitt, MI
• Kell Excessive College – Kennesaw, GA
• Malverne Excessive College – Malverne, NY

Giant Excessive College:

• Austin Excessive College – Sugarland, TX
• Dobyns-Bennett Excessive College – Kingsport, TN
• Lambert Excessive College – Suwanee, GA
• Lorena Excessive College – Lorena, TX
• Pell Metropolis Excessive College – Pell Metropolis, AL