Metal 2 the Masses Northern Ireland 2025- SEMI-FINAL ONE

Event information

The Distortion Project Presents the First Semi-Final of the 2025 Metal 2 the Masses NI Competition. 2 bands from this round will go through to the Grand Final on Friday 9th May. We also have a special Guest Headliner in the form of previous Bloodstock alumni NOMADUS.

Competing in Semi-Final 1 we have

ARC DAKOTA
FROM RUINS
SOMA
+ 1 from the remaining heats

NOMADUS **SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER**

Friday 4th April 2025
Voodoo Belfast
Doors 8.00pm

Admission: £7.00 (includes 1 voting slip - tickets and pay on the door - cash and card accepted)

Doors: 8.00pm
Band 1: 8.40 - 9.10
Band 2: 9.25 - 9.55
Band 3: 10.10 - 10.40
Band 4: 10.55 - 11.25
Nomadus 11.40 - End

Voting will close at 11.40 and results will be announced after Nomadus's set.

Running order will be drawn at random on the day of the show. TWO bands will go through to the final

VOTING AND JUDGES
**THIS IS A POINTS BASED SYSTEM**

2 bands from this semi-final will qualify for the grand Final on Friday 9th May, and the judging will be 50% audience vote and 50% judges vote. There will be a panel of between 3 and 5 judges comprised of local journalists/sound engineers/other promoters and/or other music industry folk in Northern Ireland. Punters will be given voting slips as they enter the venue and asked to score points to the bands in descending order, by writing in the boxes on the voting slip.

4 points for the band you want to finish in FIRST PLACE,
3 points for the band you want to finish in SECOND PLACE
2 points for the band you want to finish in THIRD PLACE
1 point for the band you want to finish in FOURTH PLACE

An x or tick beside the band you want to win to will NOT be accepted and these votes will NOT be counted!!

Good luck to all involved and let battle commence!!