Twenty-Six Other-Worlds blog: WE gave it our best shot...

I refuse to be hypocritical about the issue and try to look like a good sport. We wanted to win the Rookies Battle of the Bands and we ARE disappointed we came in second.

Sure, second is a good place to be, and we still get to go to Denmark. But we wanted to win. Unfortunately, despite giving it our very best effort, the judges decided to hand over the trophy to Bletchley Park. The audience votes did swing the opposite way though, with the majority going to us. The end result was a very close match with a marginal win of 4% for Bletchley Park.

But to get to the skinny of it, I think we have to appreciate the fact that in ANY competition involving judges, there will always be the element of subjectivity and personal taste. To be fair, we were the only metal band competing against a majority of mainstream styles. In spite of our style not being mainstream, we still made it to 2nd place and that's gotta count for something.

To wrap up though, we would like to congratulate Bletchley Park on their victory (because at the end of the day, we are a good sport). We thank Chris and the crew at Rookies for organising the event and giving us such a good time. And thanks to GenAudio for the excellent sound despite the restrictive and difficult conditions we were playing in.

And on a final note, to all those of you who have followed us throughout this battle and supported us, there are no words to thank you enough. You are un-fucking-believable! And we WILL make it up to you, that's a promise.