EA has announced its Burnout Bandslam winners. This second Burnout Bandslam, conducted in collaboration with MySpace, Virgin Records and Epiphone, received entries from over 5,000 bands in the US and over 2,100 from across Europe. The two final winners were chosen by around two and a half million MySpace users, with final selection by an expert panel, and they are Never Heard Of It (US) and Showing Off to Thieves (UK, Europe).

The winning bands will each receive a demo recording deal in collaboration between Virgin Records and EA, as well as a chance to have their song included in a future Burnout game. Runner-up bands in the US and Europe each will receive one Epiphone Les Paul Custom Guitar. Here are the winning bands:

European Winner - Showing Off To Thieves
“Showing Off To Thieves” are exploding onto the UK scene with their debut release ‘Everyone has their secrets’. They are driven by powerful vocals, incisive lyrics and crushing rhythms. This is music that soundtracks our lives, cinematic in scope and upheld with raw ambition. With melodies soaring between epic highs and delicate lows, their distinctly British sound has achieved the rare balance of intimacy and power.U.S. Winner - Never Heard Of It (NHOI)
The buzz surrounding “Never Heard Of It” has been steadily growing throughout the last few years and they are considered one of the hardest working independent bands on tour. Starting in the summer of 2001, they have self-booked and financed 11 U.S. tours and even expanded their schedule to Europe and Japan. They toured non-stop, playing as many shows as possible, and because of their hard work have been asked to play The Warped Tour two years in a row. This hard driven band was determined to get their albums out to the public, so they started their own label called Unmotivated Records, put out a full length CD and got a nationwide distribution deal because of their extensive touring and fantastic tracks.

The full list of Runners-Up is:
UK- Inuendo
U.S. - The Sun Also Rises
Denmark- Zenith
Sweden- Anagoes
Norway- Jeroan Drive
Ireland- Boss Volenti
Germany- More Than Crossed
Spain- Avenue and Silhouettes
Russia - Apshell
Italy - Let Me In
France - Kiemsa
Holland - Note to Amy

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