Heavy Planet Celebrates Five Years

Today marks Heavy Planet's five-year anniversary, and to celebrate the festivities we have teamed up with  Small Stone Records, Ripple Music, Stargun Music and more for some amazing giveaways. As our way of saying thanks,  15 lucky readers will have the chance of winning some pretty cool stuff.

To enter all you have to do is send an e-mail with your name and address to heavyplanet2001@yahoo.com with the subject line HAPPY 5TH.

Good Luck!

*Prizes chosen by first come first serve e-mail response. 
Only 15 winners will be chosen. No choosing of prizes.  

SMALL STONE RECORDS

To the first 5 readers that respond, Small Stone Records is giving away 5 Small Stone Vinyl, 5 Small Stone t-shirts, & 5 Small Stone CDs - that means that 5 readers will each get a bundle consisting of 1 Vinyl, 1 CD, & 1 t-shirt... you can pick the CD and Vinyl of your choice (just no double LPs or Imports)
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RIPPLE MUSIC

To lucky reader number 6, Ripple Music is giving away a Test Pressing of the latest album "Legalize Tres Bags" by Mighty High. The album has also been autographed by the band. The test pressing is also accompanied by two wonderful posters of the album's extended artwork each numbered and autographed by the artist.

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BRO FIDELITY

Lucky reader number 7 will receive a prize pack from Bro Fidelity Records. The prize pack features various promotional items from the labels roster of artists. The highlight is a promo only limited edition (500) tri-colored 180 gram heavyweight vinyl pressing featuring Sons of Alpha Centauri and Hotel Wrecking City Traders.

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HEAVY PLANET

Lucky reader number 8 will receive a prize pack from yours truly. The bundle includes 1 XL Cosmic Girl t-shirt, 1 Heavy Planet bumper sticker, and an autographed and numbered poster from the CMJ Music Marathon. All artwork is done by the lovely Helena Harlan.

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STARGUN MUSIC

Lucky reader number 9 will receive a prize pack from Stargun Music which includes: 1 physical copy of Enos-"All Too Human" and 1 physical copy of Various Artists-"Sonic Titans" also included is a download code for the upcoming re-release from Denizen due out in March.

Readers 10-13 will each receive a download code for Enos-"All Too Human", Various Artists-"Sonic Titans" and Denizen-"Wild Whispering Stories".

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MAGE

Lucky reader number 14 will receive the latest CD "Black Sands" by Mage. The CD also comes with 3 different stickers portraying the band's name. 

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Lucky reader 15 will win a prize pack of cool random stuff.

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A huge thanks goes out to Scott Hamilton from Small Stone Records, Todd Severin and Pope JTE from Ripple Music,  Jeremy from Stargun Music and to all that have contributed to Heavy Planet over the last five years. 

And most of all to you, OUR READERS! Thank you!

Here's to another five...??

In the Company of Serpents: TRIVIA CONTEST!

It hasn't been terribly long since Heavy Planet first featured Denver's In the Company of Serpents, a thick and buzzing stoner/sludge/doom act loaded with promise and short on flaws. It was already abundantly clear these dudes put their riffs before their wallets, but now they're offering up FREE downloads to the first TEN readers who correctly respond to the five questions listed below.

And let's just pretend your response falls to number eleven. Well, you still win; just visit the band's bandcamp page and dig for five measly clams. You NEED this band in your head!

Oh, this couldn't be any easier. Simply email your responses to Seth at desertsessions@hotmail.com and he'll let you know whether your hand was quick enough. If it was, he'll respond with a link to a free download of the album. See? Fuckin' simple! Here ya go...

(Disclaimer: These questions are straight from the fucking band)

1. How much more black could this album be?

A. Slightly more black.
B. Way more black.
C. None more black.

2. Which band penned these lyrics:

"Rip your head off and smoke your brain

but at the same time I can be tamed

Conquered and climbed many walls

now and then I'm gettin' kicked in the balls"

A. Earthride
B. GWAR

C. Sonic Death Monkey

3. Proceeds the Weedian, ________ .

A. Nazarene

B. Nazareth

C. Lazarus

4. Taco Supreme:

A. None for me, thanks.

B. Whatever.

C. Taco Supreme!

5. Mankind is ___________ .

A. Doomed

B. A virus

C. Unkind, man

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Enter The Heavy Planet Grab Bag Giveaway!

Contest has ended. Winner announced 7/4/2012. Thanks to all that entered.

Everybody loves to get free stuff, right?? Well, Heavy Planet has decided to do just that. One lucky reader will win a grab bag filled with a ton of cool stuff. All that you have to do is send us an email with your mailing address and a YouTube link to one of your favorite songs. Please put "GIVEAWAY" on subject line. Every video submitted will then be posted on our new Heavy Planet Radio page. The contest will run from 6/1/12-6/30/12. One lucky winner will be chosen at random on 7/4. Thanks for entering and supporting Heavy Planet!

Send entry to heavyplanet2001@yahoo.com

*We are very sorry, but the contest is only open to residents of the United States.

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