DEVILZ NITE 2010 NEWS!

I just hopped on wickedunderground.com, and saw this massive update by Crossworm with a new website, and one other little tidbit that is sure to flip wigs, it sure flipped mine.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Wicked Underground, our time has come early. Starting tomorrow, (a month and a half in advance) I will begin accepting song submissions for DEVILZ NITE 2010. There are a few organizational reasons for the early jump off, but the good news is that everyone has more time to put their best foot forward, and bring the evil !

With this, comes the new official DEVILZ NITE domain, as well as Facebook Fan page. I've already been busting my ass to make this a very successful season, and the upgrades will continue throughout the year. No matter what your favorite site, or forum is to receive your wicked underground music, and news, you will always be able to find it here:

http://www.devilznite.com

The deadline this year is October 17th. (I want to try something a bit different with the delivery of the compilation, and it may take a few extra days to accomplish.)

Artwork design for this years Devilz Nite is open to the public. If you want your artwork considered, it must meet the following criteria:
it must say:
“Crossworm and the Wicked Underground Present: Devilz Nite 2010″

the MINIMUM measurements must be :
4.75″ or 4.75″
150dpi (important for fan printing)
24 bit RGB (please do not use 32 bit CMYK)
(I think this should equate to 713 x 713 pixels)

Let's make Devilz Nite 2010, sociopathically wicked this year !!




For now, that is all. Be sure to "like" the new FB page, and check out the site for all the details, but to save everyone the time... here goes the official guidelines and DN info once again:

1 : WHAT IS DEVILZ NITE?

-The Devilz Nite series is a FREE annual music compilation. It is always available the night before Halloween as a digital download.

2 : WHAT KIND OF MUSIC IS IT?

-Devilz Nite is specifically geared to the wicked underground, which is a scene that is comprised of multiple genres of very dark and aggressive / hardcore hip hop. Some of these genres include, (but are not limited to); Horrorcore, Wicked Shit, Acid Rap, Death Rap, Devil Shyt, etc. Every year, Devilz Nite houses the darkest music the wicked underground has to offer.

3 : WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVILZ NITE?

-Crossworm is the music director for the Devilz Nite compilation. He is responsible for organizing the entire project.

4 : WHO CREATED IT?

-Devilz Nite was created by Menacide in 2003. Menacide organized the series until 2009 and left it to his successor, Crossworm.

5 : WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE?

-The Compilation was created as a free download to give back to the fans of the genre. It is the first, foremost, most well known and BEST wicked underground compilation series, bar none.

6 : WHO CAN BE ON A DEVILZ NITE COMPILATION?

-The submission is open to any recording artist, as long as the criteria is met.
-When Menacide first started Devilz Nite, he would approach artists himself about submitting to the compilation. Artists whom he personally thought were the best and brightest in the scene.

7 : WHAT IS THE SUBMISSION CRITERIA?

-The music must be hip hop (and/or a closely related Urban genre), it must be very dark (preferably the darkest an artist can write), it must be well written, and it must be the best quality possible.
-The submissions must be a high res MP3 (320kbps ONLY). Nothing else will be accepted, and anything else will be trashed.
-The submissions must be labeled. Please label your song with the artist(s) name and title. If your song is not labeled, it will be trashed. It WILL NOT be listened to at all.
-There is no cap on the amount of songs an artist can submit. Send as many as you like.
-The song must have NEVER been released prior to the submission.

8 : WHERE DO I SUBMIT MY SONGS?

submit them to: thecrossworm@gmail.com

9 : WHY IS IT CALLED DEVILZ NITE?

-The compilation was named by Menacide after the Detroit city (and surrounding area’s) colloquial term for the night before Halloween, on October 30th. Historically this night was known as Devil’s Night because of the chaos and destruction that ensues across the city. City officials in the past have tried to rename the night as “Angel’s Night” in an attempt to reverse the effects. For more info on that night click here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Night

10 : WHEN DO SUBMISSIONS BEGIN?

Usually around August. Devilz Nite 2010 submissions begin on July 1st.

11 : WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS?

-Each year the deadline is different. This year there is a hard deadline of no later than October 17th. Do not procrastinate.