2nd Place!

It was an amazing Finale in the Saturnus last Saturday. All three bands gave their all and Apparition played what is probably their best show to date.
The reaction from the audience was fantastic and each and every song was greeted with cheers of appreciation and a lot of heads banging in time to the music.
Unfortunately, the jury did not agree with the audience (Apparition won the audience appreciation award of the evening by getting the most votes) and to many peoples suprise, including the winners themselves, Apparition were placed second. Of course, this is in itself quite an achievement for a metal band in a competition for pop and rock bands and so the disappointment at not being placed first is tempered with the realisation that they didn't even think they'd make it through the first round, objectivity being something that juries are not known for here.
At the end of the day we had a great time and the boys put on the kind of show we will talk about for months to come. They dont go away completely empty-handed either as they have won 3 days in Holland Spoor studios where they will lay down a couple of tracks to use as a promotion demo for the upcoming album at the end of the year.

A big thank you must also be said to the fans and family and friends who turned out to cheer the guys on. It is their unending support that got the band through every round and into the Final and the band are very grateful to have such an encouraging force on their side.