Rock The Nation has announced the winner of the Rock The Nation Award 2010. The last contest winners STEELWING and SUICIDAL ANGELS had a very succesful year! Steelwing released their debut album and had very successful tours with both SABATON and BLIND GUARDIAN and will tour January/February 2011 with ACCEPT. Suicidal Angels just released their second, highly acclaimed album Dead Again and toured with KATAKLYSM and just finished touring alongside KREATOR, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL on Thrashfest.

After checking the 100 most voted bands it was very clear that only one band could be the winner this year, which is SKULL FIST from Toronto, ON.

Comment guitarist/vocals Jackie Slaughter: "There I was just minding my own mind when I got the call that Skull Fist won the Rock the Nation Contest! Good thing I wasn't wearing my good spandex! On behalf of the other fist's in the fist I am wickedly psyched to be rockin' the nation with rock the nation. I have been very aware over the years with the concept of art coming from noise and since this is a great concept and an absolutely gnarly label I am proud to be loud catching the magic power of Noise Art Records! All the heavy metal dudes and dudettes of planet earth be prepared for the gnarliest of gnarly times and be sure to exercise those necks.. You don't want to pull a muscle out there! Skull Fist will continue its quest for world domination alongside Rock the Nation and Noise Art and will forever RIDE THE BEAST. On the rise, rising out together. calling out, our forces multiply. I can see, there's nothing else to live for. THE TRUE MUST KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE!“

According to a press release, Skull Fist is your typical denim and leather, spikes and bullet-belts old school heavy metal band! The guys 'n girl are young and they live, eat and breath heavy metal like 24/7!"

Skull Fist is:

Shred (guitar)

Jackie Slaughter (guitar and vocals)

Johnny Exciter (bass)

Alison Thunderland (drums)

Skull Fist will soon start recording of their debut album for Noise Art Records.

For more info visit Myspace.com/skullfisted.