There's only five days to go if you fancy putting your band forward for Hard Rock Rising 2012 to potentially become the Irish representative in a Global Battle Of The Bands competition. The ultimate prize is a chance to play London's historic Hyde Park as part of the three-day Hard Rock Calling festival in July but there's a good way to go before that.

Eligible bands can enter now by heading to [link]www.facebook.com/hardrockcafedublin[/link].

Once you've done that, from January 25 to February 5 that Facebook will be turned into a voting page, giving people the chance to download a song from their favourite band and cast their vote. The 12 bands with the most downloads will go on to play the Hard Rock Cafe Dublin during a local market battle from February 16, with a final four battling it out on March 15. The winners' take away $500, a $500 HRC gift voucher and a deluxe ReverbNation account ($220 value).

April will then open up global fan voting to select 10 acts from 86 countries, with the overall winner getting an all-expenses paid trip to that Hyde park gig.

Good luck!