RENSSELAER FALLS – Voting for the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands contest in the Darien Lake region ends Aug. 13 and Rensselaer Falls band Tyrade hopes to keep the first-place position they now have with 3075 votes.

Rock band Earlyrise is in second place with 2005 votes.

Contest winners will have a chance at playing the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. While having the highest number of votes does not guarantee the local musicians will take the stage, it will allow the them to progress to the next round where the their music will be judged by a variety of artists, producers and record executives.

Judges will select four bands from each venue area to play at the respective festivals.

The opportunity is part of an online contest at http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/home.eb.

To help the band, click on "login to vote" and sign up for a fan registration at http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Tyrade. Then sign in with your email and password and vote once a day until Aug. 13.

Tyrade is made up of Matt Farrell from Saranac Lake on drums, Tim Anson from Canton on bass, Thomas Arquitt from Saranac Lake on guitar, and Ronn Simser from Renesselaer Falls. Tyrade's style of music comes from its varied background of musicians. Their style ranges from melodic ballads to metal anthems, and everything in between.

For more on the band visit https://www.facebook.com/tyradeny