Do you consider yourself the next Jimi Hendrix? OK, so maybe you're not THAT good, but you consider yourself quite talented. Then you should try out for RedOctane's "Be a Guitar Hero" II competition. If selected, your song will be featured in the November 2006 release of Guitar Hero II for PS2.

Here are the rules:

1. Submit original music at www.beaguitarhero.com
2. Songs must fall in the hard rock or heavy metal genre with a featured lead guitar. 
3. RedOctane will accept music entries by 11:59 p.m. PST on June 30, 2006. 

If you remember last year's Be a Guitar Hero competition, it was Graveyard BBQ who won. You can see them perform live at the RedOctane booth during the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles next month. Their winning song was "Cheat on the Church," which can be unlocked in the original "Guitar Hero" PS2 game.

The grand prize winner one who rocks the hardest will also receive these cool prizes:

- Epiphone G-400 Electric Guitar
- EMG Zakk Wylde pickup set
- Krank Distortus Maximus distortion pedal
- Pacific Drums and Percussion CX Drumset
- Morley Pedal Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah pedal
- Copy of Guitar Hero" and "Guitar Hero II" videogame

Think you're ready to rock the house?

[via RedOctane's Press Release]