Dudley alternative rock band Introvert were pipped to the first place post in the latest heat of the Robin Live Band of the Year Competition.
The band were beaten by Walsall indie rockers Cold Shoulder when they played at the Robin 2, Bilston, on Monday October 11.
Stourbridge punk band Radiation Angels were also knocked out of the competition.
Cold Shoulder now go through to the eighth monthly final next Monday (October 18).
They will be up against Rowley Regis new metal act Blood Red Skies and funky Kidderminster rockers The Test Pilots.
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