Yes I do have a friend @ Spinefarm
All the Spinefarm bands, are handled by Spinefarm, not Universal.
They are left alone to look after the bands on Spine/Spikefarm.
Although Universal owns Spinefarm, they don't meddle in their business.
The royalties depend on individual bands, but sometimes they can get 2-3% better royalties than most other labels give any of their bands.
^ COOL Good to know! I thought when I first bought HCDR and I saw the universal logo, I thought "so that's why they decided to cahnge their sound", but I guess that change in sound was on their own accord