We're living exciting times on the verge of the worldwide release of the new album. The band has been very fortunate that the album hasn't leaked properly yet.
I am sure many of you are anxious to hear the album, and many of you have also pre-ordered it. That's great.
However this is the worst possible place for distributing the new material that comes available online through leaks or other regions eg. Japan. Any kind of filesharing of the new material, "PM me", etc. bullshit will not be tolerated. Especially before the album has hit the stores globally.
If you're so anxious that you need to get a hold of the material before you get the physical copy in your hand, please look elsewhere. Do come back here to discuss the album, but do not help the material spread around, again, especially not before the album has hit the stores globally.
It can be debated to death what kind of impact leaks have on record sales, but it's not your call and I kindly ask you to respect the will of the band who are the ones to pay for this forum.
I am sure many of you are anxious to hear the album, and many of you have also pre-ordered it. That's great.
However this is the worst possible place for distributing the new material that comes available online through leaks or other regions eg. Japan. Any kind of filesharing of the new material, "PM me", etc. bullshit will not be tolerated. Especially before the album has hit the stores globally.
If you're so anxious that you need to get a hold of the material before you get the physical copy in your hand, please look elsewhere. Do come back here to discuss the album, but do not help the material spread around, again, especially not before the album has hit the stores globally.
It can be debated to death what kind of impact leaks have on record sales, but it's not your call and I kindly ask you to respect the will of the band who are the ones to pay for this forum.