When I ask someone why Opeth went to Roadrunner they usually say something along the lines of "omfg its cuz they wanted more pplz to listen to their muzic!".
But why exactly do they want more people to listen to them then necessary, if they have to lose some of their old fans to gain a horde nu-metal/metalcore fans, compromise their music, make singles, make cheesy video clips and tour with bands like Korn?
It's not like they're a political band, they aren't really putting across any kind of statement or message and their music isn't really ground breaking or a whole new genre in music that needs to be heard by everyone. So what was the point?
Any ideas?
But why exactly do they want more people to listen to them then necessary, if they have to lose some of their old fans to gain a horde nu-metal/metalcore fans, compromise their music, make singles, make cheesy video clips and tour with bands like Korn?
It's not like they're a political band, they aren't really putting across any kind of statement or message and their music isn't really ground breaking or a whole new genre in music that needs to be heard by everyone. So what was the point?
Any ideas?