Pandora

[Durendal]

So I just found out about the band from one of my friends who attended the ProgPower show last weekend and was blown away that I haven't heard of you guys before. I did a little looking around and found out why, its because you guys are not on Pandora!

I can't really speak for most internet savy Americans but the great deal of people I know use Pandora to find most of their new music they purchase. I know I make extensive use out of it as it is almost impossible to find decent metal in the States since most people listen to garbage .

 

[fire_angel]

I think the main issues with Pandora are:

a) The service is strictly limited to North American audiences
b) iTunes and Youtube are much more widely accepted alternatives
c) Pandora is still not very well known

Don't get me wrong though; i first heard about SW from an Aussie prog-power internet radio show (due to none of their albums being available or marketed in Australia). I just think that Internet Radio is a supplementary means of finding new bands. It's just as easy to trawl Last.Fm for band recommendations and visit various Myspace music pages.

Good suggestion though!