Sellout Rant

[Nitronium Blood]

Cool. Me too. What's your favorite topping?

Well, it would have to be the works with sweet chili sauce, except bacon and seafood

You?

 

[Ikil]

To me, a sell out in the music industry is an artist who changes their style to appeal to a larger audience.

Has Opeth done this? NO

End

Ikil

 

[Sanzen]

Thank you search function

This was a hot potato...

Opeth selling out?
I think you really gotta know us in person to see that Opeth + the words "selling out" don't match.

Some people don't think about that we've been going for over 13 years now. "Orchid" was done 8 years ago. Almost exactly even. We have some fans who have grown with us and therefore can accept whatever changes we make in our music. That's when the communication works. We have never, I repeat never ever kissed up to anyone to sell more records...no labels, fans...never. We do it for ourselves, always have. We have a label that's doing a great job promoting our music, we have a manager that's taking care of the buisness side, we have a agency that's booking our gigs. But even without this, if we were a cellar band that only rehearsed we'd sound the same. Can you understand that we haven't had any outside influence?

Our label/manager/agency have Opeth - the product they can sell.
But what we, the members of the band are still only interested in the same thing - music. We've been branded the worst buisness men in the industry...why - because we don't give a fuck about stuff like that.

If you're shooting accusations at someone you gotta aim for the right spot. Especially in this case.
Spare me bullshit like this, please.

Mike

 

[Ermz]

Where'd you source that post from, Sanzen? I can't recall seeing it on here.

 

[Jinn]

Roadrunner. Yes I know it's a typo.

heh, yea... When I was writing that I was thinking 'Opeth...Mike...Bloodbath...Century Media'

 

[Sanzen]

Where'd you source that post from, Sanzen? I can't recall seeing it on here.

another thread, pretty similar to this one, dude:

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=345451

HELL YES SEARCH FUNCTION

 

[Scarlett Letterman]

Just out of curiosity... if you think Mudvayne makes bad music NOW... just when did they make GOOD music?

LD 50 was a fine album. As good as nu metal ever got.

 

[Sanzen]

LD 50 was a fine album. As good as nu metal ever got.

Good sir, the only reason you are permitted to say this is because of the astounding bass playing. that is all.

 

[The Evil Toucan]

I have a girlfriend

 

[Jinn]

I have a girlfriend

Hey, something we have in common! Cheerz!

 

[All else failed]

They didn't sell out. All they did was make a sub-par album.