wasn't there a UM shirt being advertised on here a few days ago that said "fuck Commercial metal" ???
this whole thread seems a bit hypocritical
this whole thread seems a bit hypocritical
Serious genre question (no yuksters)
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Yes, it would be a site not only with general discussion (that wouldn't be worth a new site really) but it will also host forums for bands in the vein of the ones that are more commercial metal in nature, more screamo/core. The two just don't mix well on this site.
Byrne you are correct in that they would simply consider it "metal" for the most part, so the way I would combat that is to make the site rank well (search engines) for certain bands and forums together (much like this site does). Even if they found this site, like I said, the header will contain links to the Ultimate Family of sites.
Just so you all see where I am coming from, I am looking to launch 4-5 Ultimate____ sites in the near future.
Byrne you are correct in that they would simply consider it "metal" for the most part, so the way I would combat that is to make the site rank well (search engines) for certain bands and forums together (much like this site does). Even if they found this site, like I said, the header will contain links to the Ultimate Family of sites.
Just so you all see where I am coming from, I am looking to launch 4-5 Ultimate____ sites in the near future.
Hatebreeder
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Hell yes.
About 80% of the "metalheads" at my school are metalcore/hardcore fans. The most obscure band they listen to is probably Death.
The other 20% are just assholes who want to be "metal" and end up making asses out of themselves by devaluing other musical genres.
Matt
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Speaking of which, we should totally get some UM shirts. That would kickass.
We could have personalized ones with our usernames on them.
Astrum
Psion
Matt
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Well if Deron wanted to make some money or something...
Or I could do it. But I'd severely overprice to make a profit so you don't want that.
Or I could do it. But I'd severely overprice to make a profit so you don't want that.
genocide roach
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Speaking of which, we should totally get some UM shirts. That would kickass.
We could have personalized ones with our usernames on them.
shirts with little "hello, my name is _____" tags. and then we could have a big UM convention and we wouldnt need to spend the extra money on paper ones
seriously though, id buy one. and the personalization thing would be cool
~gR~
metal_wrath
I dip my forefinger...
I get the general idea... Maybe you can call it Ultimate Metal II, or maybe Ultimate Extreme which would be kind of ironic
genocide roach
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dude, youve been here long enough to know that 99% of us are complete geeks
~gR~
I was actually toying with the new shirt idea recently since we changed the logo, figured it may be time for a cool design if people were interested?
While it WOULD be cool with the user name thing, for screen printing that would be impossible. I could give a free sparkle marker with each shirt order and you couldwrite your name on it? Haha. Oh I know! Bedazzlers!
Let me make a new thread for the shirt idea...
EDIT: Actually let me work on a couple design ideas then I will open up a site wide brainstorm thread.
While it WOULD be cool with the user name thing, for screen printing that would be impossible. I could give a free sparkle marker with each shirt order and you couldwrite your name on it? Haha. Oh I know! Bedazzlers!
Let me make a new thread for the shirt idea...
EDIT: Actually let me work on a couple design ideas then I will open up a site wide brainstorm thread.
genocide roach
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ok, but just real quick, and i wont drag this off topic anymore. if users want their names put on, charge an extra 5 bucks and take it to a sports uniform shop where they can do that. it may take an extra couple days, but if people want it bad enough, then they can wait the extra time and pay the extra cash
~gR~
Hm, Let me ask around. Obvisouly you wouldn't want it to be that vinyl sticker press-on that will shred up after a year. I do have a new web design client who embroiders shirts and stuff like that. I will ask him to see what kind of options would be available that would last as long as the shirt, and how much extra it would be.
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surely the music is a gateway to better things but for the majority of people they get stuck in that rut and don't want to experience anything new or more extreme than say, Soulfly.
I hear ya. Hopefully with the linking of the sites they will be exposed to other bands etc. - then again, like in the case of my friend, that's just what they like more so than what we may like.
Matt
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Most of my school are metalcore fans.
We should have the username and custom user title! It would be awesome. I'd buy one fo sho.
ThisIsACoolName
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I've actually done some screen printing that involed personalized hoodies. But, yeah, let's save it for a different thread.
MasterOLightning
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I think one problem that you may run into is indeed that listeners who belong to that scene aren't really self-aware when it comes to what they listen to. Most people can break down the music they listen to into simple tags like metal, prog, jazz, indie, pop, etc., even when these genre names cover huge areas of music. You'll need some buzzword that covers everything you mentioned before. I don't know if metalcore covers it. If you ask a kid who likes Korn, Slipknot, and Atreyu what he likes, I don't know if he could tell you. It might be hard to reach that audience for that reason.
As for other ultimate- sites, ultimate prog seems like an easy one to do. Classic rock would probably work as well.
As for other ultimate- sites, ultimate prog seems like an easy one to do. Classic rock would probably work as well.
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