Originally posted by 7 Dying Trees
Sorry. But I don't think you or any other of your ilk really understand the following concept:
To make money to support them writing music artists SELL albums and get ROYALTIES whick keeps them ALIVE and able to PRODUCE more MUSIC for you to listen to.
Now, here is the following scenario: Dipshit kid downloads whole album and decides he doesn't need to buy it afterwards because he already has it. Does the band profit from this? Does their hard work go rewarded? No.
In my opinion, and I really dare anyone to challenge this without sounding like some over elitist that must get one over on everyone else to make their lives seem interesting, special and worthwhile by getting albums before they are out.
1)You download an entire album before it's release then you spoil it. Don't you want to be surprised? Don't you want to pour over the artwork while listening to it? Don't you want that feeling of going home from the store, or waiting for the mailorder package to arrive of anticipation?
2)Not everyone, but a large percentage of people will not buy the album after downloading it. You can argue with a holier than thou halo above your head that you will buy iy, honest, swear on my mother's grave, but how many albums have you downloaded and not bought?
3)Have you ever got pissed of by people analyzing their leaked copy of the album and ruining the whole thing for everyone else, not to mention telling everyone to fuck of for discussing the album when it comes out as it's already been discussed? Elitist motherfuckers.
4)Doesn't anyone realise that promo's more often than not contain versions of the songs and mixes which aren't entirely finished and could change? Do you really want to pass judgement on something the artist hasn't released yet as it isn't finished?
5)If you were in the same situation, and a load of hard work you had done and were finishing off suddenly got seen by everyone before you were happy with it and released it? It's musical rape and really, a lot of people will sit there looking at their work realising it's leaked and don't you think that that is going to
a)piss them off
b)be disheartning?
6)And for the people who are really really skint, at least wait untill it's out before getting a copy.
Just at least have some respect for bands you like. Earning enough money making metal to live of music is hard, so don't make it any harder or annoying for people who effectively do it out of their own love, give something back, even if it is only RESPECT
Posted before from a Deliverance post. Replace "Deliverance" with "Damnation."
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I don't understand why so many posters are getting upset about "Deliverance" being shared over the internet before its official release date. This is the fault of the record companies handing out promo-copies to the media. In the old days, it obviously wasn't that easy to mass distribute promo-copies of an album before the release date, but nowadays with the internet, it's kind of pointless to complain about it, cause there will always be someone who is willing to share it online, and one person is all it takes. Today, getting to hear an album before its release date is in the hands of the record companies. Maybe they shouldn't pass out promos so early before the release date.
And besides, the album will continue to circulate over Person to Person shareware after its release, just like all the other Opeth albums, and pretty much anyone's album. This isn't going to stop until all those companies that made that shareware are lawfully made to cease the use of it, like Napster. The chances of that happening seem pretty slim right now, so supporting your favorite artist works like this:
If you like them and want them to make a living at what they do, you will support them with your hard earned money.
It's pretty simple.
I had copies of all the Opeth albums before I bought them all, and they were made by friends. I didn't even download them. How come no one ever gripes about that? How is downloading off the internet and having someone record you a tape or cd-r of an album different? They're not! It's the record companies fault for producing it's product on such an easily accesible, cheap medium that can be widely distributed and mass produced in a matter of days. If they really wanted you to buy cds, they would stop making them cost $18.99 and up.
At any rate, I like Opeth. And as with all the bands I want to support, I will buy their cds when they are released. Being able to "test drive" a cd, so to speak, is pretty fair for a cd that is going to cost you $20 at the mall.
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I still think this all applies. People cannot and will not control themselves. Album leakage is in the hands of the record companies.
....i downloaded Deliverance the day it leaked ...however also bought it on the same week it was released ...yep, it really complements my other 5 Opeth album's nicely. I am SUCH a "teenie bopper" and thief it's not even funny anymore i guess 
