DeathPact said:
(explain the platinum part 2 plz)
in the US, i don't know about other countries, gold and platinum are certifications for the amount of units(cd's) shipped to stores. it has nothing to do with actual sales. neilson soundscan is how many units have actually been sold in the US. the measurement goes back to 1990 when it was started.
gold - 500,000 units shipped
platinum - 1,000,000 units shipped
diamond - 10,000,000 units shipped
diamond isn't really talked about very much since it's prerare that an artist will actually reach that milestone. i actually found out about it while watching mtv cribs, when the artist shaggy was showing his off.
they still look the same apart form the insane equipment?
their "insane equipment" is coming from their endorsement deals(read: free gear) with ESP, Pearl drums, etc.
i'm 100% sure that CoB are far from rich. they probably don't need regular jobs though.
i have more to say about this subject, but i'm not sure how to structure it. unfortunately, over at the machine head board, all threads get deleted after they fall off of the 20th page. there were some really good threads about this.