I was insipred by some comments i saw about nevermore not making as much money touring their asses off as Axl Rose who sits on his ass....
I have been doing alot of thinking about METAL and Rock music in general today, and wondering why bands like nevermore, opeth, fear factory, and the like dont do headlining arena tours, and dont have albums on the billboard chart.
In past years ive noticed a trend in the music industry as far as whats popular. It seems to me that the record cmapnies are paying out the nose to radio stations MTV VH1 and whatever other musci outlets are there to get what they want played on the radio. (duh we all know this im just stating it for the porpose of this thread)
Im wondering if we as fans of rack and metal can actually make a difference in the way these bands are percieved and if we can actually get them out on the billboard charts and touring arenas.
Billboard uses a system of album sales to set an albums position in the chart. So why arent bands like nevermore, opeth and feaf factory on these charts. It all comes down to album sales. The lables they happen to be on are alot smaller than say capital or sony. So they get less promotion, less money for advances and so forth. Is it Cetury Medias fault these bands arent playing bigger arenas ? Or are these bands busting their asses and doing the best they can. Would being on a MAJOR lable effect the popularity of the band?
As most of us know Cradle of Filth just signed with Sony. Has it made an impact on album sales ? Has it had an impact on their popularity. Personally im not sure. Im asking because i honestly dont know.
Give me your feedback.
Let me know what things WE as a group can do to improve on the status of these bands in the grand scheme of things.
Should we call local stations and request this stuff ?
How can we increase the fan base?
Should we increase the fanbase ?
Are we happy with the current state of metal?
Let me know. Cause not having headlining tours in BIG ARENAS like in the old days. Really sucks. Im tired of going to dingy clubs and seeing 5 bands that i dont like just for one i do.
Let me know your thoughts
Da Fukn Guru
I have been doing alot of thinking about METAL and Rock music in general today, and wondering why bands like nevermore, opeth, fear factory, and the like dont do headlining arena tours, and dont have albums on the billboard chart.
In past years ive noticed a trend in the music industry as far as whats popular. It seems to me that the record cmapnies are paying out the nose to radio stations MTV VH1 and whatever other musci outlets are there to get what they want played on the radio. (duh we all know this im just stating it for the porpose of this thread)
Im wondering if we as fans of rack and metal can actually make a difference in the way these bands are percieved and if we can actually get them out on the billboard charts and touring arenas.
Billboard uses a system of album sales to set an albums position in the chart. So why arent bands like nevermore, opeth and feaf factory on these charts. It all comes down to album sales. The lables they happen to be on are alot smaller than say capital or sony. So they get less promotion, less money for advances and so forth. Is it Cetury Medias fault these bands arent playing bigger arenas ? Or are these bands busting their asses and doing the best they can. Would being on a MAJOR lable effect the popularity of the band?
As most of us know Cradle of Filth just signed with Sony. Has it made an impact on album sales ? Has it had an impact on their popularity. Personally im not sure. Im asking because i honestly dont know.
Give me your feedback.
Let me know what things WE as a group can do to improve on the status of these bands in the grand scheme of things.
Should we call local stations and request this stuff ?
How can we increase the fan base?
Should we increase the fanbase ?
Are we happy with the current state of metal?
Let me know. Cause not having headlining tours in BIG ARENAS like in the old days. Really sucks. Im tired of going to dingy clubs and seeing 5 bands that i dont like just for one i do.
Let me know your thoughts
Da Fukn Guru