Why Major Records should carry independent music

[Dazed and Brutal]

I just feel like metalheads buy enough cds to keep an independent record store in a densily populated area, such as mine, in bussiness

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Independent shit will never sell. The fucking Hellhammer release only sold 667 copies in its first week.

But in bulk it will indeed sell. I'm sure Century media makes a pretty penny off their distro.

 

[cookiecutter]

Metal just does not sell enough. Seems pretty obvious

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

I'm pretty sure independent stores are lucky to make rent.

 

[The Ozzman]

Yeah, you can't sell strictly metal and make a profit unless you're a big label like CM or Metal Blade

 

[cookiecutter]

Most of the labels that release the stuff I buy are one man operations run by guys with day jobs

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

And, I mean, If I was running a store and just made rent, that'd be fine by me cause I'd have a job on top of that.

It's been said before, metal isn't something you do to make money, its something that you make money to do.

 

[skeptik]

Most independent stores don't sell only Metal, that's for damn sure. One of few that can actually do it would be Dark Realm Records, but that's run by the guys in Sadistic Intent in California and has been around for years.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I never said for them to sell strictly metal, I was more refering to all independent music. Such as a mixture of obscure 70's rock/funk, metal, underground hip-hop, indie, jazz, punk, this list goes on forever and they're all in demand.

You guys have a obscured view of what an independent store is

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

Most independent stores don't sell only Metal, that's for damn sure. One of few that can actually do it would be Dark Realm Records, but that's run by the guys in Sadistic Intent in California and has been around for years.

Isn't thier a store called that in australia?