The sad truth about the bands we like.....

Santana

Well i found these articles very interesting since I'm an "aspiring" metal musician. Good reads IMO
http://www.metalinjection.net/its-just-business/bands-dont-touring
http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/01/tiberian-vocalizations-cormorants-arthur-von-nagel-gives-you-the-anatomy-of-a-record-contract/

TheDevilsDreads

holy fuck. from now on im putting money towards my own studio

MetalCoresades

i knew most record company's cheat ya, but the rest i wasnt aware. If $13.12 (or watever) is all you get in a day, why go to a hotel? Sleep in ur friggen tour bus!... still none of this will stop me from try'n

Santana

^ exactly my thoughts. I would just use waterbottles to rinse off, not really shower.

Andysback

van*

drinkwine732

Toldja that guy knows what he's talking about.

KridesBrideBritt

Wow. Glad I'm going into music journalism, not music.

Stratophony

A lot of the European metalheads still maintain their 9-5... they need too.

King ov Hell is a fucking elementary school teacher

drinkwine732

Lord Worm still teaches doesn't he?

Stratophony

Dan Swano worked in a record store (aside from having his full-time studio.... and playing in about 300 bands)

drinkwine732

Cormorant don't even have the money to get off the ground though, which is a serious shame.

Brian

Lord Worm still teaches doesn't he?

Yes, but he never taught while in Cryptopsy.

Santana

This I really a downer on my hopeful career but you know, bands that can tour enough sometimes start getting bigger. Whitechapel did, warbringer, mutiny within is and so on.

TheDevilsDreads

right it is a downer eh, but i think this would be easy to revolutionize
i mean think about it if one record label starts letting bands own there songs and stuff like that with better contracts every band is gonna wanna sign to that label, and the label would reap the benefits. i mean think about it, the contract could be simple as, we get 40% of the profits + some royalties for advertising, bands would go for that like white on rice.

obviously they are some legal kinks and shit i dont know but the point is still htere

1D_for_life

This is also a reason for the odd combination tours that we see because every band is trying to spread their music to as many different people as possible.

Stratophony

a lot of that is Financial backing from the labels though.... or lack thereof

sbs_will

Damn. I'm sticking with my journalism aspirations...

OPP

With luck I'll go into soundtracking when I get to LA in a couple years. A cousin of mine works for one of the studios down there.

Travis

A response on the blog said if possible to paypal a band you want to support 10 bucks, and then pirate the album....good idea if you could swing it...

Santana

Anyone know the reason guys in bands where the same shirt everyday on tour? Is it the same exact one and they just don't have space to carry luggage or do they just have a bunch ofthe same shirt? I always wondered that. Like heafy with the "take their fucking heads" shirt an array with a certain slayer shirt

Gazorpazorpfield

I don't know...A lot of times when there are bands on club tours, they'll swap shirts. Only one that sticks out in my head was the agonist and Threat Signal. All the bands were wearing each others shirts.