I never understood the whole "their stuff is being sold at Hot Topic so they aren't Metal any more." A shit load of Slayer stuff can be bought at Hot Topic but the elitists still shit their pants over them. But oh no, if a Behemoth shirt is sold there I guess they're the next Jonas Brothers. I have bought at least 5 band shirts from Hot Topic and that's all I was there for, who cares if a few scene kids start liking your favorite Metal band, as long as the band stays Metal it's fine.
It's just the way its always been. I still get band shirts there every once in a while but I mainly go for other shirts. And I never said they were the next Jonas Bros, I said they're starting to be considered a HT band. Yeah Slayer, Maiden, Megadeth and others are sold there as well but not a lot of people say anything. And that's because they've been quite popular for a very long time. The HT bands are usually the ones thy picked up merch for and people jumped on the bandwagon. It's obvious with Behemoth, not so much the others.
Behemoth was never sold there until they were on Mayhem. They were on The HT Stage, being SPONSORED by HT, so it only makes sense that they sell their stuff now.
Behemoth was never sold there until they were on Mayhem. They were on The HT Stage, being SPONSORED by HT, so it only makes sense that they sell their stuff now.
No, this is false. HT started carrying their shit after Ozzfest 2007
You guys take shit like this way too seriously. Who gives a flying fuck what's sold at Hot Topic? Seriously? Complaining about it doesn't make anyone here more "Metal". Some very credible and legitimate Metal bands have been sold there, but it doesn't make them posers or Mallcore fags. The quality of Behemoth's Music never changed regardless, so who gives a fuck? And guess what? This entire year, my HT had only one Behemoth design, which didn't sell and now sits on the clearance rack for $5. So what the fuck does that tell you? Scenies don't like that shit! They want BMTH and TDWP, which continues to sell like hotcakes.
It's just the way its always been. I still get band shirts there every once in a while but I mainly go for other shirts. And I never said they were the next Jonas Bros, I said they're starting to be considered a HT band. Yeah Slayer, Maiden, Megadeth and others are sold there as well but not a lot of people say anything. And that's because they've been quite popular for a very long time. The HT bands are usually the ones thy picked up merch for and people jumped on the bandwagon. It's obvious with Behemoth, not so much the others.
I never said you compared them to the Jonas Brothers. The fact is, every band has bandwagon jumpers whether their merch is sold at Hot Topic or not, no matter how unknown the band is. And you mean to tell me that after 19 years now is the time that people hop on the Behemoth bandwagon?
It's just the way its always been. I still get band shirts there every once in a while but I mainly go for other shirts. And I never said they were the next Jonas Bros, I said they're starting to be considered a HT band. Yeah Slayer, Maiden, Megadeth and others are sold there as well but not a lot of people say anything. And that's because they've been quite popular for a very long time. The HT bands are usually the ones thy picked up merch for and people jumped on the bandwagon. It's obvious with Behemoth, not so much the others.
I never said you compared them to the Jonas Brothers. The fact is, every band has bandwagon jumpers whether their merch is sold at Hot Topic or not, no matter how unknown the band is. And you mean to tell me that after 19 years now is the time that people hop on the Behemoth bandwagon?
They started hoping on it after 2007 and I've noticed. Not only by how often I see their stuff at HT, but the crowds they're getting at shows. I've started to see more of a scenish crowd and of course that comes with the slutty chicks too. I'm not saying every bands shit that gets sold at HT makes them a HT band. I've seen Old Mans Child, Obituary, and others sold online before. No one ever buys their shit though, which is why I've never seen it in a store. And Erik, just because your HT had one shirt doesn't mean anything. They ship certain shit to certain stores depending on what sells most there.
I found out about Behemoth in 2007, does that make me a bandwagon jumper? I have only ever seen one Behemoth shirt at Hot Topic. It was the one with the goat's head with "Behemoth" in red lettering. When I saw Behemoth back in January (the same show you were at), I didn't see that many scene kids at all. I saw just as many scene kids at Behemoth that I did at Watain last month, and their stuff isn't sold at HT as far as I know.
I found out about Behemoth in 2007, does that make me a bandwagon jumper? I have only ever seen one Behemoth shirt at Hot Topic. It was the one with the goat's head with "Behemoth" in red lettering. When I saw Behemoth back in January (the same show you were at), I didn't see that many scene kids at all. I saw just as many scene kids at Behemoth that I did at Watain last month, and their stuff isn't sold at HT as far as I know.
Yea, the Conjuration shirt. Exact same one mine sold.
And there were ZERO Scene kids at my show as well. So yea...
I found out about Behemoth in 2007, does that make me a bandwagon jumper? I have only ever seen one Behemoth shirt at Hot Topic. It was the one with the goat's head with "Behemoth" in red lettering. When I saw Behemoth back in January (the same show you were at), I didn't see that many scene kids at all. I saw just as many scene kids at Behemoth that I did at Watain last month, and their stuff isn't sold at HT as far as I know.
I seen quite a few. A bunch of the people in line were talking about shitty bands half the time as well. I would see their stuff at HT all the time in Robinsons mall. And the Beaver Falls one. I never really went to any other ones. And their stuff is still being sold online last time I checked. I'm not saying your a bandwagon jumper because you never heard of them until then. A shit load of people didn't. I knew about them but didn't do anything for a while before then because I didn't have a computer. I wasn't going to go down the buying the CD route because I've been screwed over that way by buying a CD and hating it.
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You guys take shit like this way too seriously. Who gives a flying fuck what's sold at Hot Topic? Seriously? Complaining about it doesn't make anyone here more "Metal". Some very credible and legitimate Metal bands have been sold there, but it doesn't make them posers or Mallcore fags. The quality of Behemoth's Music never changed regardless, so who gives a fuck? And guess what? This entire year, my HT had only one Behemoth design, which didn't sell and now sits on the clearance rack for $5. So what the fuck does that tell you? Scenies don't like that shit! They want BMTH and TDWP, which continues to sell like hotcakes.
overrated.
And there were ZERO Scene kids at my show as well. So yea...
I will add Downspirit, Kvelertak, and Solefald though.
And Fozzy, just because people label them as a gimmick.