
Demonic666
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so quote that, bitch
RockyStar":p505zg28 said:Good luck on your record deal. If you are 3 albums in you must be carrying some major debt with the label. A record deal is a pretty term for a loan. Good luck on bringing the pain with your VHT \m/
maddnotez":mr1rvpdv said:Imagine the deal with a new death metal band today.Metal Blade does not pay you anything whatsoever if you are a new act. You will get a $2,000 LOAN for a 30 day tour. It is good for exposure and locked shows I guess but there is no guarantee anyone will show up to the shows depending on the demographics.
godgrinder":16slmj1m said:maddnotez":16slmj1m said:Imagine the deal with a new death metal band today.Metal Blade does not pay you anything whatsoever if you are a new act. You will get a $2,000 LOAN for a 30 day tour. It is good for exposure and locked shows I guess but there is no guarantee anyone will show up to the shows depending on the demographics.
In most cases, a "death metal record deal" nowadays would be "we'll press XX copies of the record and send you 10-15% of the copies for you to sell yourself, bye."
maddnotez":2djamk6i said:godgrinder":2djamk6i said:maddnotez":2djamk6i said:Imagine the deal with a new death metal band today.Metal Blade does not pay you anything whatsoever if you are a new act. You will get a $2,000 LOAN for a 30 day tour. It is good for exposure and locked shows I guess but there is no guarantee anyone will show up to the shows depending on the demographics.
In most cases, a "death metal record deal" nowadays would be "we'll press XX copies of the record and send you 10-15% of the copies for you to sell yourself, bye."
Yeah, CD sales and Merch is all that you will make money from pretty much.
I'm sure each band has their own deal but that $2,000 loan I spoke of was factual data from some guys I talked to on the label that were in the exact situation. They also had a very good amount of buzz at the time as well.
I know a few guys personally from school and my hometown that are a fairly bigger DM band on Relapse and they said the same thing. You will get tour support and that's it. You are lucky if you get free food every day and that's on the venue.
Unless you're selling tons of records/downloads/merch then getting a "deal" is not all it is cracked up to be imo. To each their own. If you got it like that to where you can make it work than that it awesome and good for you but imo being homeless sucks.
gtrwun":3w3f7yzx said:maddnotez":3w3f7yzx said:godgrinder":3w3f7yzx said:maddnotez":3w3f7yzx said:Imagine the deal with a new death metal band today.Metal Blade does not pay you anything whatsoever if you are a new act. You will get a $2,000 LOAN for a 30 day tour. It is good for exposure and locked shows I guess but there is no guarantee anyone will show up to the shows depending on the demographics.
In most cases, a "death metal record deal" nowadays would be "we'll press XX copies of the record and send you 10-15% of the copies for you to sell yourself, bye."
Yeah, CD sales and Merch is all that you will make money from pretty much.
I'm sure each band has their own deal but that $2,000 loan I spoke of was factual data from some guys I talked to on the label that were in the exact situation. They also had a very good amount of buzz at the time as well.
I know a few guys personally from school and my hometown that are a fairly bigger DM band on Relapse and they said the same thing. You will get tour support and that's it. You are lucky if you get free food every day and that's on the venue.
Unless you're selling tons of records/downloads/merch then getting a "deal" is not all it is cracked up to be imo. To each their own. If you got it like that to where you can make it work than that it awesome and good for you but imo being homeless sucks.
There was a time (when I was young) that I would have killed for someone to give me a few grand to support my band going on tour. Hell yes, I would have done it in a heartbeat. Problem is...we get older. Not such a great proposition now.
rottingcorpse":3w3f7yzx said:I remember being young, angry and brootalz. Now I'm old, apathetical and heavy(literally).
rottingcorpse":3blomg7u said:Maddnotez....I'd love to have an uberschall. Only high gain head I haven't had that I really want to try.
Demonic666":3cs33oi4 said:is this a musicians forum because it looks like its a poser shit talk doesnt it
am i a shit talkin poser?
cuz after this... im never gonna get on this website again
but youl STILL be here
NOT playing gutar in your spare time
and NOT making records
youl still be here
waiting for someone to post a thread
so you can spread your fat head
and ill be workin on my 3 albums
or at the beach trippin on acid
and youl be sittin there still
with your 10,000 posts on some poser website
im gona go get signed
BYE
Mailman1971":1phd7bh5 said:Demonic666":1phd7bh5 said:is this a musicians forum because it looks like its a poser shit talk doesnt it
am i a shit talkin poser?
cuz after this... im never gonna get on this website again
but youl STILL be here
NOT playing gutar in your spare time
and NOT making records
youl still be here
waiting for someone to post a thread
so you can spread your fat head
and ill be workin on my 3 albums
or at the beach trippin on acid
and youl be sittin there still
with your 10,000 posts on some poser website
im gona go get signed
BYE
You were warned. Go play in some other sand box kid.