#metal news

[clouds-of-wings]

Power Metal reddit currently has a discussion about Nuclear Blast, about what has changed with them and why, and man I have learned a lot of disturbing facts about what has happened there in the past 5 years. Someone posted an in-depth investigative article about it (from November 2021), which you should read if you speak German and are interested, otherwise or if it's too long here are the main points...

If you're into Nightwish, Sabaton, Blind Guardian etc., this is relevant information.

In 2018, the French Believe Music, which is a large corporation that mainly specializes in digital distribution, became majority owner of NB

Believe is not really interested in physical media like CDs and vinyls even though the people who worked at NB told their new corporate overlords that metal fans like physical media, both because many fans of especially the oldest and most successful bands are 50+ and because it's more ingrained in the subculture. Believe doesn't care and doesn't listen. They have their experiences from pop and hip-hop, where phone-based streaming subscriptions are the norm, and that's all they want to know. They are also ignoring printed magazines and don't advertise there much anymore.

Less focus on physical media means that bands now earn less, that they rank less highly in album charts, which in turn means that they lose negotiation power when they try to plan tours and negotiate with venues etc., because they "look" less successful

Believe has been dealing with this by signing mainly bands that are easy to market digitally and ending co-operations with bands that aren't, even ones that had been with NB for decades (like Rage and Nile, who went to Napalm)

The personal cooperation between bands and NB has really suffered, everything is more profit-oriented and impersonal, a lot of budgets have been decreased and the real decisions are made by Believe in Paris, not by any specific NB team

Believe has been stock market traded since 2021. Their stock value went down at first, was at about the price it had started out at when the article was written - I looked it up and in March 23 it's down 40% from its original value. Ouch.

The original founder of NB started a new label, Atomic Fire, and took "Amorphis, Helloween, Opeth, Sonata Arctica, Meshuggah, Primal Fear, Agnostic Front, Rise Of The Northstar, Silver Lake, White Stones and Michael Schenker Group" with him, also because Believe didn't really do much to keep many of these bands

It's certainly interesting to learn about, also because I had already wondered if NB, and some of their bands, had intentionally taken a more "commercial" approach in recent years, but I didn't know about the Believe thing. I thought it maybe had something to do with losses from the pandemic or something. Turns out they have a new owner.

#nuclear blast #metal news #nightwish #sabaton #blind guardian #behemoth #hammerfall #therion #sonata arctica #in flames #type 0 negative #metal #power metal #music stuff #cApiTAliSm bReEds iNnoVAtiOn

[bl00dstainzz]

BITCH WHAT

#thats propably the last news i expected today #i never really liked him that much but wtf slipknot #wdym by that #slipknot #nu metal #metal #metal news #metalhead #metalworld

[bragging-rights-band]

Stream the old before the new

#metal #metal news #youtube #doom metal #drone metal #alternative #alternative rock #dc comics #dog #music blog #meme #american psycho

[need406]

Black Magick Metal Masters BEWITCHER Announce Release Date For Upcoming Album titled ‘Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves. Details Here: https://need406.com/news/23/bewitcher929.html

#bewitcher #band news #album release date #deep cuts & shallow graves release date #music news #black metal #metal news #bands that rock #need406

[shreemetalprices12]

https://www.shreemetalprices.com/ubs-forecast-china-ready-to-rebound-in-2023-raises-gdp-forecast-to-5-7/

China’s economy recovery was stronger than projected in the first quarter, Due to resurgence in consumption, and UBS boosted its projection for China’s full-year GDP increase to 5.7 percent in its money management report.

#shreemetalprices #metal industry #metal rate #shreemetal #news #shree #Metal News

[concerty]

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[a-cosmic-elf]

#oh shit #the pit #metal news #another one bites the dust #warner music group #you suck #this page has saved my life for music news when I was swearing off social media #so sad #😢

[allgremlinart]

not nearly enough South Pole vacay content imo.

#allgremlinart #cane user toph truthers rise #<- look. she could make one out of metal and beat the shit out of people w it too. every day bend a new design on it.. #lot of possibilities is all #zukki if you squint #but purposefully drew this ambiguous/platonic #atla #last pic started out as a hat and underwear study and here we are. minimal underwear emphasis and perspective :/

[transsexula]

Please please please reblog this and put in the tags your music recommendations. I’m not talking about big artists and bands either— what’s a niche group, band, or artist that you can’t get enough of? What song or album do you enjoy the most? Why?

#metalcore #heavy metal #heavy music #music recommendation #new music #music #alternative #I DONT KNOW WHAT TO TAG THIS BUT IDC #y’all just give me some new shit to listen to it doesn’t have to be metal it doesn’t have to be English #they just need to Not Suck politically please

[rockrevoltmagazine]

Dimebag Darrell Once Waited In Line To Meet Dagon Destroyer

Dimebag Darrell Once Waited In Line To Meet Dagon Destroyer

With Pantera top of mind as their reunion tour begins, fans are sharing their memories of one of the world’s most iconic bands. Dagon Destroyer is no exception. He recalls meeting Dimebag on tour. Imagine being the biggest rock star in the world and, despite this, waiting in line to meet the members of an obscure industrial metal band. This was Dimebag. Totally humble and unaffected by his…

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#2022 #2023 Rise Of The Machine Tour #Dagon Destroyer #Damage Plan #Dimebag Darrell #Dope #Eddy &quot;Razer&quot; Garcia #Fear Factory #Matt Zane #Metal News #news #Pantera #Pissing Razors #Rock News #society 1 #Static-X #Vinnie Paul

[fullaccessdetroit]

Dimebag Darrell Once Waited In Line To Meet Dagon Destroyer

Dimebag Darrell Once Waited In Line To Meet Dagon Destroyer

With Pantera top of mind as their reunion tour begins, fans are sharing their memories of one of the world’s most iconic bands. Dagon Destroyer is no exception. He recalls meeting Dimebag on tour. Imagine being the biggest rock star in the world and, despite this, waiting in line to meet the members of an obscure industrial metal band. This was Dimebag. Totally humble and unaffected by his…

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#2023 Rise Of The Machine Tour #Dagon Destroyer #Damage Plan #Dimebag Darrell #DOPE #Eddy &quot;Razer&quot; Garcia #Fear Factory #MATT ZANE #Metal News #News #Pantera #Pissing Razors #Rock News #Society 1 #STATIC-X #Vinnie Paul

[clouds-of-wings]

#wintersun #jari mäenpää #melodeath #melodic death metal #symphonic metal #metal news #metal #music stuff #poll

[spreadtunes22]

Pretty good song! New music from them has finally arrived and yay. It's official that the new album is going to be called "72 Seasons".

#Metallica lux eterna #2023 releases #thrash metal #speed metal #upcoming albums #metal #heavy metal #2022 music #2022 video #metal news #hard rock #rock music #new album #heavy music #metal fans #big four #headbangers #metalpunk #classic metal #metal legends #new video #kings of thrash #metalmusic #Youtube

[bragging-rights-band]

Soundtrack for a gloomy weekend

#metal #metal news #youtube #doom metal #drone metal #guitar #death metal #heavy metal #music #dark academia #cannibal corpse #gojira #thy art is murder #dying fetus #hangman imagine #slenderman

[fixedsocketthreat]

What can i say about this band other than they’re simply amazing.

Its been a long time since I’ve felt music touch my soul like AO, they rreally have a sound unlike any other band out there. Greg’s lyrics are absolutely masterful and hit deep in a personal way that I believe anyone can understand. Go check them out, their new album:Songs for the newly reclusive out is out NOW!

#actorobserver #post hardcore #boston hardcore #metal #metal news #music video #emo #emo kid #emo music

[shreemetalprices12]

Tuesday’s Asian trading saw an increase in oil prices as gains from the previous session were extend after the U.S. government announced intentions to start replenishing its dangerously depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This news gave markets the green light to rise.

#shreemetal #shreemetalprices #metal industry #news #metal prices #metal rate #Metal News