Tampa metallers, Only the Dust Remains, digitally released their first single “Dies Irae” from the new studio album Noctem Aeternam. “Dies Irae” is available now via Island/Def Jam Digital Distribution on iTunes and worldwide digital media outlets. Noctem Aeternam with mastering by Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, Opeth) is scheduled for a March 18 release. Check …
I know that we talk about the power of giving your music away for free, and it is truly a good way to utilize the marketing model to get your music out into the world. You are truly trying to reach a largest possible audience with your music. Yet, the thing that most artists don’t …
Thrash, Hardcore, Nu Metal, Glam, Grunge, Metalcore, Death Metal. What do all of these genres have in common? Two things: They can’t possibly exist under the same stadium roof together. The other thing is that they’re all part of the same musical family tree. Constantly, I’m finding people all over the internet going on about …
The days of simply being an artist have long gone, and yet I still see a lot of bands not taking a more business-like approach to their company (band). Then there are the others that have naturally taken various roles besides being just the musician, driver, and/or merch seller. Then finally, the situation where bands …
For the past eight years that I’ve been in the local music scene, I have slowly watched it fall. I have watched the bands I love break up, and I have watched friends become enemies. I know everyone has seen this happen. We all ask ourselves “why did this happen?” But what we really need …
When it comes to adding third-party plug-ins to your recordings, there is abundance. Many are over-priced and out of reach for most musicians. Relying on successful branding, Neve, Pultec, etc., companies like Waves and Universal Audio charge premium prices for digital “replicas” of classic outboard gear and may require the purchase of additional hardware to …
In today’s industry, artists do not have the luxury of being on the front line of a blossoming new movement, where bands and artists are getting signed “right and left” like those that came before us. I am not saying they had it easy — because they earned every bit of fame and fortune — …