Metaldays 2017 was a fantastic festival filled with great performances and great partying. The crazy Tolmin weather did its best to halt the festival, but there really wasn’t anything stopping the bands or attendees this time. There was an undeniable Read more…
This is my ranking of the best European metal festivals. Naturally, I can only the rank the one’s I’ve been to, which excludes big metal festivals like Hellfest and Graspop. It’s also strictly from my viewpoint, which means a focus Read more…
Insane memes and online flaming aside, there are several reasons why I don’t like the three latest Opeth albums. I find “Pale Communion” rather decent, especially the song “Faith in Others”. I’m still to find a single musical moment that Read more…
This article is a combination of my original “The Fall of Hearts” review, also available at rateyourmusic.com and Metal Archives, and my follow-up track by track analysis. Original Katatonia – “The Fall of Hearts” review I was perplexed the first Read more…
I’ve read many guides about music promotion and marketing online, and most of them apply to promoting metal music as well. But metal is a genre that has extremely engaged fans, and specific digital habits. Some of the habits provide Read more…
It’s not always easy to promote and market your music for maximum exposure on platforms like Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud and YouTube. All of them have their own particular success strategies, and it’s rarely the logical one. Such is definitely Read more…
2017-07-02 – En Arena, Stockholm After seeing Neurosis at last year’s Brutal Assault festival, I decided to drag myself to their gig, even on a wretched Sunday. What I saw from their performance at the festival was fantastic, despite a Read more…
Bloodbath is an all-star death metal project featuring members from Katatonia, Opeth and Paradise Lost that produced many classic songs. They’ve gone through a few different eras with different styles and vocalist. The only album without a song featured on Read more…
How do you promote and market your own music on SoundCloud? It’s easy to post your songs. It’s not quite as easy to get people to listen to your music, especially if you’re playing an underground music genre. This is Read more…
Marketing and promoting music in the digital age is not an easy task. Even in the underground, there are hordes of bands and artists competing for the attention of the listeners. Many are also raising their digital marketing skill level, Read more…
Hey! Forgive me for the dumbass popup, but I have some new music out! I’m Stefan, the owner of this website and composer of progressive death/doom metal band Soliloquium. Our new single “Famine” is out and would be awesome if you had a listen. Best way to support me, and you might like it! Full album is out April 11th, and already available for digital/physical pre-order.
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