How to make a stronger metal scene[views:16775][posts:88]_______________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:22pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] So I have been thinking, how can one go about making the metal scene stronger in our area? What has worked in other places? So far some of the things I have done has been to make mix cds with all types of metal for friends who are not into metal yet, must say I have converted quite a few. It just seems there are to few people who are passionate about the music to really get a good following around here. I live in Southern NH and I must say there is no metal presence around here at all, plenty of metalheads and bands, but no shows, no cool bars that play metal music. There is a park in my city that has an outdoor stage and if I ever get my band up and going I want to see if I can get some kind of metal show there, that would be awesome but I bet it would never work. The heaviest music played there is like jazz rock fussion hahah. So what do you think needs to be done in New England to make a really strong metal community? |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:23pm - BornSoVile ""] go to as many shows as you can possibly go to. and stop trying to save the world. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:23pm - not a coincidenc ""] more promoters. more event organizing |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:25pm - BornSoVile ""] i fucking hate these threads. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:26pm - the_reverend ""] nh has not scene cause there aren't places to play. for "metal" you have some shows at the DBH, the spyder room, the muddy river and bigger ones at marks |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:31pm - not a coincidenc ""] u guys should buy soundsystems n play in wharehouses like ravers do |
| ____________________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:31pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] Y_Ddraig_Goch said:if I ever get my band up and going I want to see if I can get some kind of metal show there Otherwise, the hell with it. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:32pm - not a coincidenc ""] u guys should buy soundsystems n play in wharehouses like ravers do |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:36pm - dreadkill ""] these threads belong on baystaterock |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:39pm - BestialOnslaught ""] BornSoVile said:i fucking hate these threads. A lot! |
| _________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 2:43pm - mcmahon ""] i think a scene needs a certain level of constistancy in organizers and bands who pull off good shows that give a crowd an itch to want to come back for more... the venues rev mentioned put on decent shows if the right bands are there on the right night, i'd check them out. You will probably see one of us there.... |
| _______________________________ [Feb 20,2006 5:44pm - eddie ""] BornSoVile said:i fucking hate these threads. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 5:47pm - notcommon ""] Step one: Go to O'Brien's tomorrow. After step one is completed we can talk some more. |
| _____________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 6:39pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Sheesh, enough with these scene threads. Who fucking cares? Go see shows if you like the bands, and have a good time. Support the bands you want to support and stop worrying about it. "Y Ddraig Goch" is a good song though. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 7:23pm - KeithMutiny ""] support the palladium doodz!!! |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 7:24pm - contagion ""] lift weights! heavey, metal ones. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 7:25pm - W3 in HULL ""] drugs make metal stronger |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 7:30pm - the_reverend ""] the answer is simple, three words all starting with the letter "p". give up? its penis! AHAHAHAHAHAHA |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 7:31pm - notcommon ""] I think the most important thing would be to get rid of all the attitude that alot of the newer bands have. Nobody deserves anything, get over it. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 7:52pm - davefromthegrave ""] go to the fucking shows. how hard is that? |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 8:05pm - W3 in HULL ""] notcommon said:the attitude. Nobody deserves anything, get over it. i dont think anyone here new or worse have attitudes, but it would be nice to see a lil less show begging |
| _______________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 8:22pm - slowlypeelingtheflesh ""] you can make a stronger metal scene by shutting up |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 8:53pm - anonymous ""] fuck the palladium and fuck the scene!! i like metal always have always will and i give a fuck if i am the only one in the world that does,i don't need a group of like minded peers to feel good about myself and neither should you...jerkoff |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 9:08pm - KeithMutiny ""] that palladium comment was a joke, jackass. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 10:11pm - Ryan_M ""] Y_Ddraig_Goch said:There is a park in my city that has an outdoor stage and if I ever get my band up and going I want to see if I can get some kind of metal show there it would be really weird to see a metal show at greely park. i live in hudson, NH; me and my friend joked about starting a really bad grind band and playing there, but it would never happen. |
| _______________________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 10:18pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] NO CORE NO MOSH NO SCENE NO GIRLFRIEND |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 20,2006 10:31pm - brian_dc ""] notcommon said:I think the most important thing would be to get rid of all the attitude that alot of the newer bands have. Nobody deserves anything, get over it. Seriously...when I hear these douchebags with rockstar frontman syndrome bitching about how no one is moving it pisses me off. People have these illusions that they're going to be stars doing this shit. Like Josh said, go to more shows, play shows, have fun, stop worrying. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:04am - SacreligionNLI ""] more testicles means more iron |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:09am - anonymous ""] notcommon said:I think the most important thing would be to get rid of all the attitude that alot of the newer bands have. Nobody deserves anything, get over it. get rid of the attitude? attitude?! fuck you man! i deserve it, because without me the metal scene is nothing. i am about to say fuck all of you guys and take my shit to oregon. i will give you a chance to beg for forgiveness because i'm the fuckin man. |
| _____________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:12am - irentheviking nli ""] that last one was me because im a pompous piece of shit |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:25am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] I thought it was Terrance Herrera for a second. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:28am - thedeparted ""] this thread, and the other 10,000 just like it are stupid. stop making threads about what is wrong with the scene, get a job and go to shows, buy merch from the bands that have it, the bands that dont, tell them to get some so you can buy it. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:22am - RichHorror ""] The answer is clear. Kick me out of the scene. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:30am - brian_dc ""] I am in desperate need of a shower. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:31am - RichHorror ""] I desperately want to make love to a schoolboy. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:32am - brian_dc ""] see...we all have our problems. And we use these in the creation of our music, which promptly begins to suck, hence ruining the scene. We're tearing it apart from the insides. What are you all going to do about it? |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:34am - RichHorror ""] Move to Germany. Because any place that births a band named "Shitfuckers Dick and The Burning Assholes" is the place for me. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:36am - brian_dc ""] I knew that Germany was going to weasel it's way into this conversation soon enough...the funny part is that I'm totally not lying at all. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:37am - RichHorror ""] That's Germany for you. If you don't join their party they'll come and get you. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 2:34am - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] I don't care about saving the world I just want to see a few more good metal shows in good venues. I go to as many shows as I can afford, I buy as much merch as I can (I buy every cd I have on my computer). I just think it sucks that we get a few good shows a year here, and other places (Germany bwhaha) get awesome shows every week. I also think it sucks on how few metal bands we have around here, and half of them are some kind of Cannibal corpse tribute band with a kazoo player thrown in to mix it all up. I say it's the jews' fault! |
| __________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 2:47am - brian_dc ""] seriously. My band is guilty. Our live set = playing "Cannibal Corpse-The Bleeding" album in its entirety with guitars on clean, air drums, my left testicled miced with distortion and flange added on the channel. Oh, and our two vocalists read Maya Angelou poetry in the voice of Elmer Fudd, but they read different poems at the same time. it's totally br00tal and tr00. but honesty, I think you aren't really giving the local bands a shot, there's a lot more out there than you're giving credit. Yes there is some generic crap, but not all to say the least. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 8:23am - MetalcoreSUCKS ""] Y_Ddraig_Goch said:So I have been thinking, how can one go about making the metal scene stronger in our area? What has worked in other places? So far some of the things I have done has been to make mix cds with all types of metal for friends who are not into metal yet, must say I have converted quite a few. It just seems there are to few people who are passionate about the music to really get a good following around here. I live in Southern NH and I must say there is no metal presence around here at all, plenty of metalheads and bands, but no shows, no cool bars that play metal music. There is a park in my city that has an outdoor stage and if I ever get my band up and going I want to see if I can get some kind of metal show there, that would be awesome but I bet it would never work. The heaviest music played there is like jazz rock fussion hahah. So what do you think needs to be done in New England to make a really strong metal community? Good question.But idk the answer.Ive tried to get chicks I work with to go to shows with me but none of them are into Metal.Lets face it,the USA is not a country where Metal is the first choice of music.So just get used to the scene being DEAD.Cause New England is not the only place in this country where Metal is dying. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 8:51am - the_reverend ""] metal is dying? tell that to hot topic. I hear they are doing good business is metal. and the thing about greely park is hilarious. teach those fat cat's on concord st. what's what. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 11:41am - MetalcoreSUCKS ""] REAL/Old School Metal is dying.I didnt mean NuMetal or Metalcore.That shit is for POSERS!!!! |
| _________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:19pm - Ryan_M ""] MetalcoreSUCKS said:REAL/Old School Metal is dying. i don't understand how music can be considered dead or dying. people keep complaining "metal is dying" "punk is dead" etc... as long as YOU listen to and love this music, as long as YOU support your favorite bands, the music isn't dead. forget about your scene, it doesn't mean a thing. your love for the music is all that matters. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:34pm - Cecchini at UML ""] bands in NE are very clique like, just fall in with a clique, and play shows with them hahahaha. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:36pm - the_reverend ""] MetalcoreSUCKS: I guess you missed the fact that just about ever REAL and OLD SCHOOL metal band is reforming and touring. do me a favor, when you are at the overkill show, go up to bobby and tell him that metal's dying. [img] |
| _______________________________ [Feb 21,2006 12:49pm - Yeti ""] notcommon said:I think the most important thing would be to get rid of all the attitude that alot of the newer bands have. Nobody deserves anything, get over it. agreed. neither do the dickheads that think they are multi platinum recording artists and spew shit about bands trying to acheive the same goal they are, when they are in no better of a position than the new guys, they are all still garage bands playing for next to nobody in the same clubs. for the thousandth time, if everyone just worked together it would work so much smoother. but, again for the thousandth time, no one will bother and there will still be "how can the scene work better" threads until the end of time. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:19pm - MetalcoreSUCKS ""] the_reverend said:MetalcoreSUCKS: I guess you missed the fact that just about ever REAL and OLD SCHOOL metal band is reforming and touring. do me a favor, when you are at the overkill show, go up to bobby and tell him that metal's dying. [img] Ok I will HA HA!!!! |
| ________________________________________________ [Feb 21,2006 1:21pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] MetalcoreSUCKS said: Ok I will HA HA!!!! shut the fuck up, poser |