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Angry metal guy11/9/2022 I understand that they’re all paranoid about leaks: but most of the leaks are happening before we get reviews. Record label policy has become ridiculous-sending me promos 3 days in advance, as though somehow I’m going to get a timely review out. If you ever read comments on the blog, there’s all sorts of them that are basically saying “Yeah, I wasn’t sure about this record, but now I’m definitely buying it!” I’ve received e-mails from people telling me that they bought a disc and one dude who, as a rule, buys every “Record o’ the Month.” I don’t think it’s unreasonable, then, for labels to give us promo and to give it to us in a timely fashion. A good or bad review from me determines whether or not people are willing to take a chance on buying a record. The idea is that when you write reviews for labels you’re doing them a favor. Is it because you are tired of the delusional creed of “doing your part for the metal community” without receiving anything in return?Īngry Metal Guy: Yeah, well, I started writing for Unchain the Underground back in the day (NSFW kiddies with the Google) and that was actually the founder’s policy (his name was Al Kikuras, a true New Yorker). Will: AMG has a policy of only reviewing albums that are sent to you guys. It just kind of became my go-to when I needed a “default image” that had to fit with the AMG “brand”. I have no idea who did it, but I laughed really hard when I saw it and couldn’t avoid using it. Will: Are you the genius behind the iconic AMG mascot, Angry Metal Lisa?Īngry Metal Guy: Nope. Steel Druhm: Well, it wasn’t really bringing in a lot of coins and what little did come in was insufficient for our actual beer needs. You are always free to send me beer money-just drop me an e-mail and I’ll tell you how to arrange the bills, where the suitcase should be dropped and when the deal is done, you’ll get your dog back. I should probably replace it with something of my own design. Will: The option to donate to AMG’s beer fund is gone from the blog! WHY?!Īngry Metal Guy: It was a plugin that hasn’t been updated, so after the hack it couldn’t be re-installed. Steel Druhm: I can’t speak for AMG, but I’m pretty sure it was Occupy AMG, Opus Dei or the PMRC (they didn’t die, they just went underground). Much of what happens cannot be anticipated. But yeah, the Internet is a place of chaos. I assume that those people are out there, too, given how I’ve treated some bands in the past. It wasn’t anything that someone did to hurt my feelings or anything. Apparently our host got hacked and it got in that way. Will: First things first: Who/what hacked AMG earlier this year?Īngry Metal Guy: Eh, it was a bot. MASTER THY HOLY PATH OF KEYBOARD WARRIOR. EMBRACE THY ELITIST SIDE AND HATH CYNICAL WORLDVIEW. THOU SHALT NOT PARTAKE IN CELEBRITY GOSSIP. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOUR’S WORLDWIDE SONG PREMIERE. THOU SHALT INTERVIEW ONLY IF SUBJECT GIVES THEE A MUSICAL BONER. THOU SHALT NOT SOLICIT MATERIAL TO REVIEW, MATERIAL TO REVIEW SOLICIT THOU. REMEMBER: TWELVE MUSCLES THEE USETH TO SMILE, ELEVEN MUSCLES THEE USETH TO FROWN. THOU SHALT NOT BE HIPPIE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANGRY METAL GUY. Today’s subjects are the creator of the Angry Metal Guy blog and his collaborator Steel Druhm.) Will returns to NCS with another installment in his Keyboard Warriors series.
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