Opeth...now coming to a Hot Topic near you![views:24727][posts:80]________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 1:21pm - Ol_No.7 ""] thats depressing |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 1:34pm - swamplorddvm ""] I'm not surprised at all. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 1:50pm - dreadkill ""] people who ditch bands because they got popular or gained a bunch of new poser fans are dumb. i only ditch bands i like when they start making shitty music that i don't like. i expected opeth to deliver a decent, but sub par album. i ended up really liking the new one. i don't care that all the trendies are going to love it. i don't mind the opeth bashing on here. everyone's allowed to have their own tastes. if someone doesn't like opeth, they should feel free to say so. i talk about bands i don't like on here all the time. if someone here is bahing opeth for the sole reason of them signing to roadrunner and opening themselves up to poser fans, then that's gay. but anyone bashing them because they've heard the new album and hate it, or never liked opeth in the first place have perfectly valid reasons for talking shit. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 1:54pm - SacreligionNLI ""] the crash test dummies suck! trendy bastards |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 1:54pm - dwellingsickness ""] I have never heard them,yay me |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 2:29pm - SacreligionNLI ""] mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 2:58pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] Why was there a big fuss over Opeth in the first place? |
| _________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 2:59pm - Niccolai ""] I'm pretty sick of being raped... |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 3:20pm - Jesus_Slaves ""] i'm not attacking people for disliking Opeth. i dont like when people tell me i'm wrong for not liking things, so i wont do it back. its when people call them sell outs and shit talk simply for reasons like flyers at Hot Topic. |
| ____________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 3:33pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I thought this flyer was funny, and that is why I posted it... They signed to RoadRunner, an RIAA label to make the big $$$. That much should be plainly obvious to anyone. It's not like they didn't have a choice in the matter. Whether or not that constitutes selling out to you or to any other individual, is up to each individual to decide. 'Selling out' is an ambiguous phrase at best. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 3:35pm - paganmegan ""] Jesus_Slaves said:i'm not attacking people for disliking Opeth. i dont like when people tell me i'm wrong for not liking things, so i wont do it back. its when people call them sell outs and shit talk simply for reasons like flyers at Hot Topic. I think it's kinda funny you'd get personally offended someone would "talk shit" about opeth |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 3:38pm - SacreligionNLI ""] i do...im in the band ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha if you knew us personally you'd know about our obsession with the best band in existence...opeth |
| __________________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 5:17pm - spaldino on the sidekick ""] Opeth isn't near Yes, but I said "sort of" so that was kind of thr point in the first place... Everyone agrees that Yes and The Flower Kings own all |
| __________________________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 5:20pm - spaldino on the sidekick ""] Opeth isn't near Yes, but I said "sort of" so that was kind of thr point in the first place... Everyone agrees that Yes and The Flower Kings own all |
| ________________________________ [Aug 2,2005 11:47pm - retzam ""] It's too bad that a group of such good musicians are being marketed so heavily to that crowd. Whatever, nothing like this good get me to stop liking them. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 3,2005 4:17am - hoser ""] Great......Roadrunner ruins another great band. Roadrunner - 1 Opeth's credibility -0 Mallcore wins again. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 6:25am - sinistas ""] THIS IS NOT A REAL AD Jesus! From BWBK: Q: What made you decide to sign with Roadrunner? A lot of people were surprised! A: "Yeah, we got flamed! But we got offered so many deals. Roadrunner... I don't know, the kids today seem to think it's some kind of nu-metal label because that's all they know, but there's all those guitar albums from the 80s, the King Diamond stuff and many other things. I'm not fond of their roster today, but then I'm not fond of anyone's roster at the moment. We chose Roadrunner because we wanted to make the album available everywhere and I don't want people saying they can't find the album anywhere. I'm sick of that. If people think we signed for the money then that's not the case. It really wasn't a great deal money-wise. If we wanted money we could've chosen plenty of other deals!" |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 8:11am - SacreligionNLI ""] sinistas said:THIS IS NOT A REAL AD Jesus! i know that but you don't gotta let everyone know my secret! i guess people tend to hear...err...read what they want to read |
| __________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 9:38am - dreadkill ""] this board fails at literacy |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 10:05am - SacreligionNLI ""] man awht teh fck r u tawkin a bowt? |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 10:15am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] sinistas said:THIS IS NOT A REAL AD Jesus! From BWBK: Q: What made you decide to sign with Roadrunner? A lot of people were surprised! A: "Yeah, we got flamed! But we got offered so many deals. Roadrunner... I don't know, the kids today seem to think it's some kind of nu-metal label because that's all they know, but there's all those guitar albums from the 80s, the King Diamond stuff and many other things. I'm not fond of their roster today, but then I'm not fond of anyone's roster at the moment. We chose Roadrunner because we wanted to make the album available everywhere and I don't want people saying they can't find the album anywhere. I'm sick of that. If people think we signed for the money then that's not the case. It really wasn't a great deal money-wise. If we wanted money we could've chosen plenty of other deals!" Of COURSE he's going to say that shit to cover for himself, are you kidding me? The albums were already available everywhere, that is why they sold so well, and why Roadrunner offered them a deal to begin with, just like they signed Dykewish who also sold well. The Candlelight, Century Media, all those Opeth titles were readily available in many stores, or simply a click away on the internet. No one here seemed to have a problem getting their albums, or they would not be so huge today. We are all aware of the 80s Roadrunner, but that is not the Roadrunner of today. Once they closed RC, their sublabel, they started to suck. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 11:08am - Sinislazy ""] People in New England are spoiled by how good at stocking metal Newbury is. It's almost impossible to find anything pre-blackwater park in stores nationwide, and a lot of people still refuse to buy cd's online. If you don't see that as a reason to jump to a major, then we'll just have to agree to disagree. I mean, christ, Akerfeldt spends his money on vinyl. VINYL. It's not like he's blinging it up or anything. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 11:54am - yodaslab ""] why is it when a band finally gets some long overdue recognition for writing some great music, some folks take it upon themselves to say "they sold out for the money" or "they suck now" or many other stupid responses along the same lines. The bottom line is that it doesnt matter what label signs any particular band. Of couse opeth signed in hopes of making more money, after all it would be stupid to turn a good offer like that down. Just because hot topic is selling the record doesnt mean Opeth is gay, or lame or whatever. The issue should be the music, will roadrunner change the way that opeth makes music? no of course not. But for someone to sit there and say that they dislike opeth for signing with roadrunner is completely mistaken. I for one, congratulate bands when they achieve success, opeth certainly deserves a great opportunity to make a decent paycheck while doing what they do best. to all douche bags out there who start to hate bands because they get sponsored by the hot topics or signed by roadrunner or whatever the case may be, dont be jealous cuz your nirvana cover band is breaking up because you cant use your moms garage anymore. take the fucking music for what it is. who cares who signs who or who is sponsored by who, it doesnt matter. if the music is good thats all there is to it, if you dont like the music then dont buy the fucking CD assholes |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:01pm - SacreligionNLI ""] because it's all about being underground |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:10pm - yodaslab ""] define "underground", why is success in terms of being signed by a widely known label a bad thing? sure being "underground" might make you have some diehard fans, but why wouldnt a band want to be signed and have the opportunity to play to a wider variety of people and spread their music to a more diverse audience with the possibility of making some money and seeing the world. I for one would enjoy being in an underground band, but, ultimately i would enjoy success in terms of spreading my music, and delivering it to a wider fan base |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:25pm - SacreligionNLI ""] i was being quite sarcastic...i was saying most metal fans(not directed to anyone specifically on here) will like a band when barely anybody knows about them but once they become famous they are queer sell outs |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:31pm - yodaslab ""] my bad bro, i agree with you and your viewpoint |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:45pm - SacreligionNLI ""] it's all good...text lacks dynamics |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:45pm - Jesus_Slaves ""] the term underground belonged to the early to late 90's. now it has as much bearing as the word brutal. apparently Darkthrone is making a music video for their next cd "The Cult is Alive". i say awesome for them for continuing to do what they want to do. but that isnt cold necro grim or kvlt so i'm sure they are going to be classified with Slipknot now. or should i say "mallcore". people dont like when bands do what they want to do. its their band. not yours. my band, for example, makes music. do we make it so people will like it? no, we make it because we like it. if people like it, awesome. but if you dont, too fucking bad. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:48pm - dan_bloodblister ""] i think underground and brutal still are very relevent |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 3,2005 12:49pm - SacreligionNLI ""] insatiably cliche though |