If you are in a metal band and you are looking to get signed to a record label the very advice that might work for “pop” artists just doesn’t work for you

For example I always see record industry people saying “Be Unique” – WTF? does that mean exactly? Smear sh#t all over yourself and bang a trash can lid ? Yeah thats Unique but that isn’t going to get you signed.

In fact I swear that half the time I see bands getting signed is because they ARE NOT uinque? Ya know what I am saying , The Grunge Movement, Nu-metal, Screamo etc – do I have to go on?

Another “great” piece of advice that most people in the music industry give is to make sure you have “Talent” Um yeah ok – what does that mean – I am sure that if you played the average “Simon Cowell” type of record industry dude some Early Low fi Norwegian Black Metal he would think it is just useless noise and the Black Metal scene and all the countless bands it has spawned would have never come about. In fact the Norwegian Government actually acknowledges Norwegian Black Metal is a legimate industry and worldwide export!

The bottom line with “having talent” is it is debtable at best – in my opinion most of the so called “stars” who sell millions of records have very little talent, if any at all.

Another Gem of wisdom the supposed “experts” like to give bands looking to get signed is to cut a demo. I will agree with this – Making demos is a very useful way to get your songs down and for everyone to listen back to how you actually sound as opposed to how you think you sound while you are in a rehearsal room and are focussed on palying your parts correctly

But making a demo with the very very slim chance of mailing it off to a record compnay in the hope that some one there in the mail room is going to listen to your demo and hear the genius of what you are doing and rush out and sign you guys is, lets face it – just not going to happen

So what can you do to get a record deal? I mean, it seems like every day of the week metal bands are getting signed.

Well, there are very clear steps on the path to take to get yourself signed, far too many to list here in this article

If you are interested in what it takes to get the attention of a metal label then Check the link below

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