by Metal Insider | Sep 9, 2013 | New Music, Touring
After a long life on the metal scene, a successful Kickstarter campaign is allowing Obituary to tour next month and release a new album in 2014. The band has more than exceeded their original goal of $10,000 banking in at more than $45,000 from their crowdfunding...
by Metal Insider | Aug 6, 2013 | Crowdfunding, New Music, Updates
Florida death metal pioneers Obituary have been playing metal since 1984. After 25 years in the genre, one tends to gain a pretty solid fanbase. Obituary’s fans came through and helped them successfully crowdfund their upcoming album. They exceeded their...
by Metal Insider | Aug 6, 2013 | Updates, Video
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/71168323[/vimeo] Good news! Protest the Hero have released their first album update, or ‘pupdate’, as they like to call it, giving fans a glimpse into their much anticipated fourth album. Of course, the buzz about this album is that...
by Metal Insider | Jul 24, 2013 | Label Moves, Updates
Protest The Hero made waves in the metal music industry this year by opting to crowdfund their upcoming fourth release instead of going through the traditional means of producing music through a record label. They not only hit their goal of $125, 000 practically...
by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2013 | Music Biz, Touring
[youtube]http://youtu.be/TjhuNFP1gD8[/youtube] In recent months, crowd-funding has been drastically changing the way the music industry operates. Canadian prog group Protest the Hero funded their upcoming album entirely through an incredibly successful Indiegogo...