Love Opeth? Free MP3 DIRGE FOR NOVEMBER (LIVE)’

RoadRunner Records are offering a nice HEFTY 8mb free download for Opeth’s upcoming live album.

The single: DIRGE FOR NOVEMBER live can be downloaded here:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/opeth/mp3us/

Oh, there’s one catch.. you need to sign up to their mailing list!

Use ReverbNation: Get 100% of your royalties via iTunes, Last.fm, Napster and a shed load more

I’m a member of ReverbNation . For musical  artists in Spain who dream of getting known and played outside, it’s quite a revelation. From my hard experience in Spain, the whole record industry distribution channel seems to be VERY expensive and for little advantage.

I quite like how ReverbNation’s approach the music industry. For a solo or not known artist  I’d love to find out more info from big bands who’re no longer signed and if they’d consider using the service. The cool thing is fans per channel are counted up. So, you don’t need a GOOGLE IQ university certificate to understand each channel.

Still I’d love to know what bands are using this service and have done well.  This would give me the big ups! As well, if any smaller band got signed. Hey, that’s probably the idea for us all right?

Anyway, the point of the article is to tell you about 2 packages for distribution. Now, it’s a 10 song album, so any ditties, you’ll have to enclose with a song before or cut them out… Ouch! But that appears to be the deal.

Here’s how to get 100% music royalty payment via different channels:

For $34.95/release per year

You get out to:

iTunes (Aus/NZ)    Spotify
iTunes (Canada)    iLike
iTunes (Japan)    eMusic
iTunes (Mexico)    Napster
iTunes (UK/Europe)    Rhapsody
iTunes (US)    Tesco
Amazon Mp3    Zune
MySpace Music    Last.fm
MOG      Guvera
Synacor      Fox News
GetPlaylists      GetGreenMusic
Immergent    Intertech Media
InMotion Entertainment      La Curacao
Secure Media      Moozone
WaTunes

+ the above & below for $59.95/release per year

Wal-Mart (Liquid)
Pandora
We7
Myxer
Puretracks (digital jukebox)
Think indie (CIMS/Junketboy)
Shockhound
Nokia
Amie Street
Lala

Note, it’s PER YEAR.

The up-side is that you do get paid for plays, downloads etc… hurrah

The downside is that there’s no promise that your recorded in a studio or 4 track is gonna get included*……… boooooooo

So, think Pandora… and with some channels you could be making some profit on the side!

In Spain, if you’re earning less than 5,000 it’s not necessary to declare it! It could be a nice earner!

This link gives you a great FAQ*

However, if you’re a solo artist I’d recommend representation or some way to not put in your home address [telling robbers where to get hold of your kit while you’re out gigging]. Read here

God of War EP: Trivium, Opeth, Mutiny Within, and Taking Dawn!

God of War, Sadly the EP just rules in the States

Holy moly… I just read that RoadRunner are releasing a cool God of War influenced EP with brand new material from Trivium, Opeth, Mutiny Within, and Taking Dawn!

You can pre-order the single on Shockhound for just $1.99.

The sad thing is.. you cannot preview or buy it from outside the States!

No wonder people turn to p2p, which is a sad thing for fans and the record companies alike.

RoadRunner, you’re one of the BEST metal record companies out there. Seeing as you created Metallica who are against p2p, why are you not changing your business distribution model.

Here’s a sample God of War music video from Trivium