Dear Metalheads,
I asked myself why everyone is focusing on the big events, big bands and old crackers and the local scene is dying more and more.
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a national touring band coming to a city near you. That excitement can easily overpower the desire to see a local show, but small local shows are necessary to keep the music alive. Think about any touring band that you’ve ever seen or wanted to see live. Chances are that at one point, every band you can think of was playing a show to a small handful of people rather than a sold out crowd. By going to local shows and supporting local bands, you could become the ultimate Metalhead who is able to say, “I saw these fuckers before they even released this fucking popular song!”
I think it’s important to keep local scenes alive. Some places (like the place where I live) don’t have national touring bands stop on every tour, so for those places, a local scene is all they have to thrive on. Going to shows is the only way to keep a local scene in existence. And places with a strong local scene are more than just a scene; they become a place where they know they belong. If supporting local bands stops, then the camaraderie ends, too- that means REAL METAL WILL DIE!
Moral of this story: Go and support your local bands! There are a lot of unknown, underrated amateur metal bands around you that produce (or have the potential to produce) fucking kick-ass songs like i found recently this one:
VEIL OF DECEPTION - THE ENTITY (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
So lets start to post some more of this!!
Cheers!