15:56 - Mercurial I'm guessing most smaller metal bands temper their expectations these days. A smaller band I know said the merch they sold ended paying for their production costs, which they were fairly happy about.
15:54 - Zaph Indeed, and I support small bands any way I can, but the support of 7 guys buying a t-shirt isn't gonna cut it for a 5-piece band.
15:52 - Mercurial Indeed, nor the bands' fault (smaller ones anyway). Seems silly to stick it to the man if it means stomping on the chances of the artists themselves.
15:48 - Zaph Yeah, Spotify, Apple Music, Live Nation, etc. suck. If you want to listen to something or see a band live it's pretty impossible to not support big corporations. It's not the listener's fault that the system sucks though.
