Metal bands with free downloads

Conservationist · Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 987

I've been seeing this phenomenon in other genres: bands decide to make their MP3s available for free, like Demilich did.

Anyone know of any other bands doing this?

No, myspace doesn't count -- most people don't want to be tied down to the shitty myspace player and many don't even want to go to myspace. I can't blame them.
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CR99 · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:46 pm Post subject:

you mean whole albums ? Many bands have single mp3s to check out, not much whole records though.

Asgard (Cze) have their mid 90ies demos for downloading. Cool Black/Thrash but not mandatory. The second demo is the better one.

Legion (Rus) have their infamous album "Knights On Cross" 1994 for free download as well as some other single samples of other records. This is truly fucked up stuff in the vein of the Metal Enterprises releases.
But you can slightly feel how fantastic (and sane) they used to be in their Apocalipsis 1986 demo when listening to the rerecorded "Listopad" song which is available there as well.
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Lycaon · Joined: 25 Oct 2008 Posts: 68 Location: Hellas

Many bands lately offer their whole work (demo or album) for free downloading. I always see one whenever checking some forums but I've never checked a band! I hate that new way of promotion.
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Antimosh003 · Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 200 Location: Leamington Spa, UK

Mysticum

http://www.mysticum.com/download_mp3.html

De Magia Veterum

http://www.myspace.com/demagiaveterum There are links on the myspace, nothing to do with myspace player.

schadel_reich · Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 840 Location: England

I think Deathwitch once had all of their material for free download on their website.

dalecooper · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 1250 Location: Indianapolis, IN

Metal Archives has a whole thread on this subject, lots and lots of links:

http://www.metal-archives.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=29806
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Evil_Invader · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 545 Location: Quebec, Canada

We put 4 out of 6 songs of the demos for download on the official site:

http://www.riotor.ca
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Mastubator · Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 238 Location: Sodom

Sindrome

http://www.sindrome.net/

Assasin and Sacrifice used to have everything on their old websites, but both sites were updated and had all the mp3s removed.
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sztorm75 · Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 1969 Location: Warsaw/Poland

Abhorrence from Finland has put their whole stuff online many years ago

http://www.timetombs.net/abhorrence/download.html
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Tireheb · Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 1549 Location: Finland

EXORDIUM (Fin) - http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=38864

Their full-lenght In Wrath Principle and various other tracks are there for free download. That site is maintained by the band.

axegrinder · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 112 Location: Germany

you can download the complete THOU discography on their homepage:

http://noladiy.org/thou

metalcrypt666 · Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 66 Location: Ottawa, Canada

Hospital of Death (Heavy Metal) http://www.myspace.com/hospitalofdeath

Scroll down a bit and you'll see a link to a torrent.
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Usurper · Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 79 Location: Bergen, Norway

Vrangsinn of Carpathian Forest started an mp3 "label" with free downloads called Misantrof ANTIRecords: http://www.misantrof.net/antirecords.htm

CR99 · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:31 am Post subject: