If anything the internet has made music thrive. It has given the little bands a chance to shine. People don’t want another epic “super band”, especially metal fans. I may be speaking for myself but we like the fact that there are a shit-load of great metal bands out there to listen to as opposed to one to five bands dominating the genre. Sure we still have Slayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest (just to name a few) that are still going strong and have a huge fan base, but we also have so many smaller named bands that keep out iPods filled and our heads banging. Even in the pop industry the bands don’t last long enough to be “The Next Big thing”. You see how the labels have dropped the American Idol stars. It is and always has been a vicious industry.

With more and more bands going to independent labels and even making their own labels it seems to me that the bands are taking the industry back. Recording is a lot easier these days and can often be done in home studios with technological advances, it’s too easy. With smaller labels the bands get less pressure to change their sound, often making for a better band and better records without losing the fans that made them. If your doing it because you want to make millions then your doing it for the wrong reasons in the first place. Everyone wants to get paid for their art and services but if you go into it with the mentality that your going to get rich from it then your just lying to yourself. There is a lot less money for the bands these days without the huge label support and advances but I think it helps make the bands remember where they came from and how and why they started.

Kiss got huge with a handful of great hits, a gimmick and marketing genius. Now it’s all marketing for them. Their music to them now is just another tool to sell merchandise. Gene has obviously forgotten who put him where he is. The fans. The same fans that are PAYING for Kissology after Kissology just to watch old boring interviews, repetitive video clips and songs recycled to better fit the times.

There are too many great bands out there to worry about “The Next Big Thing”.

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Our Digital Music writer, Bruce wouldn’t want to switch places with Ozzy for similar reasons to mine.

Dave at Brit Music doesn’t want to trade places with Amy Winehouse no matter how many pageviews she gets him!

Mike at Toronto Unplugged wouldn’t want to be Flavor Flav. Enough said.

Gilan of the Beatles Invasion wouldn’t want to The King. I like the whole Bubba Hotep theory, Myself.

Last in the b5 Media List club for this round but by far not least, Lauren from the great continent of Australia tell us why she would not want to trade places with Wolfmother.

Now, on another note, My Finnish friend from Metal Music Blog shows us some Metal Musicians he WOULD want to switch places with…if only for a moment!

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Fusing Metallica style riffs and lyrics in with classic Beatle tunes seems all to easy for these guys. The singer doing his best…probably THE best James Hetfield impersonation I’ve heard. Give them a listen with the songza players below and let me know what you think!

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