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Dumb and Dumbest Episode #247: Intent Based Marketing

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As great and useful a tool as social media has become, it definitely needs to feel like a two-way exchange of information, not just a one-sided method to sell stuff. Dumb and Dumbest #247 is streaming now and it’s all about Intent-Based Marketing! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR), in addition to the podcast, Matt and Curtis host The Music Marketing Challenge, a low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! Message them at the links below. Continue reading →


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #246: Monica Is Back

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YouTube demonetizes content every day, but to date, the have never done it to a major metal band, until now. Goatwhore’s video for ‘Apocalyptic Havoc’ has earned their wrath! Dumb and Dumbest #246 is streaming now and Monica Strut is back (along with Keefy)! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR), in addition to the podcast, Matt and Curtis host The Music Marketing Challenge, a low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! Message them at the links below. Continue reading →


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #245: Not Relying On One Platform

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When you have something that works for you, it seems logical to stick with it. However, with the changing pace of social media and all music marketing, it’s dangerous to put all of your eggs into one basket. Dumb and Dumbest #245 is streaming now and it’s all about Not Relying On One Platform! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR), in addition to the podcast, Matt and Curtis host The Music Marketing Challenge, a low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! Message them at the links below. Continue reading →


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #244: Dayal Patterson of Cult Never Dies

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Books about music are fairly commonplace now, but a DIY underground metal music publishing company is still an outlier in 2019. It takes an enormous amount of work and temerity to make it a success. Dumb and Dumbest #244 is streaming now and it’s an interview with Dayal Patterson of Cult Never Dies! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR), in addition to the podcast, Matt and Curtis host The Music Marketing Challenge, a low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! Message them at the links below. Continue reading →


Parent Company Of Terrorizer Magazine Dissolved

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In a striking blow to the hopes of legions of fans that grew up with Terrorizer, the parent company of the magazine Dark Arts Limited was dissolved last week, on 29th of January. Although the activity of the magazine, website, and social media has crawled to a stop last spring, we are still saddened by this development. We’ve seen other publications and websites saved from the brink of extinction in the past, most recently Metal Hammer. Still, this news saddens us to no end. Since 1993, Terrorizer has been a leading light of metal music journalism for 25 years, until their print run ended abruptly early last year. They were first incorporated in 2002. We sincerely hope the mag can live on somehow, as it has been essential to the scene and broke countless underground bands. Continue reading →


Ozzy, Judas Priest, Meshuggah And Myrkur Among The Winners At The Golden Gods Awards

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Last night Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Meshuggah, Myrkur, Maynard James Keenan, Jessica Pimentel and many more took home the statues at the 16th annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. Hosted by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta and saw Carpenter Brut, Myrkur, Meshuggah, Baroness and Parkway Drive perform in front of a packed crowd at Indigo at the O2 in London. Ozzy won the evening’s top award, fittingly the Golden God Award in service to his solo career in music. Continue reading →


Metal Hammer’s 100 Best Albums Of 2017

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Earlier this week we revealed that Ghost Cult’s Album of the Year was Emperor Of Sand by Mastodon, and we weren’t alone in thinking so highly of the record. In their latest issue, the good people at Metal Hammer revealed their 100 Best Albums Of 2017, and the latest release from Mastodon topped their list as well. Continue reading →


Metal Hammer Reveal Their List Of ‘The 100 Best Metal Songs Of The 90s’

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In the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, they revisit the 1990’s, and look back at some of the biggest bands, songs, and albums that came out during the decade. Today they’ve revealed their list of ‘The 100 Best Metal Songs Of The 90s’ online, and it’s sure to get people talking. Continue reading →