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OPETH: BBC Session Recordings To Surface On 'Ghost Reveries' Special Re-Release
- Dec. 4, 2005
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Sweden's OPETH visited the legendary BBC studios in Maida Vale, London, U.K. to record a couple of songs scheduled to be aired on BBC Radio 1 sometime soon. The songs will also be included on the planned special release of "Ghost Reveries". The tracks recorded were as follows: "The Grand Conjuration", "When" and "Soldier of Fortune" (DEEP PURPLE cover).
OPETH's new album, "Ghost Reveries", is available now on Roadrunner Records. The band utilized the services of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan during the bulk of this summer's Sounds of the Underground tour after the group's regular skinsman, Martin Lopez, went back to Sweden for treatment of a rare blood disorder he's had for most of his life. The group have since enlisted Martin Axenrot (BLOODBATH, WITCHERY, NIFELHEIM) to take over Lopez' duties until he's fully recovered.
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COMMENT |
posted by : TypeOpeth
12/4/2005 2:26:07 PM
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Because that's what Roadrunner does...they rerelease every single record with extra tracks, likely in a digipak. I'm a huge Opeth fan, but I won't buy this...fuck Roadrunner.
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COMMENT | ..
posted by :
12/4/2005 2:27:43 PM
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Because its Roadrunner Record's money grabbing policy of re-releasing albums like this with special editions months after everyone has bought the original (and charted it at #56 on the charts I might add). Its a lame tactic that Opeth probably has little to do with... remember that Roadrunner did this for Cradle of Filth too. Typical stuff really, download the BBC1 sessions - dont support bullshit re-releases like this with your hard earned dollars.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/4/2005 2:33:21 PM
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Ughh!! Damn you Roadrunner! At least give the original release a few months to sale before you go and release it all over again.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Silent Scream
12/4/2005 2:39:44 PM
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Defiantely a album worht buying twice.
And fuck Roadrunner for doing this shit.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Silent Scream
12/4/2005 2:40:19 PM
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/\ worth /\
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COMMENT | Has Roadrunner
posted by :
12/4/2005 2:44:32 PM
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ever seen a scam they didn't like?
blessed be.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mulder
12/4/2005 2:56:42 PM
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OPETH RULES!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/4/2005 3:07:49 PM
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Fuck Roadrunner. They always do this, it's a scam. I bought this album and it's been on repeat for weeks but I won't buy it again.
I went to see Opeth last week in Nottingham and they blew me away, I bought my gig ticket and the merchandise, I've contributed. I'll be damned if I buy the album again. At least give me the choice on release day.
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COMMENT | Jenny_Talia
posted by :
12/4/2005 3:16:17 PM
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Thank You!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting a long time to see someone use that for a screen name!
blessed be.
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COMMENT | HERE WE GO AGAIN, DAMIT RRUNNER
posted by : mrpunchy
12/4/2005 3:20:10 PM
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IF YOU READ THIS,
We gave you guys a shit load of money this year and you go again at it, fucking us up. That's fucking insane. You KNEW Opeth album would sell. Why didn't you Put a Special edition right from the start?
FUCKING COWARDS!
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COMMENT | sorry
posted by :
12/4/2005 3:25:22 PM
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New album rules and all, but I'm just not going for this shit.
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COMMENT | Looks like it's unanimous...
posted by :
12/4/2005 3:32:25 PM
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Okay, what have we learnt here today, kiddies?
Well, even in this age of P2P and Torrents, fans of real music are ready, willing and able to support a great band like Opeth by going out and buying their awesome new album, and catching them in concert, should the opportunity present itself.
However, contrary to the belief of Roadrunner's A&R department, we are NOT made of money. Fuck your re-releases and all your other money grubbing bullshit. Oh, goddamn, I just love the Christmas season...
Mmm... Beer... c(_)
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COMMENT | imports...
posted by : u0f0017
12/4/2005 3:37:02 PM
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Thank god for mp3s...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/4/2005 3:49:29 PM
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fuck this
i own the album
saw them in concert
fuck RR as everyone else has said
this is just stupid shit
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COMMENT | God.
posted by : Bunt Cunny
12/4/2005 4:14:48 PM
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Fuck you roadrunner. If you are going to release a special edition, release it for the first month the cd comes out so the real fans who wait in line to get it the day it is released can pick it up, don't money grub like this and expect us to re-purchase something we already bought for two or three tracks.
Fuck you guys, seriously.
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COMMENT | haven't you guys
posted by : shitehead
12/4/2005 4:14:54 PM
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learned anything from the past releases of roadrunner. thats why i haven't bought this cd. still, a shitty scam by roadrunner. they are fucking with the fans who buy cds upon the first release.
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COMMENT | Bull Crap
posted by :
12/4/2005 4:16:10 PM
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Obviously people can see through this re-realese garbage, eat me roadrunner.
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COMMENT | FUCK ROADRUNNER RECORDS!!!!!!!
posted by :
12/4/2005 4:22:18 PM
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WHAT THE FUCK??!!!! When will the day come that I can buy a copy of a cd without a better one coming out 4 months later, FUCK YOU GUYS! You don't want us to download music from the bands on your label but we can't even get the "whole" album on the release date. It's like buy it on release date and only get most of the stuff on the album or suffer and not buy it until 4 months down the road and get all of it....How about I send you my already bought copy of Ghost Reveries and you can just re-send me the new version of the cd??? QUIT BEING SO FUCKING GREEDY ROADRUNNER RECORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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COMMENT |
posted by : EmmysLemmy
12/4/2005 4:38:49 PM
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it looks like a lot of the posters knew this was going to happen and it did...
i anticipated it but wow, i didn't expect the level of anger...i am right there with all the other posters...
pisses me off also...!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : agentpatience
12/4/2005 4:38:56 PM
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well it certainly looks like Roadrunner is going to find out we're not going to buy their shit twice. I mean, lets face it...we all love Opeth, but their audience isn't going to grow exponentially. I would say that at least 80% of the people in this world who would be willing to buy Ghost Reveries have probably already bought Ghost Reveries. And since 100% of those people seem to be calling bullshit on this, who's going to buy their re-release?
The sad thing is, Opeth is kinda the one who gets fucked here. They've got all these no-doubt awesome live tracks that their real audience is never going to hear.
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COMMENT | FUCK IT
posted by :
12/4/2005 4:39:09 PM
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I just decided that anything that comes out from roadrunner I will burn, then I'll listen to that copy until the new special edition comes out. I apologize to the bands that I love for burning their music but your labels greedy and I don't support that. So when these new editions are coming out, then I'll buy the cd. and again. !!!!!!!!!FUCK ROADRUNNER RECORDS!!!!!! So roadrunner you might as well apologize to Cradle Of Filth in advance because I'll be burning their cd when its released, and when you decide to put out the special edition a few months later then I'll buy it.
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COMMENT | Hurrican Hugo
posted by :
12/4/2005 4:53:48 PM
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Wow, with so much anger about the planned re-release of an album that we all have it's nice to know that a screen name can bring so much joy.
I whole heartedly agree with Crowned_Unholy, the record companies want to stop downloaders? They're going the wrong way 'about it. Record companies need to re-think their ethics if they want to stop downloading. I've always been a buyer but I won't fall for cynical tricks to part me from my hard earned cash. There are too many albums for me to buy the first time, I won't bleed for the same one twice, no matter how good the band are. Trying to sell the album twice will not make Opeth more successful, it's preaching to the converted. Roadrunner at one point did release multiple versions, I always went for the digi-paks which cost more but for the extra content, no matter how poor it was but the policy of releasing an album and then re-releasing it is not on and should be stopped. Loyal buyers like me and other posters here will only take so much.
Once again, fuck you Roadrunner.
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COMMENT | agentpatience
posted by :
12/4/2005 4:57:19 PM
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"The sad thing is, Opeth is kinda the one who gets fucked here. They've got all these no-doubt awesome live tracks that their real audience is never going to hear."
Nah dude, us fans will get to hear this Opeth BBC session - via the beauty of mp3s. Fuck you Roadrunner, fuck your re-releases. I urge everyone not to buy this re-release - make a statement.
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posted by : CallousedDrummer
12/4/2005 5:30:52 PM
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I'm really pissed about this. I got the album right when it came out and I'm not buying it again. That's just ridiculous.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/4/2005 5:34:11 PM
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download first, buy later!
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COMMENT | WHO DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING!
posted by : Metallized Kid
12/4/2005 5:36:58 PM
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I didn't buy Ghost Reveries when it came out cause I knew they were gonna do this shit. I am glad I waited, haha
and yes, thank god for mp3s.
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COMMENT | Roadrunner is getting out of hand with this crap.
posted by : Mad Max
12/4/2005 5:44:58 PM
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Enough is enough with the fucking re-releases!! I agree with Crowned_Unholy in his post above; from now on I'm going to burn every Roadrunner release first and listen to that until the special edition comes out. That way those grubby money-hungry assholes at Roadrunner Records don't get my money twice ever again.
Note to Roadrunner: How about you dimwits put out TWO different versions of the album on the same damn day it's released?! Put out the normal edition, and then a special edition that costs more but has a bunch of bonuses. That way the people who want to pay for the extra material can but don't have to get ripped off by buying the inferior normal version beforehand. Makes sense, doesn't it? Good...now start doing it. It's just not good business to piss off your customers over and over again.
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COMMENT | thats not nice guys....!
posted by : Gorejuice xxx
12/4/2005 5:45:42 PM
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God will be sad about this....
fuck you bloodfarts! die roadrunner assholes! opeth is metal for metalheads , i think they should have signed with century media or something , not with this hip label.
flavor flavvvv!
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COMMENT | FUCK
posted by :
12/4/2005 5:49:23 PM
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ROAD RUNNER
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COMMENT | FUCK YOU MOTHERFUCKERS (RRR)
posted by :
12/4/2005 6:08:03 PM
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Like Metallized Kid said, we all suspected they'd pull this bullshit
I'm downloading this when it comes out, so fuck you once more.
I bought the album when it came out, and bought several more albums shortly afterwards. I bought a concert ticket too. What else do you want?
Everybody knows the band is not behind this, you (RR) have nowhere to hide for your cowardice.
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COMMENT | FF
posted by :
12/4/2005 6:26:59 PM
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Looking at my cd's earlier and checking the Roadrunner stuff, I realise that I did fall for this once. I have two copies of Fear Factory's "Obsolete" album. Why? Simply because of "Cars". Then, the dumb fuck that I am I bought the single for "Cars". Duh! Fair enough, this was 7 years ago but I did fall for it nevertheless.
Sorry, Roadrunner, as much as I admire your roster, there will be countless suckers out there that you are financially pumelling just to squeeze that bit extra. So, for the 3rd time, fuck you Roadrunner.
PS - Anyone want to buy a spare copy of "Obsolete", slightly soiled?
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COMMENT | Wow! Holy Shit!
posted by :
12/4/2005 6:29:19 PM
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A thread where everyone's in agreement... take a bow, people!! Incidentally, does anyone have Mikael's address? I figure if I'm gonna download those other tracks, I might as well send him a 12-pack of Steinlager and a note saying "Thanks for the awesome tuneage, but your label sucks DICK!!" After all, nobody (not even the compulsive downloaders) wants to see their favourite artists starving and unable to make music, but record company cash-grabs like this present quite a quandry.
Mmm... Beer... c(_)
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COMMENT | And I can only hope...
posted by :
12/4/2005 6:30:45 PM
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That some of the staff at Roadrunner take the time to READ and LISTEN to what we, their customers, are actually saying.
Mmm... Beer... c(_)
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COMMENT | hey guys listen
posted by :
12/4/2005 6:48:43 PM
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yeah i hate roadrunner for this shit too, they pull this stuff all the time, i mean i just bought this album like 3 days ago because i just had enough extra money to afford this and they re release it. thats a piss off, escpially to someone who can barley affiord to buy cds period....BUT and its a mjor but, roadrunner couldnt release this speacil version of the album the dayit came out because opeth didnt record this bbc session until after the album was released. so would you guys prefer they didnt release this speacil version at all? there are some people who probaly havent bought the album yet that will and they're in for a speacil treat.
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COMMENT | everybody's pissed
posted by : zoryn
12/4/2005 7:16:16 PM
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but since the release date went public, they said they would re-release it with an extra dvd.. i also waited..
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COMMENT | QUO VADIS and RRR: HERE's AN IDEA
posted by : mrpunchy
12/4/2005 8:02:14 PM
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Quo Vadis: "roadrunner couldnt release this speacil version of the album the dayit came out because opeth didnt record this bbc session until after the album was released"
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Ok, I already thought about this. WHY NOT PUT WHATEVER BONUSES ON THE FOLLOWING ALBUM INSTEAD????? For instance, on the last ((FF)) album Transgression, they included LIVE version of CYBERWASTE, a song that appeared on the previous album Archetype.
So here's a recap:
1- Release an album
2- Record extra bonuses, videos, interviews, etc.
3- Release a new album: include bonus from the last session.
4- Repeat steps 2 and 3.
There, RRR, I got your solution! Now you can contact me personally and send a cheque to my attention.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
12/4/2005 8:47:38 PM
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OPETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MESHUGGAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | If all else fails...
posted by :
12/4/2005 9:30:53 PM
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They could make somewhat of an EP out of the bonuses. For instance, when Anthrax were touring for Stomp 442, they released the "Nothing Australasian Tour EP", which had some really cool shit. Sure, once again, it's the money factor, but an EP is a lot more financially viable than a whole album.
Mmm... Beer... c(_)
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COMMENT | Two things..
posted by : NovembersDirge
12/4/2005 9:45:50 PM
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I didn't buy this record in the first place because, well, I heard and I was really pretty disappointed. Deliverance was OK, and this was just an extension of that record (add keyboards). Frankly, from what I've heard about Roadrunner over the years, this is no surprise. Labels do stuff like this. It's no reason to get super angry. It's just three songs. Download them, borrow them from your sucker friend, or.. gasp.. don't ever hear them! Who cares? Opeth is a great band, but you've already heard two of those songs before (and probably own them) and anyone who saw the Damnation tour heard Soldier of Fortune live. So why do you need to own that stuff?
If you have record companies there is a solution: quit consuming music or get it in some other way. People will still buy this re-release. You guys bitching about it on the blabbermouth boards isn't going to change anything. Roadrunner already got your money, they don't give a shit what you do now. Yay capitalism!
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COMMENT | Er..
posted by : NovembersDirge
12/4/2005 9:47:03 PM
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*If you HATE record companies...
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COMMENT | Opeth could fart and id fuckin buy it!
posted by :
12/4/2005 10:08:25 PM
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DimmuBorgir-"reissue of Stormblast is fuclin kick ass!!!"\m/~"
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COMMENT | Thank go-err-whatever...
posted by : RedStateColluge
12/5/2005 1:34:10 AM
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for downloading.
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COMMENT | watsup
posted by :
12/5/2005 2:13:34 AM
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I think someone here actually DID try to start a pool as to how long it would take RR to announce a "special edition" re-release of "Ghost Reveries". If I remember right, said person set the time at "within 6 months".
blessed be.
n/p:"Angel(live)"- Sarah McLachlan
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COMMENT | Roadrunner stinks
posted by : Kovaks
12/5/2005 3:13:31 AM
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I was surprised when "Ghost Reveries" came out that no limited edition was available. Especially for a new and famous band that just signed on Craprunner.
Since then I was dead sure RR would re-release that record at the first occasion and it didn't miss.
What I'm gonna is bloodsimple : I'm not gonna buy this new version and will download it on the net.
This kind of business is just shitty as hell and will only encourage people to download records instead of buying them and support the bands they like.
Conclusion : Opeth rules (and everybody knows that...)
RR sucks (and everybody should realize it by now)
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COMMENT | Power over the living
posted by : Kovaks
12/5/2005 3:15:47 AM
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It's because of people like you that the world is heading for disaster.
Buy a brain and try to think for once.
Good luck !!!
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COMMENT | Question time!
posted by : Metallized Kid
12/5/2005 1:40:33 PM
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HOW MANY TIMES HAVE RR (RE-)RELEASED THESE ALBUMS?:
SEPULTURA - ROOTS
SOULFLY - SOULFLY
MACHINE HEAD - BURN MY EYES
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COMMENT | Then they're gonna bitch about downloading...
posted by :
12/5/2005 2:52:18 PM
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RoadRunner, this just ain't right.
Re-release to pocket a few extra bucks off the die hard fans who bought this record despite being able to download it. Great appreciation guys.
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