I believe I am sharing accurate and meaningful descriptions. However, I will keep your comments in mind, as no one else has shared what you've shared, and its always good to look into other perspectives.
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Commercial Death Metal?
- Thread starter johnbasalla
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The point seems to be moot.
There doesn't seem to be any commercial death metal stations. Of course, it's probably not expected to be commercial when the death metal acts make the death-metallike albums.
Lacking any evidence to list, it's hard to say if anyone's "accomplishing something."
Plus, there's the "it happened on the internet discussion boards" so what really gets accomplished anyway?
I think everyone probably got as close to "death metal" as they could.
There doesn't seem to be any commercial death metal stations. Of course, it's probably not expected to be commercial when the death metal acts make the death-metallike albums.
Lacking any evidence to list, it's hard to say if anyone's "accomplishing something."
Plus, there's the "it happened on the internet discussion boards" so what really gets accomplished anyway?
I think everyone probably got as close to "death metal" as they could.
I have never heard it, but from what I've heard Rebel Radio in Illinois [might reach Chicago, not sure] is about the hardest-metal station these days. They mention Slayer and Pantera and others on their website.
www.rebelradio.com
AM 1500 WPJX 'Rebel Radio' claims to be the 'hardest station in the nation', which I believe is true. From my observations, they sound harder than any Active Rock station, even the harder ones like WJJO.
WPJX spins a nice variety of heavier bands. Here are this week's top groups played in order: Halford, Black Label Society, Pantera, Danzig, Megadeth, Kamelot, Mushroomhead, All That Remains, Soulfly, Distrurbed, GWAR, Nevermore, The Sword, Hell Yeah, Iron Maiden, Five Finger Death Punch, Death Angel, Exodus, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Kataklysm, Godsmack, Monster Magnet, Helmet, Turley, Accept, Tarja, Kingdom of Sorrow, Powerglove, Lordi, Murderdolls, Shadowsfall.
The signal does not reach Chicago. They mostly cover the Illinois-Wisconsin state line area, Lake and Kenosha counties.
When I was at WMFS in Memphis in the late 90's, we played some "Death Metal" during a feature we called "The Heavy Lunch" Most notably Cannibal Corpse. We also played Slayer, Treponem Pal, and several bands from the "Extreme Metal" genre. While everyone else was doing "Flashback" features, we went the opposite way.
Of course, there were no ratings in it. It was a daily stunt to get attention. Once we got said attention, about as extreme as we got was RATM, Metallica, Limp Bizkit, and Sevendust (Remember...this is 1997) as early as 10:30 AM when Stern shut up.
Given our limited signal, we maximized the potential. But, I'm fairly certain the station didn't make dime one...other than strip clubs and sex shops.
But we had a BLAST!!!
Of course, there were no ratings in it. It was a daily stunt to get attention. Once we got said attention, about as extreme as we got was RATM, Metallica, Limp Bizkit, and Sevendust (Remember...this is 1997) as early as 10:30 AM when Stern shut up.
Given our limited signal, we maximized the potential. But, I'm fairly certain the station didn't make dime one...other than strip clubs and sex shops.
But we had a BLAST!!!
vchimpanzee said:I remember reading about a station in Myrtle Beach, SC called 93.5 Asylum which lasted only a year. They were more extreme than most active rockers. But they had a lousy signal. They went soft AC/oldies in 2000 and then simulcast country and now they're Spanish.
Lol about a death metal station flipping to "Soft AC" - good thing it wasn't the other way around, or some elderly people would've had heart attacks
I think you came up with a better description in "Extreme Metal". That would cover all of the sounds, not just the so-called "Death Metal" part.
I've never proved they actually played death metal, but it was extreme.atlantaboy said:vchimpanzee said:I remember reading about a station in Myrtle Beach, SC called 93.5 Asylum which lasted only a year. They were more extreme than most active rockers. But they had a lousy signal. They went soft AC/oldies in 2000 and then simulcast country and now they're Spanish.
Lol about a death metal station flipping to "Soft AC" - good thing it wasn't the other way around, or some elderly people would've had heart attacks
There are alot of Active Rock stations that play Hard Rock-Metal but not death metal. if you want some death metal.. I suggest knac.com they play it all... but its thru the net.. so it really dont count if you want a local radio station.
94.5 or KHTQ (thats a Q) is probably the best rock-metal station out there. I mean they dont play death metal...but you will hear the hardest of todays rock.. infact the MD/PD is the guy who ran Z-Rock back in the 80s. You can find this station (that is a actual radio station) rock945.com. Or thru yes.com then khtq and listen now.
Again they play New Rock 1st and some classics like Pantera,Megadeth,Tesla,Queensryche,Suicidle Tendencies,Iron Maiden, COC......
94.5 or KHTQ (thats a Q) is probably the best rock-metal station out there. I mean they dont play death metal...but you will hear the hardest of todays rock.. infact the MD/PD is the guy who ran Z-Rock back in the 80s. You can find this station (that is a actual radio station) rock945.com. Or thru yes.com then khtq and listen now.
Again they play New Rock 1st and some classics like Pantera,Megadeth,Tesla,Queensryche,Suicidle Tendencies,Iron Maiden, COC......
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