When I set up this blog went searching the net to see what fans of death metal were writing about. Along the way I set up some alerts to follow blogs from metal fans, I wanted to know what they were saying to each other, what kind of information do they share, how often are they communicating?
What I found is a staggering amount of peer to peer file sharing. Blogs such as "Death Metal Trip Archive" and "Brutal Death Metal" both offer extensive lists of albums and dvds that are available for download. Most often the bloggers make use of the filesharing sites: rapidshare.com, megaupload.com, and depositfiles.com. The aim behind the filesharing doesn't seem to be simply getting the music for free, but to make other users aware of new or obscure music that they may not be aware of. The author of "Brutal Death Metal" writes
"Enjoy my death metal selection only for sharing my passion of brutal killing noise. I am sure you will like it ;-)If you like it you buy it ! If not DELETE it !Download Albums YOU Have.That's the best way to support bands...Don't support disc industry support independants labels !"
The blogs also feature forums where users can request uploads of albums that they are unable to find themselves, and live chat rooms where users can talk to each other in realtime.
Something else I found interesting is that many of the blogs are written in two languages, some in english and spanish or portuguese, others in english and nordic? languages that I wasn't quite able to figure out. So this is truly a form of music that is global, coming from and going to different areas of the world.
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