Metal Goes Digital: Metal Injection Video Series, Mobile Apps, Crowdfunding Campaigns
Heavy metal has gone through a lot of changes over the years gradually diversifying into a wide range of niches. The web has helped spread the word about the varieties of metal music just as it has helped subgenres and cultural niches of all kinds. The following resources provide numerous examples of how metal has taken to the web and gone mobile from the metal music industry web documentary series On The Record to metal mobile apps and crowdfunding campaigns.
ON THE RECORD Teaser
Metal Injection, a major metal resource website, debuted a web documentary series this week called ON THE RECORD that "turns the camera onto the people working behind the scenes in the music industry." It kicks off "with a five-part series focusing on 'A Decade Of Metal'" featuring:
- The biggest reunions of the last 10 years
- The subgenrefication of heavy metal
- How the internet has affected heavy metal in the last 10 years
- Women's ever-expanding role in metal
- The future of heavy metal
Channel: On The Record
"True Metal" Mobile Apps
Wren Leader shares 8 Truly Metal Apps With Which to Melt Off Your Face:
Lordi The Game (iOS) – Rhythm based action game featuring music from the upcoming Lordi album "Babez for Breakfast".
Metal Archives (Android) – Mobile access to The Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy (iOS) – Learn to play Megadeth songs on guitar.
Metal Injection (iOS) – Mobile app for the Metal Injection website.
Slayer Pinball Rocks and AC/DC Pinball Rocks (iOS) – So where's the KISS pinball app?
How to Do Harsh Death Metal Vocals (iOS) – From wikiHow.
Demoralizer (Android) – Enter the world of death doom grind metal band Demoralizer.
Metal Crowdfunding Campaigns
Eternal Descent – The Animated Series
Kickstarter:
Indiegogo:
Hypebot Features Writer Clyde Smith maintains his business writing hub at Flux Research and blogs about dance at All World Dance. To suggest topics for Hypebot, contact: clyde(at)fluxresearch(dot)com.
Hey Clyde, thanks for mentioning the Great New Metal Kickstarter campaign. As of the time of this comment, we’re only $20 shy of our goal of $1500 with 12 days to go.
Oh yeah, we’re bribing the person that puts us over the top with an extra GNM Licensed Signature t-shirt! \m/
Thanks so much for the mention of our Kickstarter campaign!! As of an hour ago we reached our goal! Everyone here at Great New Metal appreciates your support, thanks again!
Wow, the Slayer pinball WAS real! I guess even the Lords of Annihilation need that licensing money!
This was a great roundup, Clyde, thanks.