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# The Deep Dive: Metallica’s New Independent Label [LISTEN]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-deep-dive-metallicas-new-independent-label-listen/
- Published: 2012-12-13T11:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-13T11:30:00.000Z
- Description: The Deep Dive is a new mini-podcast from The Upward Spiral. We've shortened our News segment in the regular podcast to take 10 – 15 minutes and "dive deep", analyzing. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/12/the-deep-dive-metallicas-new-independent-label-listen.html]
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- Tags: Major Labels, Music Marketing, Podcasts, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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The Deep Dive is a new mini-podcast from [The Upward Spiral](https://soundcloud.com/upwardspiralpodcast/?ref=hypebot.com). We've shortened our News segment in the regular podcast to take 10 – 15 minutes and "dive deep", analyzing a single news item from all different angles. In this installment, we dive into the news of **Metallica's new label [Blackened Recordings](https://www.hypebot.com/metallica-splits-from-wmg-to-launch-blackened-recordings/)**, and the fact that all their masters reverted back to the band from WMG. What does it mean for the future of the band – and the future of major labels, for that matter? Listen to us hash it out in this short, free-wheeling discussion.

  
**The Upward Spiral** is a podcast about the new music industry featuring [Kyle Bylin](https://twitter.com/?ref=hypebot.com#!/kbylin) ([Live Nation Labs](http://www.livenationlabs.com/?ref=hypebot.com)), music industry consultant [Jason Spitz](https://twitter.com/?ref=hypebot.com#!/jasonspitz) (Former Director of Marketing at [Topspin](http://www.topspinmedia.com/?ref=hypebot.com)), and Hypebot's [Hisham Dahud](http://twitter.com/hishamdahud?ref=hypebot.com) (also of [Fame House](http://famehouse.net/?ref=hypebot.com)). Along with special guests, the group discusses current events and issues that face artists & music professionals.

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