The average lifespan of an underground artist today

William_the_Bloody · 07-11-2015, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

I'm an underground artist who has made 10+ albums and has made a total of 0$ from those albums

:O

Ok that's cool, but I'm specifically talking about underground artists who are trying to survive primarily off their work as musicians.

(For instance, how long do people think that a band like Death Grips will hold out for? As long as Killing Joke? Skinny Puppy? Has the lifespan of bands that go against the mainstream been shortened?)

The Batlord · 07-11-2015, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

Ok that's cool, but I'm specifically talking about underground artists who are trying to survive primarily off their work as musicians.

(For instance, how long do people think that a band like Death Grips will hold out for? As long as Killing Joke? Skinny Puppy? Has the lifespan of bands that go against the mainstream been shortened?)

Sounds like we're doing them a favor. I doubt Killing Joke make enough money to ever retire with, so unless they can keep going till they drop dead, eventually they're going to be screwed.

William_the_Bloody · 07-11-2015, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Sounds like we're doing them a favor. I doubt Killing Joke make enough money to ever retire with, so unless they can keep going till they drop dead, eventually they're going to be screwed.

I suppose that is one way of looking at it, but I guess I see it as a loss of great artists, I'd at least like underground bands to last a good 8 years.

I think this is particularly relevant to metal bands these days, metalcore aside, it's pretty much become an underground genre.

Thus is a band like Toxic Holocaust still going? and if so, how long do you think they can hold out before they get sick of touring & being perpetually broke?