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Old 04-15-2009, 03:02 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zero1986 View Post
It might be a different situation in America or mainland europe. The problem with Ireland is that our population is too small for metal bands build up a fanbase by touring. And out of that population the metalhead to normal people ratio is far worse than, say, Scandinavia. The only way bands like Primordial were able to build up huge fanbases was by leaving the country and concentrate on touring europe.
Yes. Of course. I understand what your saying by they can't expect to make a living out of it by never leaving the island. I mean, look at all the British metal bands. I was saying that they could still have a successful career in music and still keep Ireland as their home base.
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