I think that record companies distributed Heavy Metal bands on vinyl far longer than any other genre because the improved quality of CDs just didn't make any discernable difference to either the listeners or to the music.
This is the dumbest comment I have ever heard. First: vinyl sounds better than CD's. Have you ever bought a rereleased comp where they lost the DATS? Listen sometime and you'll be able to hear and occasional click from the vinyl.
Secondly, it's no secret why they still distribute Heavy Metal and other "alternative" genres on vinyl; there's a market for it. I don't know WHY there's a market for it (more fan loyalty? more 'serious' listeners?) but I do know that the reason ISN'T that "the improved quality of CDs just didn't make any discernable difference to either the listeners or to the music." That's not only insulting to the people who listen to and make music that's released on vinyl, it's ignorant and completely unfounded.
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I think that record companies distributed Heavy Metal bands on vinyl far longer than any other genre because the improved quality of CDs just didn't make any discernable difference to either the listeners or to the music.
This is the dumbest comment I have ever heard. First: vinyl sounds better than CD's. Have you ever bought a rereleased comp where they lost the DATS? Listen sometime and you'll be able to hear and occasional click from the vinyl.
Secondly, it's no secret why they still distribute Heavy Metal and other "alternative" genres on vinyl; there's a market for it. I don't know WHY there's a market for it (more fan loyalty? more 'serious' listeners?) but I do know that the reason ISN'T that "the improved quality of CDs just didn't make any discernable difference to either the listeners or to the music." That's not only insulting to the people who listen to and make music that's released on vinyl, it's ignorant and completely unfounded.