The GWN.metal Podcast GWN Metal

This is Part 2 of our "𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭: 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴" mini series where we take a peek behind the curtain to discuss key topics on the business side of the Metal Scene.

Starting his marketing consulting agency 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 at a young age, Matt Bacon is in the trenches experimenting with his own content strategies and consequently helping artists & labels in both the Hardcore & Metal Scenes reach international audiences. Best known for his daily educational videos on Instagram & TikTok called "Bacon's Bits", Matt's embrace of the DIY attitude has amassed a following of over 30k followers across social media  over the last 6 years. 

Our conversation focuses on the practical application of strategies that are working today for DIY musician & is a no holds barred dose of what it really takes to grow your music career.

Tune in to this chat full of golden knowledge, share this with the bands you love, and get ready to take notes! 📖

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𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚:

Website: https://dropoutmedia.net/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bacons.bits/



*FREE eBook: https://mailchi.mp/adc6fa55e481/pwtq6rh6qj

**If you are looking to take action on the strategies & tips shared in this episode but feel overwhelmed or want to personally work with Matt, please send him an email: matt@dropoutmedia.net

***CAPRA Band (Marketing Campaign Example) - https://linktr.ee/capraband



𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬:

The Daily Music Business Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/4F4ZrXwa4fwstjTmxpyR9B?si=pXXbFPIKRQWVsXRQWYqlyg&dl_branch=1

Dumb & Dumbest Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/6CByEg0YYVQDavcHDlM1sD?si=dXOFmu6QSU-S-5OtN2d7Nw&dl_branch=1

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𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 @𝐆𝐖𝐍.𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 🤘



Instagram - 6 Posts/week

https://www.instagram.com/gwn.metal/



Facebook - New Releases/Reviews/Blog

https://www.facebook.com/GWN.Metal



Spotify - Playlists Updated Weekly

https://open.spotify.com/user/pr8coyx04bfct6glmjqxkznn4?si=Qlu4GacjQG2wCEf0Tp_2eQ



YouTube - Visual Podcast & Other Video Content

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6VF-Zr-B65exO5hflxBepg

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Music Credit to Jay Ruzicka

This is Part 1 of our new mini series entitled "𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭: 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴" where we take a peek behind the curtain to discuss key topics on the business side of the Metal Scene. Kicking us off is the distinguished PR expert Jon Asher of Asher Media Relations!

With decades of PR experience under his belt & a mission to help struggling artists gain the attention they need to support their musical careers, Jon is the go to guy in the Canadian Metal Scene.

We cover a lot of ground in this discussion that both bands and music fans will enjoy including:


How to stand out in a global music market in 2021?
The 3 most common PR mistakes & how to avoid them
The importance of building a band's "resume"
How good PR leads to funding

Tune in to this chat full of golden industry knowledge, share this with the bands you love, and get ready to take notes! 📖

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Asher Media Relations

Website: https://ashermediarelations.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashermedia/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsherMediaRelations



If you are looking to take action on the strategies & tips shared in this episode but feel overwhelmed or want to discuss a more personalized strategy with Jon directly, please send him an email: jon@ashermediarelations.com

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𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 @𝐆𝐖𝐍.𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 🤘



Instagram - 6 Posts/week

https://www.instagram.com/gwn.metal/



Facebook - Reviews/Blog

https://www.facebook.com/GWN.Metal



Spotify - Songs Updated Weekly

https://open.spotify.com/user/pr8coyx04bfct6glmjqxkznn4?si=Qlu4GacjQG2wCEf0Tp_2eQ&nd=1

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Music Credit to Jay Ruzicka

How does a band make it through the tough times of 2020/2021?

On this "𝘐𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩..." episode I chat with a band that chose to evolve & is looking to continue their growth beyond the Vancouver, BC metal scene.

Kurtis Jeffrey & Peter Bagchi create a unique Progressive Metal/Modern Metal blend through 𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 (previously known as 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞). 

We discussing the band's writing process, hear the in depth story of their name change & what to expect from the future. Tune in for this powerful chat with a band that is taking back control of their career.

*Music Credit to Kurtis Jeffrey, Peter Bagchi & No Light Escapes

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𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬: 

Bandcamp: https://nolightescapes.bandcamp.com/music

​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nolightescapesband

​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nolightescapesband/

​Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6f8T7Hzp475TY1JfYSs2au?si=bqyM0PZIR_awqPlEu3IwDA&nd=1



𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬:

𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timcreviston/

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𝘈𝘣𝘺𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 - 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳

https://www.instagram.com/abysmal.arts/

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𝘕𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴

Bandcamp: https://neckofthewoods.bandcamp.com/

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴

Bandcamp: https://thcdeath.bandcamp.com/

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𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵

Bandcamp: https://truentmetal.bandcamp.com/

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𝘕𝘰 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦

Bandcamp: https://nofaithinfortune.bandcamp.com/music


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𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 @𝐆𝐖𝐍.𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 🤘



Instagram - 6 Posts/week

https://www.instagram.com/gwn.metal/



Facebook - Reviews/Blog

https://www.facebook.com/GWN.Metal



Spotify - Songs Updated Weekly

https://open.spotify.com/user/pr8coyx04bfct6glmjqxkznn4?si=Qlu4GacjQG2wCEf0Tp_2eQ&nd=1

By special request, today's "𝘐𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩..." episode features a bad ass multi-instrumentalist, YouTuber, & Twitch streamer from our hometown of Vancouver, BC. 

Claine Lamb shreds on guitar with the Progressive Death Metal band 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬 and has grown her on-line community through the 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 channels. 

Shifting between deeper topics like dealing with stage fright & hilarious stories about BBC's (if you know, you know). Tune in for a dynamic chat with one of the most exciting musicians from the local scene.

Music Credit to Claire Lamb & The Hallowed Catharsis

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𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬:

Bandcamp: https://thcdeath.bandcamp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THCdeath

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thcdeath/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/412L6R430LcXu1H96ByzLo



𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rF-03qEH3KaWEfAdxc5IA

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/claines_world



𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬:

𝘊𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘯

Bandcamp: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nuklearth

𝘋𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deicideofficial/

𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘯

Bandcamp: https://doodswensband.bandcamp.com/music

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𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 @𝐆𝐖𝐍.𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 🤘

Instagram - 6 Posts/week

https://www.instagram.com/gwn.metal/

Facebook - Reviews/Blog

https://www.facebook.com/GWN.Metal

Spotify - Songs Updated Weekly

https://open.spotify.com/user/pr8coyx04bfct6glmjqxkznn4?si=Qlu4GacjQG2wCEf0Tp_2eQ  Anchor - Audio Only Podcast https://anchor.fm/gwn-metal 

On the third episode of our "𝘐𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩..." series we talk to some of the guys responsible for creating our Top Album of 2020!

Sean Hickey (Drums & Vox) and Matt LeBlanc (Bass & Cello) are the founders of Canadian Blackened Death Metal band 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬.  Hailing from the Maritime province of Nova Scotia, the band released their debut concept album 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘪𝘭 back in November and was quickly highlighted on radio stations & prolific music magazines. 

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞...

× 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳

× 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘢𝘹

× 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮

× 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦

× 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤



Music Credit to Sean Hickey, Matt LeBlanc & Ancient Thrones

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𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬:

Bandcamp: https://ancientthrones.bandcamp.com/

​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ancientthrones

​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientthrones/

​Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OvoNgkMEbqXKPSpZxt7AH

​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1B8yp0ciBMBTJ1iUnx08Fg​

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𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐧 & 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬:

𝘐𝘉𝘌𝘟

Bandcamp: http://ibex506.bandcamp.com/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/ibex.506

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𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺

Bandcamp: https://dumpstermummy.bandcamp.com/music

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dumpstermummy/

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𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsherMediaRelations/

Website: https://ashermediarelations.com/about-amr/

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𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 @𝐆𝐖𝐍.𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 🤘



Instagram - 6 Posts/week

https://www.instagram.com/gwn.metal/

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Facebook - Reviews/Blog

https://www.facebook.com/GWN.Metal​

It's that time again folks! Diving into the Canadian Metal Scene this year has unveiled some great albums that deserve more attention. I figured in the spirit of geeking out on music I would curate a list of albums that really struck a chord with me this year. 

𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕?

𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆?

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓?

Let me know! 🤘  

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🎧 Top Songs Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ba2u36DLhV1Z3BWbNsI8P?si=EcdSTLlySyWCZu9V1NBWHg 

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𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐭 - 𝐄𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

https://snakepitab.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-conflagration 

𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐝 - 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦

https://hazzerdthrash.bandcamp.com/album/delirium 

𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 - 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞

https://raiderofficial.bandcamp.com/album/guardian-of-the-fire 

𝐕ö𝐥𝐮𝐫 - 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭

https://volur.bandcamp.com/album/death-cult 

𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝 - 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝

https://hailthevoid666.bandcamp.com/album/hail-the-void 

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 - 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧

https://deadquiet.bandcamp.com/album/truth-and-ruin 

𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 - 𝐔𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠

https://sorcierdesglacesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/un-monde-de-glace-et-de-sang 

𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐈: 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐧

https://panzerfaust.bandcamp.com/album/the-suns-of-perdition-chapter-ii-render-unto-eden 

𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 - 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐮𝐫

https://fuckthefacts.bandcamp.com/album/pleine-noirceur 

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https://ancientthrones.bandcamp.com/album/the-veil

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Music Credit to Jay Ruzicka