Veil on Downloading Music
I ran across Veil, an excellent atmospheric black metal band from Minnesota, recently. They have an interesting post about downloading their album on their MySpace page:
Ultimately I support physical formats (CD, Vinyl, Tape) but I realize that music downloading is here, and it’s not going anywhere soon, so it’s best to acknowledge it.
The band goes on to state that while they obviously prefer people buying their music, they recognize that their latest album Sombre is rather difficult to obtain. Apparently a bunch of places like iTunes are offering digital downloads of Sombre without Veil’s permission, so the band would rather fans just download it for free instead of giving these places money. I have my own opinions about downloading music and the associated laws and regulations, but it’s interesting to hear the perspective of an underground metal band on the issue.
Although they don’t have any copies yet at the time I’m writing this, apparently The End Records will have some physical copies soon:
» Buy Sombre from The End
Or for the impatient, download it in 320kbps here:
» Download Sombre for free
