Metal Is Not As Big Here As It Is In The Rest Of The World

In March, Accept singer Mark Tornillo shared his belief that “the USA is simply not metallic territory anymore.”

“It is all the time been troublesome to tour North America. It is largely promoters and the truth that we have to play at the very least a large enough room the place we’re gonna make some cash. But it surely’s gotta have the turnout to do it. However we’re gonna make it occur this yr it doesn’t matter what. I do know that. We have all determined that if now we have to take a reduce, we’ll take a reduce. However we have gotta play — we have gotta play for the followers.”

“We’ve no hassle promoting tickets in South America. No hassle promoting tickets in Europe, or else. I feel it is simply that the USA is simply not metallic territory anymore. I do not know why,” he mentioned on the time.

Naturally, that assertion drew backlash and Tornillo has clarified his assertion on the Rockin’ Steel Revival podcast (transcribed by Blabbermouth):

“Actually, [metal is] not as huge right here as it’s in the remainder of the world by any means. Europe, it is nonetheless large. South America, it is large. Japan, it is large. And it is type of not the principle attraction right here; it is simply not. And I feel it has extra to do with the truth that the document corporations do not advertise correctly. Nothing in opposition to ours — I imply, I really like working with Napalm now. They’re actually doing an ideal job for us, however within the mainstream, the large labels, they do not promote metallic. They do not… However they do not advertise properly sufficient. And I feel in the event that they did, children would get into it. They’re extra taken with promoting Taylor Swift and hip-hop. So it is what it’s. However heavy metallic will all the time be there; it is not going anyplace. It is simply underground once more.”

“Properly, Ok.Ok. [Downing‘s new band KK’S PRIEST] and us each performed Wacken [Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany in front of] 80,000 individuals with SCORPIONS. And now we’re gonna play small theaters and large golf equipment [together in America]. So, that is what it’s.”