Metal TV shows supporting the underground (do they exist?)

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:13 am

I was wondering, if an unsigned band (or even on a small UG label without big financial support) gets a professionally shot promo video clip, is there any metal TV show that will accept it for rotation? Anything anywhere?

sovdat · Post by **sovdat** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:24 pm

Slovenian bands on our local TV

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:23 pm

Don't know about that, but youtube is yer friend and for many bands it has turned out worthwile to make a professional promotional video and get it on there. For instance, the best decision commercially that Helvetets Port has done was to make the "Lightning Rod Avenger" video. No TV show has shown it that I know of, but it became a youtube hit and drew lots of attention to the band.

Nonseinormale65 · Post by **Nonseinormale65** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:52 pm

In Italy we have ROCKTV (www.rocktv.it).it is a digital channel on the bouquet of SKY TV(channel 718),founded in 2001,they devote a lot of time and space to rock and metal underground or not.

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:45 am

Battle Street TV or something like this done by Neudi from VIRON etc...

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:27 am

every show that has tried supporting underground HM on mexican TV havent last for more than 2 months....and its been years since the last one...shame on that situation over here...im not sure about other states but at least this is the sucky situation in Mexico city

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:25 pm

Ok, I know this wasn't the intention of the OP but I feel like giving my opinion on musical videos.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of music videos. It's sometimes nice to see some old footage from rare bands and such, but I have DVD's of Macabre and Autopsy (two of my favorite bands) and I've just watched them once and never felt like watching them again.

Nathaniel · Post by **Nathaniel** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:01 am

I just found this:

http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist ... ndex.jhtml

MetalizeR · Post by **MetalizeR** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:29 pm

Nathaniel wrote:I just found this:

http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist ... ndex.jhtml

TMS is a talk show about all thing things hard rock and Heavy Metal like the slogan says, nothing to do with the underground.

Nathaniel · Post by **Nathaniel** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:38 pm

Ok but I figured out that ANVIL really was buried in the underground for many years until their recent comeback under the light of the medias!

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:20 pm

VH1 Classics is a decent channel showing old classic vids from the 80s, but this particular talk show is a bad BAD parody of a metal show. It is hosted by some comic dude who hasnt listened to metal since 1973, and the sleazy cocksucker-of-an-expert Eddie Trunk...