Ask Me Anything!
In celebration of reaching over 2000 followers on Instagram and 1300 on Facebook, I announced an "Ask Me Anything" post about a month ago, giving you the chance to ask me your most burning questions. I knew I wouldn't get a ton of responses, but I think I got enough to make a post worthwhile, so here we go.
1.) How do reviews for the Doom Charts work? Do bands submit their albums to the Doom Charts and then it's spread out amongst the reviewers or do bands need to submit albums to individual reviewers?
Great question; hopefully I can clear up some confusion with my response.
Bands can always submit their albums to the Doom Charts via the submission form on the website here. Albums that are submitted this way will ultimately be sent to all Doom Charts contributors who elected to receive promotional emails when they joined the group. So, in short, if a contributor opted in to these emails, they'll see your submission. If not, then they might not unless they just happen upon your band. If there's a particular contributor that you'd really like to hear your album, I'd recommend submitting it to them directly.
2.) When did you start the Doomcakes page and is it just you running things?
I started the Doomcakes page in the Spring of 2023, and this blog came along at the very end of that year.
Yes, it's just me running things around here, which is how I like it. ::hiss::
3.) What are your top 5 modern stoner/doom bands?
1.) Giant Lungs
2.) Yeast Machine
3.) Fatima
4.) Sea of Snakes
5.) Mouth
4.) How did your deep connection with the German heavy underground scene come to fruition?
The answer to this one is pretty simple...it just happened! I've never had any connections to Germany prior to getting involved in the heavy underground scene on social media, and I've never been to Germany, either....yet 😉 However, once I started writing more about music and bands started sending me their albums, I noticed that the vast majority of those that I liked happened to be from this particular country. To me, the German underground stoner sound feels more sophisticated, filled with depth and nuances that are specific to that area of the world (namely the hypnotic tones of krautrock and often, a strong showing of heavy blues). Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of great underground bands from all over the world, but the German stoner sound will always be my favorite.
5.) How did you become a Doom Charts contributor, and how does that process work?
I was nominated by another contributor, which is generally how it goes. Someone will find your work, like what they see/hear, and recommend that you join. If it's approved by the "powers that be", you're in!
Typically, the Doom Charts team consists of bloggers, podcasters, DJs, etc.; people who are involved in promoting/writing about heavy underground music in some way. I would say that if you do this well and consistently while showing passion and energy, you could be a contributor!
...
Hopefully that clears up a few things about me and the Doom Charts! A massive thank you to everyone who sent in a question, and thanks to all of my followers for your ongoing support...it means the world!
Comments
Post a Comment