MORBID ANGEL – Issues Year End Update

TMD Publicist Service:

This basically involves writing and sending out press releases on behalf of your band to your fans and to media types such as music editors, radio programmers and concert promoters.

A good music publicist is not cheap. You can expect to pay anywhere from $500 to $1,000 per month or more for an "experienced" music publicist. And most of them have campaigns starting at a four-month minimum.

Often it is your band manager who deals with the publicist on a day to day basis.

Hiring a good publicist can help you get to the next level… even before you have landed a manager.

Randy “Rocket” Cody of The Metal Den has contacts at a national & worldwide level and can reach out to them with ease about the artists he represents.

Rocket is underground metal's top journalist!

So what should you expect from a music publicist once you hire them? You should expect someone who is extremely professional, friendly, a skilled writer, and someone who has a wealth of contacts and a track record for landing media coverage.

With either a 3 or 6 month program, “Rocket” will do the following for your band:

• Write or edit bio with distinct story representative of the client.
• Target all heavy metal media, including: radio, weeklies, dailies, blogs, ezines, freelancers, video and television outlets.
• Solicit metal media for show previews, reviews, interviews and airplay.
• Target personal contacts throughout worldwide metal media.
• Send press releases and kits to media and will continue to follow-up to encourage press coverage.
• If releasing album, to send press release and press kits announcing record release party and information about record to targeted media list.
• Give feedback on publicity photo and connect with photographer if necessary.