Comments on: TODAY IS THE DAY’S STEVE AUSTIN: THE LONGEST METALSUCKS INTERVIEW EVER http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/ Your source for heavy metal news, gossip, MP3s, and assorted idiocy. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:02:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Today Is The Day: What’s So Experimental About Metal, Anyway? « here there be rodents http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-335934 Today Is The Day: What’s So Experimental About Metal, Anyway? « here there be rodents Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:06:23 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-335934 [...] Steve Austin strikes me as a singularly-minded sort of fellow, for better and for worse. Just read this Metalsucks.net interview; Mr. Austin might seem crazy, but no one could argue he is not dedicated to his work; Today is the [...] [...] Steve Austin strikes me as a singularly-minded sort of fellow, for better and for worse. Just read this Metalsucks.net interview; Mr. Austin might seem crazy, but no one could argue he is not dedicated to his work; Today is the [...]

]]> By: Futons http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-331865 Futons Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:37:51 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-331865 Thanks for putting up the interview. Thanks for putting up the interview.

]]> By: This Week In METAL (11/03/08) | Beautiful Lie - Music & Beyond http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-194644 This Week In METAL (11/03/08) | Beautiful Lie - Music & Beyond Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:57:21 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-194644 [...] M­et­alsuck­s sat­ d­o­w­n w­it­h­ St­eve Aus... of Tod­ay­ I­s­ The D­ay­ fo­r a­n­ ex­ten­si­ve i­n­tervi­ew. T­IT­D is­ a­t Th­e Kn­­ittin­­g F­a­ctory­ on­­ 11/5 with­ We­e­de­ate­r and­ Wetn­­urs­e (ti­x­ her­e). TITD ju­st rel­eased a video f­or “IED”… c­h­ec­k it ou­t bel­ow. [...] [...] M­et­alsuck­s sat­ d­o­w­n w­it­h­ St­eve Aus… of Tod­ay­ I­s­ The D­ay­ fo­r a­n­ ex­ten­si­ve i­n­tervi­ew. T­IT­D is­ a­t Th­e Kn­­ittin­­g F­a­ctory­ on­­ 11/5 with­ We­e­de­ate­r and­ Wetn­­urs­e (ti­x­ her­e). TITD ju­st rel­eased a video f­or “IED”… c­h­ec­k it ou­t bel­ow. [...]

]]> By: kel b http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-172458 kel b Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:01:38 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-172458 Forget everything but this: Today is the Day is good fucking music and money enslaves people. Music=good, money=evil, today is the day=good evil music Forget everything but this: Today is the Day is good fucking music and money enslaves people. Music=good, money=evil, today is the day=good evil music

]]> By: RESIST REVOLT DISTORT WITH STEVE AUSTIN: TODAY IS THE DAY MASTERMIND BLOGS FOR METALSUCKS | MetalSucks http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-171336 RESIST REVOLT DISTORT WITH STEVE AUSTIN: TODAY IS THE DAY MASTERMIND BLOGS FOR METALSUCKS | MetalSucks Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:57:23 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-171336 [...] check out our awesome (and long) interview with Steve from a few months back. [...] [...] check out our awesome (and long) interview with Steve from a few months back. [...]

]]> By: IN WHICH WE WORSHIPPED…………. SATAN. | MetalSucks http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-166596 IN WHICH WE WORSHIPPED…………. SATAN. | MetalSucks Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:23:01 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-166596 [...] spoke with Cynic’s Paul Masvidal and Today Is the Day’s Steve Austin, the latter of whom practically gave us his life [...] [...] spoke with Cynic’s Paul Masvidal and Today Is the Day’s Steve Austin, the latter of whom practically gave us his life [...]

]]> By: Damotello http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-166198 Damotello Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:40:29 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-166198 @Ninja I think he was just using "gay" and "homo" as generic insults, like "arsehole" or the like. Anyways, great interview, TITD (narf) are sick. @Ninja

I think he was just using “gay” and “homo” as generic insults, like “arsehole” or the like.

Anyways, great interview, TITD (narf) are sick.

]]> By: Hayisforhorses http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-166104 Hayisforhorses Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:21:30 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-166104 Today is the day are fucking sick, willpower and temple of the morning star are two of the most evil and sinister sounding albums ever laid down, and having seen them live when they passed through oxford a few years back i was floored (despite having had a really invasive surgery to remove some compacted wisdom teeth like a couple of days prior) It was fucking intense a couple of friends came away genuinely stunned. But i agree with a lot of what is being said steve is a pretty intense character and i wouldnt be surprised if much of this isnt in some way coloured in his favour, but then when isnt that the case in interviews. Still cool interview regardless! Today is the day are fucking sick, willpower and temple of the morning star are two of the most evil and sinister sounding albums ever laid down, and having seen them live when they passed through oxford a few years back i was floored (despite having had a really invasive surgery to remove some compacted wisdom teeth like a couple of days prior) It was fucking intense a couple of friends came away genuinely stunned.

But i agree with a lot of what is being said steve is a pretty intense character and i wouldnt be surprised if much of this isnt in some way coloured in his favour, but then when isnt that the case in interviews.

Still cool interview regardless!

]]> By: Porkspam http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165959 Porkspam Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:19:41 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165959 Great interview. It's always good to get a different perspective on things Great interview. It’s always good to get a different perspective on things

]]> By: Roscoe P.Coltrane http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165909 Roscoe P.Coltrane Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:16:49 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165909 Why walk away from “that much money”? Artists get paid pretty much in peanuts for royalties unless they’re Metallica. The cost of paying the lawyers would likely eclipse whatever he stood to make from the royalties. It’d cost him money to get what’s his. If Soilent Green could handle suing Relapse (If you believe Steve) and getting what was due them , then Steve should be able to. Even if TITD is owed a $1 a disc and that seems low, then Im sure he could find a lawyer to take the case. Steve is bitter because Mastodon is bigger than TITD. That Lamb of God is bigger than TITD. Problem is, before this last year of touring how many shows did TITD do in the last 5 years? If you sit on your ass and play with your guns,instead of touring you'll never get bigger. Why walk away from “that much money”?
Artists get paid pretty much in peanuts for royalties unless they’re Metallica. The cost of paying the lawyers would likely eclipse whatever he stood to make from the royalties. It’d cost him money to get what’s his.

If Soilent Green could handle suing Relapse (If you believe Steve) and getting what was due them , then Steve should be able to. Even if TITD is owed a $1 a disc and that seems low, then Im sure he could find a lawyer to take the case.

Steve is bitter because Mastodon is bigger than TITD. That Lamb of God is bigger than TITD. Problem is, before this last year of touring how many shows did TITD do in the last 5 years? If you sit on your ass and play with your guns,instead of touring you’ll never get bigger.

]]> By: Ninja http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165898 Ninja Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:16:59 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165898 @ The Metal Nerd: If you read through the entire interview Steve consistently uses the words "homo" and "gay" to describe people/scenario's he doesn't like -this isn't isolated to the Roddy photo session thing. (Funny enough, I was almost in shock that Austin didn't use the word "fag/faggot" by the end of the interview. And, well, there you go -you did it for him.) And, honestly, every label has the same goal: to make money. It doesn't matter whether it's Relapse or Roadrunner or RCA...these deals are highly termed and vary from artist to artist. Anyway, it sounds like he probably had a shitty lawyer who couldn't negotiate a good deal and/or didn't outline the terms for him etc and he subsequently got FUCKED (just a *speculation*...it was prolly far more complex.) In no way am I saying labels, Relapse or otherwise, are holy and can-do-no-wrong, but he just sounds overly defensive. Plus, how could you have not known that the label you're directly competing against (and were once on) is distributed by the same major corporate entity? Ugh. The man is a pretty awesome talent and as a plus, easy on the eyes....and yet. A big BIG yet. @ The Metal Nerd: If you read through the entire interview Steve consistently uses the words “homo” and “gay” to describe people/scenario’s he doesn’t like -this isn’t isolated to the Roddy photo session thing. (Funny enough, I was almost in shock that Austin didn’t use the word “fag/faggot” by the end of the interview. And, well, there you go -you did it for him.)

And, honestly, every label has the same goal: to make money. It doesn’t matter whether it’s Relapse or Roadrunner or RCA…these deals are highly termed and vary from artist to artist. Anyway, it sounds like he probably had a shitty lawyer who couldn’t negotiate a good deal and/or didn’t outline the terms for him etc and he subsequently got FUCKED (just a *speculation*…it was prolly far more complex.)

In no way am I saying labels, Relapse or otherwise, are holy and can-do-no-wrong, but he just sounds overly defensive. Plus, how could you have not known that the label you’re directly competing against (and were once on) is distributed by the same major corporate entity?

Ugh. The man is a pretty awesome talent and as a plus, easy on the eyes….and yet. A big BIG yet.

]]> By: The Metal Nerd http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165891 The Metal Nerd Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:41:52 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165891 The whole Derrick Roddy acting like a fag thing I think was ment more as a slam rather than homophobia. Dude is a MASSIVE tool so..yeah, he is spiteful and all twards the Relapse label dudes, but not anymore than Napalm were at Digby Pearson, thanks to again, Gordon Conrad. Hell, Remember what Glen Benton said about the heads of Roadrunner? Practicaly was makeing death threats. Give it a few years, Steve will hopefully cool off a bit and try a more rational route. Like an anti-Gordon Conrad/fuck Relapse album. The whole Derrick Roddy acting like a fag thing I think was ment more as a slam rather than homophobia. Dude is a MASSIVE tool so..yeah, he is spiteful and all twards the Relapse label dudes, but not anymore than Napalm were at Digby Pearson, thanks to again, Gordon Conrad. Hell, Remember what Glen Benton said about the heads of Roadrunner? Practicaly was makeing death threats. Give it a few years, Steve will hopefully cool off a bit and try a more rational route. Like an anti-Gordon Conrad/fuck Relapse album.

]]> By: Ninja http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165886 Ninja Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:02:47 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165886 It's one thing to lash out at the system and talk about it in a sensible, well-thought out manner. But this came off as just one big bitter and spiteful rant against Relapse and anyone else who isn't on the Steve Austin train. "...but finally we got a distribution deal with Sony MRI Red, which is distribution that’s just as big or bigger than Relapse Records." Um, Relapse has a deal and has been going through Sony Red for YEARS. I'll give the guy credit for putting his money where his mouth is and starting his own label and being spot-on about the way music is headed. But he comes off as a cocky jerk -and with some homophobia issues at that. It’s one thing to lash out at the system and talk about it in a sensible, well-thought out manner. But this came off as just one big bitter and spiteful rant against Relapse and anyone else who isn’t on the Steve Austin train.

“…but finally we got a distribution deal with Sony MRI Red, which is distribution that’s just as big or bigger than Relapse Records.” Um, Relapse has a deal and has been going through Sony Red for YEARS.

I’ll give the guy credit for putting his money where his mouth is and starting his own label and being spot-on about the way music is headed. But he comes off as a cocky jerk -and with some homophobia issues at that.

]]> By: Derek http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165881 Derek Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:35:01 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165881 Why walk away from "that much money"? Artists get paid pretty much in peanuts for royalties unless they're Metallica. The cost of paying the lawyers would likely eclipse whatever he stood to make from the royalties. It'd cost him money to get what's his. Great interview! Why walk away from “that much money”?
Artists get paid pretty much in peanuts for royalties unless they’re Metallica. The cost of paying the lawyers would likely eclipse whatever he stood to make from the royalties. It’d cost him money to get what’s his.
Great interview!

]]> By: anus http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165874 anus Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:38:13 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165874 He walked away from the money because he just hacked it. Sometimes thats the cost of freedom He walked away from the money because he just hacked it.

Sometimes thats the cost of freedom

]]> By: bill http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165863 bill Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:08:50 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165863 Roscoe has good point there. Why walk away from that much money. Roscoe has good point there. Why walk away from that much money.

]]> By: Roscoe P. Coltrane http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165859 Roscoe P. Coltrane Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165859 I'm not so pathetic that I would need to consider killing myself so no thanks. How many guys have gone thru Today is the day? 15? 20? There has to be a reason everyone who has ever played with him runs for the hills. Have you seen any of the comments from the Mastodon guys? If Relapse is so wrong here why hasn't Steve sued them? If he was really owed for 100,000 sales why not get a lawyer, that's a few hundred thousand dollars right there. I don't care how DIY you are, no one walks away from that kind of scratch without a fight. I’m not so pathetic that I would need to consider killing myself so no thanks. How many guys have gone thru Today is the day? 15? 20? There has to be a reason everyone who has ever played with him runs for the hills. Have you seen any of the comments from the Mastodon guys? If Relapse is so wrong here why hasn’t Steve sued them? If he was really owed for 100,000 sales why not get a lawyer, that’s a few hundred thousand dollars right there. I don’t care how DIY you are, no one walks away from that kind of scratch without a fight.

]]> By: The Metal Nerd http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165856 The Metal Nerd Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:13:46 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165856 Brilliant. Long. Informative. Bitter. Hateful and fucking truth. Thank you Axl. Steve, you rule. Brilliant. Long. Informative. Bitter. Hateful and fucking truth. Thank you Axl. Steve, you rule.

]]> By: lern2swim http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165850 lern2swim Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:13:55 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165850 Roscoe, if you think you're so much better then why don't you try and kill yourself and see if you can get it right the first time? Roscoe, if you think you’re so much better then why don’t you try and kill yourself and see if you can get it right the first time?

]]> By: ryan http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/27/today-is-the-days-steve-austin-the-longest-metalsucks-interview-ever/#comment-165849 ryan Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:07:49 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=8452#comment-165849 great interview guys! and thank you to steve for the last tour - we had as much fun as you did! can't wait to see the guys play with weedeater later this month.. great interview guys! and thank you to steve for the last tour – we had as much fun as you did! can’t wait to see the guys play with weedeater later this month..

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