We’ve had a lot of news of bands announcing online gigs, t-shirt sales for charity and so on. Napalm Records play host to some of the biggest names on the metal scene, and a lot of those artists have news to stay on top of. As such, the label has put together a Corona Portal which keeps track of their artists’ rescheduled tour dates, crowdfunding efforts, live streams and merch stores.
The statement from the label reads as follows:
As the impact of COVID-19 is being felt around the world, many of our Napalm Records artists and their teams have had to make the very difficult decision to postpone or cancel their previously scheduled tours. This current situation will cause previously unforeseeable issues for artists and the entire live entertainment industry, but the health and safety of everyone – including our artists, their teams and live music fans – is absolutely paramount, now and always.
Fan is appreciated and very important, now more than ever. Contributing to fundraising, sharing words of with artists, and streaming and/or purchasing music will help the beat go on at this difficult time, as bands work to move beyond current necessary setbacks.
For the convenience and planning purposes of our followers and the fans, we have created a landing page on our website, http://label.napalmrecords.com/corona, that will act as a hub for related information – including currently postponed or cancelled tours, related news, artist fundraising efforts, and streaming options. We will update this page on a regular basis.
In addition, as fellow music fans to the core, we at Napalm Records know the importance of sharing the amazing music of our ionate artists with fans – either on the road or in the comfort of their own homes. Therefore, we plan to host links to classic concerts and exclusive new content from Napalm Records artists – such as unique acoustic sets and intimate living room or studio concerts – via the above link, as well. This content will be dubbed the #NapalmSofaSeries. As our artists make this content available, it will be added to the #NapalmSofaSeries section of the landing page.
To kick things off, WOLFHEART has already announced a virtual concert for all fans all over the world on April 9th. Fans can check all further details via the landing page link. Stay tuned – more content is planned to be revealed soon.
Napalm Records Owner, Founder and Managing Director Markus Riedler states:
Our thoughts and well wishes go out to all who are impacted during this difficult period of time and we would like to thank the strong community of fans for their immense of any and all artists in the past and especially at this time. Whether it be ing crowdfunding campaigns, purchasing music and merchandise, or even offering words of encouragement to artists via social media – this is crucial in keeping music moving forward in times like these. Please stay responsible, healthy and safe.
Napalm Records Managing Director Thomas Caser states:
The essence of our music – experiencing it live – is hit extremely hard by this pandemic. A lot of artists who were on tours that got cancelled or had scheduled tours that got cancelled or postponed are facing difficult times. But our Metal community stays strong and we have seen amazing reactions, acts of solidarity and for the artists. This is what our family of Metal is about. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for this. Please keep on being positive, the bands by listening to their music, show pride by proudly wearing their merchandising, and spread the music by sharing. Keep your tickets for moved tours, shows and festivals, hang in there with us! Better times will come when we all are able to gather again at concerts and festivals to celebrate our music. In the meantime, stay strong, healthy and foremost – HOME! Thank you all!
