Hi All,
We are currently looking for people who have an interest in writing CD reviews, mostly for all forms of heavy metal & hard rock, but also prog as well. While a little experience is always helpful, it's not mandatory. Some of the things I am looking for:
Someone who really LOVES the music
Someone who can possibly review at least 5 CDs a month
Someone who can be objective and open to multiple styles/genres
The ability to review from mostly digital download promos
The ability to listen to a new release a few times and form a review/opinion, and not need months to listen to something to be able to review it
Someone who really wants to do this for the love of the music and to support the bands/artists
Basically, we get in way more new releases than we have writers to cover it all, and while there is no way that we can cover it all, it's become really hard to keep good writers in the last few years, and even concentrating on the more important labels it's been a struggle to stay on top of things. As this is an unpaid gig, you really have to love doing this. So...
If you don't feel you have the time, this isn't for you
If you have or are getting set to start a family, this probably isn't the right thing to take on
If you already write for a few sites/publications, one more might be too much for you
If you are an active musician and play & record regularly, it's probably not a good idea to add this to your schedule
If I sound like I'm being picky, it's because over the last few years, I've added a good amount of new writers who have promised the world, and before long other things came up in their lives and they disappeared on me with barely a trace. I totally get it-life is more important than CD reviews, which is why I ask, if you don't think in 6-12 months from now you can still do this, then it's probably best you don't take that first step.
So, if you love all forms of metal and prog, feel you can listen to a lot of new releases and quickly form opinions on them, I want to talk to you. New release promos come in digital download format (most are watermarked so they are for your eyes only-no illegal posting/sharing) so they can be downloaded to your PC and added to your ipod or mp3 player.
Anyone interested please email me at peter.pardo@gmail.com
Thanks!
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