It's a Death Metal Xmas v. Gorilla Music/Productions

There's a productions company Burning Shadows, RVG:TZM, and It's a Death Metal Xmas have been at war with since they first spammed RVG:TZM. Well they contacted me once again (It's a Death Metal Xmas, to be specific). But first, a little history....

NOVEMBER 2008:

A note I posted on Facebook

There's this company that offers battle of the band type shows to random bands on myspace. They tend to have them at Jaxx or Fletchers or whatever. Basically they promise all these prizes then make you bring as many people as you can to vote for your band. Your time slot is also related to how many tickets you sell usually. These shows just make all kinds of money for the promotions company. Anyway, trust me, it's evil.

Whenever they send a message to Burning Shadows, I always ask if there will be judges or if it's just based on how much money the band can make the company. They always respond with something like "no it's based on votes so sell lots of tickets!" So I tell them that it's stupid to base the winners on how many friends they have and not how good they are.

Whenever they send a message to Recently Vacated Graves: True Zombie Metal, I make all sorts of ridiculous demands. I demand top billing, no photography or video, sound check prior to all other bands, and cash in lieu of prizes. Plus whatever else I can think of. They tend not to respond to RVG.

Today I got one for Death Metal Xmas to play in January. My response was: "Christmas music in January? Are you fucking retarded?"

(Yes, they are.)

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Update:

Their response was,

What are you talking about?? It is a battle of the bands. Our company works with over 90 venues across the United States on a daily basis. This isn't just for "Christmas music."

My response to that was,

IT'S A DEATH METAL XMAS = CHRISTMAS MUSIC

You obviously don't pay any attention to what you're doing when you invite bands to these shows. You don't care about what the band sounds like or anything like that. You're just blindly emailing everyone.

Case in point, you've had 2 chances now to realize you're talking to IT'S A DEATH METAL XMAS. You obviously didn't listen to any of the music. You obviously didn't even look at the page. You didn't even read our fucking name.

Let me guess, were we to for some reason play XMAS DEATH METAL in January at your show, we'd have to sell tickets and the winner is somehow based on ticket sales and/or votes by people who bought our tickets? Shows aren't booked based on genre or talent, it's based on who is going to sell tickets, right? You all can eat a bag of dicks.

Love,
IT'S A DEATH METAL XMAS
(DEATH METAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC)
"TAKING CHRIST OUT OF XMAS SINCE 2003"
http://www.myspace.com/itsadeathmetalxmas

LAST DECEMBER:

Another note I posted on Facebook

From Gorilla Productions:

[blah blah blah]

Hey guys. My name is Rachael and I work @ Gorilla Music based out of Cleveland, Ohio. I am now booking for Jaxx Nightclub on Feb. 22nd in Springfield VA!!

[blah blah blah]

From It's a Death Metal Xmas (i.e. Me):
Note: This is before I realized this is from the same idiot using a different account.

Are. You. Fucking. Retarded?

Christmas music in FEBRUARY?

From Gorilla Productions:

Look dude, you really don't have to be so damn mean. I am sorry that you get the messages I send.. Just don't respond or block me... one of the two. Please don't demoralize my well being. Fuckin Christ... I am just doing my job.

From It's a Death Metal Xmas (i.e. Me):

How about you think about what you're doing? You're spamming bands on myspace. These messages aren't solicited. You're violating the myspace terms of use:

MySpace Terms of Use Agreement
(dated February 28, 2008)

8. Content/Activity Prohibited. The following are examples of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited to post on or through the MySpace Services. MySpace reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in MySpace's sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending Content from the MySpace Services and terminating the Membership of such violators. Prohibited Content includes, but is not limited to, Content that, in the sole discretion of MySpace:

8.9 involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing, instant messaging, "spimming," or "spamming";

http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.terms

We both know you're not sitting there going to each band's site and writing a message. Otherwise, you wouldn't be sending a Christmas music band offers for shows AFTER Christmas TWICE from TWO different accounts.

Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if I see another message from you.

Merry Death Metal Xmas. (By the way the new CD comes out December 23d. If you like I can personally send you the ordering information so you can be sure to get yours.)

JUNE 2009:

From Gorilla Productions:

Hey,

My name is Rachael and I work at Gorilla Music, based out of Cleveland, Ohio. I am now booking for a Battle of the Bands July 26th @ Jaxx. If you think you might be interested, get back to me with a contact number and I will give you all the details regarding the show.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Rachael Galassi
Gorillamusic.com
216.322.6056

My response:

Here we go again. Back in December I said "Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if I see another message from you."

FUCKING PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU MORON.

And you can suggest that I block you again, but you've messaged me from THREE different accounts now. What's wrong, is MySpace closing your accounts because you keep spamming people?

Anyway I'll play the show on the condition that we get top billing and you call the show "GORILLA MUSIC PRESENTS: IT'S A DEATH METAL XMAS IN JULY FOR SOME REASON!" We want 50% of the door, too. (For all bands, not just mine.)