Before we even get into this, there is absolutely no reason for a business such as Sumerian Records to ever feel the need to reason signing any talent. The fact anyone wants to help someone else put art out to the masses is ground for celebration, always. Until you put out your own cash to fund an artist’s development of material, recording, and release of said material, shut the hell up and find something else to listen to if whatever they chose isn’t up your alley. It’s not your company, it’s a company you support and adore, there is a huge difference.

Now that we’ve got our two cents in, here’s the rundown. Last night, someone took to the Sumerian Records Facebook to defend the label’s decisions to sign I See Stars and Asking Alexandria. Apparently, fans of the labels heavier acts (such as Born Of Osiris and Veil Of Maya) have had nothing better to complain about and been giving the label a hard time, so someone finally took it upon themselves to respond.

You can read what Sumerian, or at least someone at Sumerian, had to say after the jump. For the record, we agree with everything they say. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it.

From Sumerian:

“Two things to all you trolls, goblins and tunnel-visioned orcs: Bands like AA and ISS enable us to spend more money on bands like The Faceless and The HAARP Machine. It’s all part of the record label eco-system. We genuinely love AA and ISS just like we do VOM and BTM. The younger, open-minded fans that bands like MMF and AA have end up discovering the more prog/technical metal bands Sumerian has been known for as they get older and everyone wins.
Ask BOO and VOM yourself when they have toured with bands in that scene before. And before you pass judgement on MMF, wait until October 4th when you hear their first song be released that is officially on Sumerian. When AA and ISS were on Jimmy Kimmel, that was good for the entire family. We understand not everyone will like everything on a record label as big as Sumerian because we do not only sign one type of music.
What we can promise though is the bands we sign outside of our “future of metal” roster will go on to be massive. Hate on AA but the band is bigger than every act on Rise Records and is direct support to Avenged Sevenfold, the biggest modern day rock/heavy metal band who came out in the past 10 years.
You guys act like we sign 10 scene bands for every one BOO or ATB. It’s the other way around fellas!! Now quit bitching and go support Enfold Darkness! See them on tour with Obscura this fall! -Love, The Sphinx.”

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