90s Metal Band Attack 'Internet Haters' After Dismal Crowdfunding Campaign

Sometimes crowdfunding projects fail; that in itself isn't such a terrible thing, just so long as those who've come up with the initial project idea respond in an appropriate manner. You know, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, cop the criticism, give it another crack or file it away as another one of life's harsh but ultimately enriching experiences.

But this isn't always what happens.

Name: Orgy
Project: New record, touring, starting a record label – all sorts of stuff.
Current Status: 194 pledges, 7.5% ($7,531) of $100,000 achieved. Three days remaining.

Do you remember self-proclaimed “death pop” group Orgy? They had a big hit with their cover of New Order's Blue Monday, but managed to forge a pretty solid fanbase outside of that tune as well. Well they still exist, with frontman Jay Gordon the sole original member and they want to be big again.

Unfortunately for these LA alt-metal fellas it doesn't look like crowdfunding is going to help make that happen; their IndieGoGo campaign has been a monumental flop and there's simply no hiding from that fact. They've asked for an enormous amount of money

What's better is that Orgy have noticed websites such as the PRP reporting on the failure of their campaign and responded like a bunch of crybabies on their Facebook page.

“The fact that a few haters are posting such childish remarks makes you wonder what created this kind of attitude. (it doesn't take much imagination to figure out who is wasting so much time trying to spread hateful messages.) Simple answer is jealousy and stupidity. The band is very grateful for any and all contributions made on Indiegogo. They didn't fail they asked for what would help them do a strong radio and marketing campaign. The record is coming along great and sounds awesome. Hey childish haters get ready because the new music will speak for itself no doubt.”

In the comments you can see the band (and, somewhat surprisingly, Gordon's dad) lashing out at “internet haters” who “hide behind computers”

If this is how they respond to genuine reporting on a failed project, then perhaps Orgy aren't ready to be back in the spotlight at all? God forbid this amazing new record receives a bad review.

But it's not too late to prove the naysayers wrong! Throw the band ten bucks and get a poster, $20 for a t-shirt, $50 for an exclusive vinyl copy of their new EP (only 100 made) $500 to be in their new clip, $1,000 to go on a date with any member of the band or $20,000 will get you everything they have to offer, plus a producer credit on their new record.

Name: Rainbow Chan
Project: Vinyl pressing of new EP
Current Status: 33 pledges, 47.8% ($1,387) of $2,900 goal, 42 days remaining.

This year has seen Sydney's Rainbow Chan make some serious waves in the Australian scene with her wild and proficient take of all manner of disparate genres. Her music is the kind you really need to listen to in order to fully understand what it is she creates.

You'll have the chance to hear that music on vinyl rather soon if she meets her goal in this Pozible campaign she recently launched, and given the rather immense success of the project in its early stages we're pretty confident she'll make the goal. If you pledge just ten bucks you can score a handmade tote bag, $15 will get you a print of an original artwork by Rainbow Chan herself, or $50 will get you an original hand drawn piece of art.

The record itself is $30 and all pledges over that will score a copy of the record, so check out which is most suitable for you.

Name: Fiend Fest
Project: Fund the festival
Current Status: 54 pledges, 61.1% ($4,888) of $8,000 target achieved. 28 days remaining.

Over the ANZAC long weekend, a massive alternative lifestyle and culture festival will be hitting the east coast of the country with a shitload of industrial, gothic, metal, EBM, rockabilly and dark alternative bands all set to play. The first one happened in Melbourne this year and now they're looking to expand; they've turned to crowdfunding to make sure they do so with as little risk as possible.

After hitting the $4,000 mark in their goal they revealed that influential Danish EBM project Leæther Strip would be appearing at the event and they have also revealed a few local acts, but the more cash you inject, the more bands they can afford to get and the bigger they'll make the event.

You can chuck them five bucks and they'll give you ten bucks off the ticket price if you just want to hedge your bets, on the other hard you can give them $1,000 and be listed as a presenting partner of the event which means your name will be all over the place. Check out the page to see what kind of perk suits you best.

Also in crowdfunding this week:

-          Kickstarter (which launches in Australia on Wednesday 13 November) has now had over 50,000 projects successfully funded through its site, with over five million backers helping it to happen. Pretty impressive milestones.

-          In the US, laws are in the works that will allow entrepreneurs to crowdfund for equity – allowing people to essentially pick up shares in a company without registering the with Securities and Exchange Commission. The JOBS Act will have a massive impact on crowdfunding culture, you can read more about it in the Wall Street Journal.