Want a tissue?
That's still happening now. I'm seeing a resurgence of home grown, non-corporate acts in the venue I work at.
I'm seeing less interest in corporate tour packages and more interest in real actual traveling bands making money for themselves with a non astroturfed following.
You don't need the corporate label when you can sell your art on the internet directly, yourself..
You are blissfully unaware of what happened.
Metal was [their] answer to the punk scene.
It still is.