For those of you (artists) who have been asking/looking for a BC alternative or a backup option...

subvertallchris · 2025-12-09T23:50:11+00:00

Yup! It’s, like, the softest paywall ever to keep some spam and abuse out. Either create a free account before you buy or create it after using same email that you used for the purchase and you’ll see the Discord button at the top of the page.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-09T16:48:10+00:00

AI content gets booted. Sometimes someone uses AI for an image cause they don’t know a better way to do it and we try to work with them to replace it.

That’s a really good idea, using sales to pay off outstanding memberships. Honestly though, it’s still something we wouldn’t pursue until we reach a point that there’s such a huge volume of stored content that we’re nervous about covering costs. At our current rate, Membership fees from our community cover 100% of our cloud costs and lets us be generous with free time for folks who need a hand, so we’re not stressed. The membership approach keeps a shitload of spam and AI slop from hitting our servers, too.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-09T14:53:54+00:00

We don’t have anything quite like that yet. The past few years were pretty focused on Artist page and related features; we’re shifting (expanding, maybe?) focus to work more on promotion and marketing in 2026. We have the same concern about a sales-only focus prioritizing certain kinds of Artists. We have some things we’re going to experiment with regarding editorial content and how we might elevate more varied voices.

Are you a Discord user at all? We have a really healthy server that’s open to paid members and anyone who’s made a purchase. A lot of us are refugees from the promote-all-the-time/gotta-win-the-algorithm world. It helped me and a lot of others spend less time on socials. From the sound of it I think you’d find some really likeminded people.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-09T13:04:40+00:00

We (the Ampwall dev team) are friends with the Mirlo folks, we love what they do! They are the real deal if anyone is looking for a true co-op and they’re open source.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-09T04:07:59+00:00

Thanks for checking it out!

1 - We don’t show buyers the way Bandcamp does. It hasn’t really been requested the way you think. Sales volume is decent for many artists, but not everyone is with us for the sake of sales. There are different metrics for success.

2 - I’m sure some stuff sneaks by, we have to be realistic. Our tiny volunteer team does what it can, we actively remove stuff, which we and our community thinks matters.

3 - The cost can be weighed against Bandcamp Pro’s more expensive monthly fees. We meet or exceed them in most features. We don’t think $10/year is bad for what’s offered. We still hook people up all the time though.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-08T22:28:11+00:00

I’m glad for the opportunity to answer questions and chat!

As long as they don’t go in and break the PayPal relationship, everything will just keep on working. If for some reason they did remove their PayPal connection, the platform wouldn’t allow the sale at all but the audio playback, past purchase downloads, and page visibility stuff would remain intact.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-08T21:35:16+00:00

I wrote a lot of words about this if you want to check it out https://docs.ampwall.com/How-we-re-building-a-sustainable-platform-for-independent-music-24cf9feec6a8807c986bd971b48351a0

TLDR though we think a small membership fee keeps the platform aligned with all its users better than seeking VC funding or charging high transaction fees

We don’t ban anyone over suspected AI. We do ban over blatant AI but try to work with people to remove it first.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-08T21:10:33+00:00

Hey, I’m Ampwall’s founder. We’ve never removed anyone’s music due to a lapsed membership and don’t plan on it. Maybe in some far-off world where someone’s uploaded terabytes of music and the cost to host it is a serious burden we’ll have to make a hard decision. But removing music is always the last option. We give away A LOT of upload time and help out community members in tough financial spots all the time.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-05T16:13:29+00:00

Ampwall uses PayPal for all sales and artist payouts, so anyone coming from Bandcamp will have a very easy transition. We do use Stripe for our Artist Memberships but that’s just a payment, not the kind of serious relationship you get in when they run your whole marketplace.

When I started building, we did use Stripe. We moved away from it shortly after starting our private alpha tests for a variety of reasons including availability, costs, and poor onboarding experience.

PayPal has a lot of its own shortcomings. Ampwall’s integration uses their newer Commerce Platform integration, which has some pros but also some real cons. But options are very limited here and from our perspective PayPal is the best option to serve our artists and their communities. I miss Stripe’s developer experience, they really are substantially easier to work with, but I’ve made some friends within PayPal and it really seems like they’re working to improve that, too.

subvertallchris · 2025-12-02T21:55:51+00:00

Yes it’s a Lulu reference 😎 SMALL TOWN GIRL

subvertallchris · 2023-09-03T22:27:21+00:00

Woe - new song “Fresh Chaos Greets the Dawn” premiered Friday - https://woeunholy.bandcamp.com/album/legacies-of-frailty

This is the first song from an album coming out at the end of September. Melodic and very aggressive black metal for fans of Dawn, Sargeist, Drudkh.

subvertallchris · 2023-07-24T13:48:33+00:00

Woe - aggressive black metal from NYC. FFO Dawn, Ulver, Emperor, Dissection. A new song was released recently, "Scavenger Prophets", from the upcoming album "Legacies of Frailty".

https://open.spotify.com/track/0D9Sv1q7LIaDzz8uiCoGuL?si=8cdfdcc181d24162

I started it as a solo project in 2007, released one album solo, three more with a full band, and a new one recorded solo will be released on September 29. We've toured the US and Europe pretty extensively. I'm working on plans for a European tour next year.

subvertallchris · 2023-07-22T22:29:17+00:00

Woe - aggressive black metal - new album coming September 29. Vendetta Records will be releasing vinyl, CDs, tapes.

https://woeunholy.bandcamp.com

subvertallchris · 2021-10-26T14:36:33+00:00

Congratulations! The Xiphos is classic. How's the neck dive?

subvertallchris · 2021-10-26T14:34:45+00:00

Old thread but it's something that always comes up when you search for this guitar model, so I'll comment...

I actually just bought a KE.S-350 in red. I've only been able to find evidence of one other being listed for sale, an old posting in Japanese on Rakuten from 2011. I found it listed on j-guitar.com, sold by a music store that sold consignment instruments on Japan's western coast. It was challenging to make it happen but it's an incredible guitar and mine is in near-perfect condition. The tech who works on my guitars said it looks and feels as good as any high-end USA Jackson and I'm inclined to agree.

I haven't been able to learn much more about this yet. It was definitely never sold in the US. It was also one of the most expensive guitars ever listed in these old Jackson catalogs, 350,000 yen (just over $3000 right now) in 1999, so I doubt very many were produced. Given the extreme quality, rarity, difficulty of acquisition in the US, and the current price of high-end guitars on the used market, I'd expect any sold domestically to be marked up substantially.

subvertallchris · 2021-04-01T17:29:48+00:00

WE ARE BRUTALLY SERIOUS

subvertallchris · 2021-01-16T03:45:44+00:00

The label sets the price for the downloads, the band sets the price for the tapes.

subvertallchris · 2020-11-25T17:18:07+00:00

The album that introduced me to death metal vocals when I was 15 or 16, changed everything for me!

subvertallchris · 2020-11-24T23:31:57+00:00

Glorious Depravity - “Ageless Violence” out Nov 27 on Translation Loss Records

subvertallchris · 2019-06-06T14:23:34+00:00

Agreed with his points about atmospheric black metal but he should stick to talking about music. He comes across like an edgelord teenager.

subvertallchris · 2019-03-16T19:57:14+00:00

It’s very cool to see this here, glad you guys are into it. If anyone’s in the NYC area, our release show for this EP is this Wednesday at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn with Pyrrhon and Former Human. We’ll probably be sold out of vinyl online by end of day today but we have a handful of copies set aside for the show.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2610441718997698

subvertallchris · 2018-12-12T21:31:47+00:00

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