The Step-by-Step Checklist for Rock & Metal Bands
Every stage, in the right order: from your first song to your first tour.
There's a specific amount of material you should have before you play anywhere, and a very good reason why most bands get this wrong from the start.
There's a difference between knowing a song and being ready to perform it. The guide covers exactly what that difference looks like, and how to close the gap.
Running through songs is not the same as rehearsing a set. What you do in the room before your first show determines how you come across on the night.
How you approach the local scene before you've played a single show will define how quickly doors open for you.
First show confirmed. There's a specific order to everything that happens next, and most bands do it backwards.
There's one number that changes everything. Hitting it is the difference between playing shows and building a career.
When the time is right, how to record, release, get press coverage, and run paid ads to put your music in front of people who've never heard of you.
"We work fucking hard at making this band as good as it can be."
— Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead · Louder Sound
Every stage broken into exact actions. No ambiguity, no filler.
The sequence most bands get wrong. Written by someone who knows the scene.
Exactly what to say, when to say it, and how to make people remember your name.
How to pitch blogs, zines, BBC Introducing, and YouTube channels for your first single.
Both platforms explained for heavy music at this stage. What to run, when, and at what budget.
If you have a home setup, how to record and give away a demo: CDR or free Bandcamp codes.
Ready-to-use: booking email, promoter research sheet, release timeline, show tracker, social content plan, and live readiness scorecard.
23-page guide + 6 bonus templates, written by a live music promoter
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Rock, metal, alt, punk, hardcore bands: any heavy music act playing original material who wants to build beyond the local circuit. Not for covers bands, not for hobby musicians, not for people who are happy staying local.
Yes. The guide is sequential but you don't have to start at stage one. If you've already got a set and you've played a few shows, go to where you actually are and work forward from there.
The demo recording section is optional; it's clearly labelled as such. Everything else in the guide applies whether you record at home or not.
Yes. It covers TikTok and Google Ads in plain language: what to run, when, at what budget, and what the objective should be at this stage. No assumed knowledge.
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