They show games for the NFL, MLB, NBA and MLS. Further proof of the poor coverage can be seen by looking at the programming on ESPN. This is all good marketing ploys to maintain popularity and to attract new fans. The NFL has their Kickoff Weekend, MLB does Opening Day with a marquee matchup for the first prime time Sunday night game on Opening Weekend, and the NBA selectively schedules games with teams and players that the fans are interested in seeing to start their campaign. It is important to create an atmosphere of excitement for bringing back the fans after the long offseason. And what good did it do the league to have games played when no one could watch them? The other major sports make a spectacle of the beginning of the season. While hockey is a much more international game, these problems the NFL faced also affect the NHL. The time the game had to be played, the scheduling problems it caused for the team and the league, and the lack of interest from American fans that lost a home game just aren't worth it. The NFL tried regular season games in London, and it just didn't work. That is almost three months after the season has started. viewing audience will not see a live game until the Winter Classic is played on January 1. With the NHL's current deal to show games on Versus and NBC, a vast majority of the U.S. Not only are the games on at unreasonable times when they are across the pond, but the television coverage is also nonexistent. Taking away two chances for parents to bring their kids to home games will only hinder developing young fans that will grow up with your product. But when it comes right down to it, it is the local market fans that you need in the seats for the rest of the regular season to pay the bills. By playing games in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Prague, you are catering to the international fan. That is fine, but with the majority of the teams located in the U.S., how about promoting some American players? American fans are always loyal to teams local to them, but would be more loyal to the league as a whole if some of their fellow countrymen were carrying the sport. To the casual fan, the faces of the NHL are only Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. From the inability to market their stars, to the lousy television coverage, and from the resistance to learn from other leagues, to the perceived incompetence of commissioner Gary Bettman, hockey continues to fall behind. The more time goes by, the more apparent it becomes that the powers that be in the NHL have no clue how to build the sport. So to kick-off the new year with little to no fanfare across the Atlantic Ocean is not really a step in the right direction. This is a sport that was formerly considered part of the Big Four, along with baseball, basketball and football. The problem is, the season opened in Europe and not many people noticed. Perhaps the music of the rooted in the soil musicians could heal the wounds a little."If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound?" That saying could be attributed to the beginning of the NHL, which started its regular season on October 7, 2010. The pandemic not only challenges artists but cut deeply in the daily life of all of us. In 2021 Obscurity hope to clink glasses with their numerous fans on the new album. Nordic mythology and contemporary social subjects take place in the sung words. Skogarmaors is not a concept album which is why there is such thematic diversity in the lyrics. ![]() In addition to that the bonus track is an experiment which differs slightly from the rest of the album/songs. ![]() Stylistically the new songs reach from Death- to Viking Metal with Black Metal influences. The new album was recorded and produced in the holy halls of 4CN-Studios by Tim Schuldt. Continuity also takes its part in the place of production. Obscurity will stay a bastion in continuity and they only create music they do stand for. The 13 new songs on the upcoming album will benefit from those influences. ![]() But ingrained fans do not have to fear fundamental changes in style although there are new musical influences due to the line-up change. Both, Askar and Isarn did a great job on the new album which is significantly influenced by them. Askar followed the footsteps of Cortez and Isarn took place for Draugr. The quintet from the Bergisch Land with Askar (guitars) and Isarn (drums) welcome new brothers in their ranks. Since their last album 'Streitmacht' Obscurity's team changed severely. At the first glance one might think there is nothing new in Obscurity, but with Skogarmaors there are several new elements within the band. With 'Skogarmaors' Obscurity forge their ninth studio album.
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