they are owned by the big companys and i suppose some people see that as "selling out" or "siding with the 'man'" but in the end, those corporations have the money and resorces to help bands record and not all metal bands (alternative more to the point) arn't so limited by the company, they make all their money off of fabricated crap like the Spice Girls, Nsync, Backstreet Boys and Avenged Sevenfold 😉 so they leave most of the alternatives to their devices (not to say they dont do it from time to time but it is their money afterall)