10 Musicians Who Encouraged You To Steal Music

Dan Bull isn't the only artist who has used torrenting and filesharing platforms to get their music out to the masses, bypassing the major labels in the process. The Swedish heavy metal band Machinae Supremacy have been singing from the same hymn sheet since their inception.

The band are proud supporters of file sharing and will regular implore their fans to download their music during their live gigs, many of which can be found on the band's own website.

However, as they started to attract more attention it seemed inevitable that albums and record labels would come calling. That didn't deter Machinae Supremacy though. Since 2006 they have released five albums under a small label known as Spinefarm. Two of those albums - 'A View from the End of the World' and 'Rise of a Digital Nation' - were also made available on the Swedish torrenting site Pirate Bay.

Whether or not this is a successful tactic for them is debatable, but the band is still going strong and released their most recent album in August of 2014.