Edited sentence: Frustration at the label has forced bands such as Edgewater, Drowning Pool, and most notably Alter Bridge to break their contracts and seek alternative homes.It is notable that among the current roster of Wind-Up, the only artists to ever earn gold or higher on an album release are Evanescence, Seether, and Finger Eleven, the latter of which released their gold album in 2003, four years before their newest release.Recently, members of the band Atomship have also left for similar reasons.There is well-documented criticism of Wind-Up's marketing policies, including a percieved lack of promotion for artists and a penchant for dropping acts that fail to meet their expectations.This observation, along with reports from aforementioned artists, may be the basis for the perception of a lack of promotion on the part of Wind-Up, since this means that the label has carried over twenty artists over the years that have failed to sell in decent amounts