Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. As of last week, this column is officially back to it's weekly updates. Take a look and see how releases from April 12th debuted...
KISS and make app; band launches “KISS Photo Bomb”
David Draiman isn’t the only one that can jump into the tech game. In fact, just today, KISS launched KISS Photo Bomb, a free app for Apple and Android. It doesn’t sound like anywhere near as much of a game changer as ‘Wingman,’ mainly because...David Draiman launches social networking app, ‘Wingman’
Social media is used everwhere. From computers to tablets to even phones, the majority of the world can be reached by a few clicks. Disturbed/Device frontman David Draiman has found a way to improve, or rather transcend, our already-immediate means of...Using Shazam? Consider yourself in A&R for WMG
Where and how you use apps and social media are starting to infiltrate the music industry even more than they already have. A few weeks ago, former Island Def Jam and Warner Music Group head Lyor Cohen’s new company, 300, announced that they’d partnered...Protest the Hero launch app to unveil actual artwork for ‘Volition’
You just got punk’d by Protest the Hero. The artwork the band revealed two weeks ago for their forthcoming album Volition is not the actual artwork, but the cover picture for the CD’s packaging, according to a press release. Apparently there is a...Earache Launches “Metalizer” Spotify App
Looking to make the perfect metal playlist, but don’t want to go to all the work of compiling it? Earache Records is here to help. They’ve launched a free app for Spotify called Earache Metalizer. Essentially, it’s a deck that looks like an EQ,...Follow Us
Metal By Numbers: Papercuts in the charts – 4/24/2024
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Video premiere: LiveKill – “Crushing Blows”
Fort Lauderdale's LiveKill have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, "Crushing Blows." The group strives to be one dynamic force in South Florida's metal scene, showcasing resilient energy and a top-notch approach to pre-production...
Coffin Curse release sophomore album ‘The Continuous Nothing’
After four years of silence, the Chileans of Coffin Curse are back. Their second full-length album,The Continuous Nothing, was released yesterday (22nd) in CD format via Memento Mori and set for vinyl on July 18th via Eat My Records. The project formed by Carlos...
New & Noteworthy: Cometh the releases – 4/19/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday will see the highly anticipated returns of Pearl Jam, The Ghost Inside and High On Fire, as well as big...
New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...
New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...