Helloween have announced their new live album, Live At Budokan, which captures their performance at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. The live record is scheduled to arrive on December 13, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), which will be available in multiple formats,...
Metal By Numbers 10/7 – A Sales (Nathan) Explosion
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...Metal By Numbers 9/30 – Five Finger Death Punch Declare War
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...Five Finger Death Punch Set For Big Sales Week
According to music industry site Hits Daily Double, Five Finger Death Punch’s sophomore album, War Is The Answer, is on track to sell 35-40 thousand copies next week. That should put them at or at least near the top ten. As of this writing, they have the #9...Metal By Numbers 9/23 – Metal Returns To The Top Ten
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...Metal By Numbers Preview: Shadows Fall, Every Time I Die Come In Big
We’re hearing whispers that Shadows Fall’s Retribution will come in at #35 on the Billboard 200 with over 13,000 albums sold, while Every Time I Die broke the 12,000 sold mark with New Junk Aesthetic. Check back later today for the full Metal By Numbers...Follow Us
Helloween share “Best Time” live video from upcoming live album ‘Live At Budokan’
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Dream Theater share “Night Terror” video; new album arriving in February 2025
Progressive metal icons Dream Theater will release their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, on February 7, 2025. This marks the first album featuring the iconic lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess,...
Ice Nine Kills drummer Patrick Galante exits Band as they drop new single for Terrifier 3
Drummer Patrick Galante has officially parted ways with horror metalcore band Ice Nine Kills. Galante announced yesterday (12th), with band members supporting his decision. Galante expressed via Instagram: “Performing with Ice Nine Kills has been an incredible...
New & Noteworthy, November 11th – Become the Sky
The new release list is a somewhat manageable size for the first time in over two months, signaling the winding down of what has been an incredible year for new music. This is also the second week in a row headlined by a stalwart of the Gothenburg music scene, which...
New & Noteworthy, November 4th – Endtime Hearts
Welcome to November, and don't panic. The new release calendar is still going strong. In fact, the amount of new music that is still due to be released over the next six weeks is going to make formulating a Top 10 list for 2016 rather challenging. Nonetheless, we...
New & Noteworthy, October 28th – Nightmare
Let me start out this week by saying that very little surprises me in the world of new releases. The amount of advance research and preparation that goes into this column on a weekly basis is considerable, and because of it, I not only know what is coming out each...