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Machine Head’s ‘Catharsis’ sold some records this week

Machine Head’s ‘Catharsis’ sold some records this week

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 6, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

With the muted reaction that Machine Head’s Catharsis received from critics, you’d think that they might have had a Suicide Silence-like disaster on their hands. However, the album sold about 9,000 units in its debut week. That’s not bad by any...
Metal By Numbers 1/31: Sales are looking grim

Metal By Numbers 1/31: Sales are looking grim

by Matt Brown | Jan 31, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You’ll be happy to know that we have full chart information this week, meaning that we have chart positions for those artists listed in”Top Current...
Metal By Numbers 1/24: Veils, vales, and sales

Metal By Numbers 1/24: Veils, vales, and sales

by Matt Brown | Jan 24, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So Black Veil Brides have a new album called Vale, but it’s “vale” as in a valley, not “veil” as in “the bride had a black...
Metal By Numbers 1/17: Watain eclipse the charts

Metal By Numbers 1/17: Watain eclipse the charts

by Matt Brown | Jan 17, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The ball is finally rolling in 2018 with a trio of black metal releases and one metal video game album. Lots more releases are coming up in January and we’re...
Metal By Numbers 1/10: The charts don their gay apparel

Metal By Numbers 1/10: The charts don their gay apparel

by Matt Brown | Jan 10, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Okay, so it’s two weeks too late to make Christmas jokes, but in my defense I didn’t show up today thinking I was going to be writing about a deathcore...
Metal by Numbers: the best selling metal and rock of 2017

Metal by Numbers: the best selling metal and rock of 2017

by Metal Insider | Jan 4, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

  It should surprise no one that streaming is surpassing sales as the medium of choice for people buying albums. Yet as evidenced by the list below, people are still buying music, too. Nielsen just released their year-end report that found that streaming grew...
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Amorphis unveil new single “Light and Shadow” from upcoming album ‘Borderland’
Amorphis unveil new single “Light and Shadow” from upcoming album ‘Borderland’

Finnish metal legends Amorphis have released “Light and Shadow,” the first single from their forthcoming 15th studio album, Borderland, scheduled to arrive on September 26, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Borderland was recorded at Hansen Studios and features artwork...

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Before the Dawn share “Stellar Effect” video; new album arriving in September
Before the Dawn share “Stellar Effect” video; new album arriving in September

Finnish melodic death metal outfit Before the Dawn will release their new album Cold Flare Eternal, on September 5 via Reaper Entertainment. The band has unveiled a video for their latest single, "Stellar Effect." Following 2023's Stormbringers, the new album...

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Mötley Crüe recruit Dolly Parton for reimagined “Home Sweet Home”
Mötley Crüe recruit Dolly Parton for reimagined “Home Sweet Home”

Mötley Crüe have announced From The Beginning, an extensive compilation scheduled to arrive on September 12 via BMG. The release features a newly reimagined version of the band's 1985 hit “Home Sweet Home” as a heartfelt duet with country icon Dolly Parton, out now. A...

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New & Noteworthy: April 23rd, 2021 – Paint The Sky With New Music

New & Noteworthy: April 23rd, 2021 – Paint The Sky With New Music

  New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features the posthumous release from Alexi Laiho's Bodom After Midnight, a live Motorhead album, and a couple more!...

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New & Noteworthy: April 16th, 2021 –The New Music at Garden’s Gate

New & Noteworthy: April 16th, 2021 –The New Music at Garden’s Gate

  New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a new solo release from Cannibal Corpse, Liquid Tension Experiment, Greta Van Fleet, and more! For last week's...

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New & Noteworthy: March 26th, 2021 – The Bitter New Music

New & Noteworthy: March 26th, 2021 – The Bitter New Music

  New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a new solo release from Evanescensce, the end of a hiatus for Genghis Tron, and more! For last week's...

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