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Mastodon sold more albums than anyone else this week

Mastodon sold more albums than anyone else this week

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 10, 2017 | Mastodon Insider, Metal By Numbers

We’ll obviously give you the bigger picture later this week with Metal by Numbers, but it was a great week for Mastodon and their seventh album, Emperor of Sand. The band’s return to conceptual albums after their last two has been a critical success,...
Metal By Numbers 4/5: Steel Panther set the bar

Metal By Numbers 4/5: Steel Panther set the bar

by Matt Brown | Apr 5, 2017 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. One of the things I’ve enjoyed about writing this column for nearly five years (wait, that long?) is seeing sales patterns of bands growing in popularity,...
Northlane’s surprise-release album sells about half of what last album did

Northlane’s surprise-release album sells about half of what last album did

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 3, 2017 | Metal By Numbers, News

Back in October, Avenged Sevenfold released The Stage with no advance notice. While the band still sold a respectable 72,000 copies it’s first week, that’s less than half of what their past two albums had sold in their first two weeks. In fact,...
Metal By Numbers 3/29: Obituary have a dead on debut

Metal By Numbers 3/29: Obituary have a dead on debut

by Matt Brown | Mar 29, 2017 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Oh, hello. Missed you all last week. But we’re back with MBN where some things have change, some are the same. For example, Metallica are still in the top ten...
Metallica sell another 100,000 copies of ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’

Metallica sell another 100,000 copies of ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 20, 2017 | Metal By Numbers, Metallica Insider, News

Last week, Metallica’s Hardwired… To Self Destruct had a monster week, selling 81,000 copies. It’s return to the upper echelon of the chart was due to the fact that anyone that bought a ticket for their forthcoming WorldWired tour got a...
Metal By Numbers 3/15: Look at yourself, now back to me, now at the charts, now back to me

Metal By Numbers 3/15: Look at yourself, now back to me, now at the charts, now back to me

by Matt Brown | Mar 15, 2017 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. What better way to follow up the release of a controversial Suicide Silence album than with a new release from another band that seems universally reviled. Not that...
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Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings
Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings

Power metal warriors Warkings are celebrating their fifth battle, Armageddon. The record dropped on Friday (4th) via Napalm Records. To celebrate the album's arrival, these vikings teamed up with Metal Insider to reveal Five Most Metal Battles Fought by...

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Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’
Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’

Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Eric Bass (Shinedown) released his debut solo album, I Had A Name, earlier this year. Written, recorded, and produced entirely by Bass, the full-length effort introduces listeners to a sprawling dystopian world of his...

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Edenbridge return to Steamhammer/SPV; new album arriving in January 2026
Edenbridge return to Steamhammer/SPV; new album arriving in January 2026

Austrian symphonic metal outfit Edenbridge have announced their return to Steamhammer/SPV and will release their new album, Set the Dark on Fire, on January 16, 2026. Led by guitarist/keyboardist Lanvall and vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher, the band is ready for their...

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New & Noteworthy: October 9th, 2020 – Dawn of the New Music

New & Noteworthy: October 9th, 2020 – Dawn of the New Music

    New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week is a bit a slow one, but still features new releases from Five Finger Death Punch, Blue Öyster Cult, Necrophobic, and...

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New & Noteworthy: October 2nd, 2020 – New & Spookworthy

New & Noteworthy: October 2nd, 2020 – New & Spookworthy

    New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features new releases from Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Amaranthe, Enslaved, and more! For last week’s new releases you...

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New & Noteworthozoic: Septembozoic 25th, 2020 – Newmusiozoic

New & Noteworthozoic: Septembozoic 25th, 2020 – Newmusiozoic

    New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features new releases from Deftones, Kataklysm, Ayreon, Uada, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out...

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