by Bram Teitelman | Apr 28, 2016 | Lists, News
Back in the ’90s and early aughts, the nu-metal explosion found bands, some of which had no reasons being signed, thrust upon us in the wake of Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit’s success. Granted, some of those bands were great, and others not so much. What...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 12, 2016 | Lists, News
Today Rolling Stone, a magazine that recently had boy band 5 Seconds of Summer pose naked for their cover, came out with their list of the 25 most-anticipated metal albums of the year. What would you expect a list like that to have on it? If you’d guess it was...
by Metal Insider | Jan 5, 2016 | Columns, Lists, News
Another year has passed and we’ve got at least 300 days or so before everyone starts talking about what the best albums of 2016 will be. Some people don’t really see the beginning of a new year as something truly significant, and others see ist as the...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 14, 2015 | Best of 2015, Lists, Top 10
It’s pretty insane to think that 2015 is pretty much almost over, and as we look back, it’s hard to argue that it was anything but a great thing for metal. Heritage bands like Slayer, Lamb of God and Iron Maiden debuted in the top 5, and Five Finger Death...
by Alix Vallecillo | Dec 11, 2015 | Lists, News
During this time of the year, many sites, magazines and others in the music industry release their lists of what they believe are the best albums of the year, including rock and metal. These ‘best of’ lists are, of course, subjective to whoever put them...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 10, 2015 | Lists, News
Last week, Rolling Stone named their top 50 albums of the year. No big surprises, in that Keith Richards and James Taylor were up on the list. and one metal album, or arguably metal album, was. That album was Marilyn Manson’s The Pale Emperor, which also tops...