by Metal Insider | Jan 19, 2012 | Metal on Metal
One of the most asked questions we get when writing our column Metal By Numbers is why we didn’t include so and so band’s first week sales. Well, most of the time it’s because we only get to see the top 200 and top new artist charts, and an artist’s album may be left...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 6, 2012 | Metal on Metal, Touring
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4pJ8ZVxZus[/youtube] Last night was Van Halen’s coming out party for their new album, A Different Kind of Truth. The band played a 13-song set at the 250-capacity Cafe Wha? in Manhattan’s East Village. They also...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 3, 2012 | Metal on Metal, New Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FClcHWhufm0[/youtube] Deftones frontman Chino Moreno’s side project ††† (Crosses) will be releasing a new EP sometime in 2012. That’s about all the information that’s included in the above teaser clip. There is...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 15, 2011 | Metal on Metal
Foo Fighters may not be as heavy as some of their fellow “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” nominees. But out of the five, only Dave Grohl and co. can claim their show caused a “volcanic tremor.” While the band was performing in Auckland, New Zealand this past...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 30, 2011 | Metal on Metal
It’s no secret that we love Kvelertak. It’s also a well-known fact that we love beer. So imagine our reaction this morning when we discovered that the Norwegian black metal/punk band have brewed their own line of beer. Called Kvelerbräu, the beer is made out of honey...
by Metal Insider | Nov 11, 2011 | Metal on Metal
We all know why today, 11/11/11, is being dubbed “National Metal Day.” No, it’s not because VH1 Classic says so. It’s because of Spinal Tap! And if you don’t get the significance of the number 11, then stop reading this and go watch This Is Spinal Tap ASAP. But it’s...