by Zach Shaw | Mar 28, 2014 | Interviews
RPWL is not your typical art rock band. Not only has this German group been creating progressive music since 1997, but also theatrical and thought-provoking conceptual themes to go along with it. And that’s on full display with their ninth album, Wanted, out in the...
by Metal Insider | Feb 28, 2014 | Awards, Columns, Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Yup, it’s that time of year again. The nominees for the 6th annual...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 17, 2014 | Interviews
Jay Ruston is a busy man. After his second consecutive year being nominated for a Grammy (both for Anthrax), the producer and engineer has two albums coming out on April 1st that he had a hand in. Ronnie James Dio: This is Your Life, which Ruston was involved with...
by Matt Brown | Feb 12, 2014 | Award Show Battles, News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/LnsIJ6tSi1w?t=25s[/youtube] In case you missed the 56th Grammy Awards (which we wouldn’t blame you for), Imagine Dragons took home the award for Best Rock Performance. Queens of the Stone Age was nominated in the category as well for...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 12, 2014 | Digital Media, Metal By Numbers, News
It’s hard to believe that it’s happened so few times, but this week digital album sales beat physical CD sales for only the fourth time in history. You’ll read more about what sold later today in Metal by Numbers (spoiler alert, congrats Within...