by Seth Werkheiser | Nov 9, 2015 | Grunge Musical Chairs, News
After Stone Temple Pilots fired vocalist Scott Weiland back in 2013, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park started singing for the band, even appearing on an EP that came out later that year. Bennington’s focus has always been Linkin Park, however, and the timing of...
by Seth Werkheiser | Sep 9, 2015 | News
In an NME interview with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Fort Minor, the vocalist reveals his dislike for the nu-metal tag that has followed the band around for the past 15 years. Said Shinoda in the interview, “At the same time, as big as the band got, we...
by Metal Insider | Aug 20, 2015 | Interviews
After signing to Victory Records, Kissing Candice stepped further into the spotlight during the final Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival earlier this summer. At the event, we spoke to vocalist Joey Simpson along with guitarists Dreamer and Walt. The masked group have...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 19, 2015 | Metal By Numbers
If you’re reading this, you’re most likely familiar with our weekly Metal by Numbers column, looking at the weekly sales numbers of hard rock and metal music. While sales continue to decline as people adopt to streaming, there are still a solid amount of...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 5, 2015 | News, Streaming For Vengeance, Updates
Metal is pretty popular on Spotify. In fact, you might remember that it has the most loyal fans of any genre, according to a study done by the streaming service. In fact, it’s getting more popular, as metal’s share of overall Spotify listening has...