by Metal Insider | Nov 9, 2011 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. All eyes were on Lulu this week. It’s taken a critical beating nearly everywhere, but the collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica is still one of the most...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 7, 2011 | Metal Musical Chairs
Things were looking good for Nonpoint last week following the announcement of their new label deal with Razor & Tie. Then, the band hit fans with a major surprise. It was revealed this past weekend that Nonpoint have parted ways with guitarist Zach Broderick and...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 19, 2011 | Interviews
It’s not completely unusual to hear stories of musicians leaving the road to pursue a career in the music business. Vijay Kumar, though, took a slightly unique path following his time as a musician. After playing with Bleeding Through in its early days, Kumar went on...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 29, 2011 | Interviews
For the past two days, Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter has been going at it nonstop on Twitter. While his tweet-a-thon has included responses to fans’ questions and interactions with the likes of Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel, a chunk...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 11, 2011 | Interviews
It’s been four years since Arch Enemy released an album made up entirely of new material. Sure, The Root of All Evil, a collection of re-recordings of songs from the band’s first three albums, whetted our appetites a little, but still served more as a tease. However,...