Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 9, 2017
Twenty years ago today, Notorious B.I.G. was killed just two weeks before his second album, Life After Death, was released. He was only 24 when he was gunned down in Los Angeles by a still-unknown assailant. This happened less than a year after Tupac Shakur was assassinated in Las Vegas in another still-unsolved murder. While Biggie (real […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on August 21, 2012
We’ve reached another week that has a reissue claiming the top slot on the release list. It’s a rare occurrence, but when it does happen, there is a good reason for it. This week, the reason is simple – quite frankly, not a lot is coming out that will attract as much attention. However, the […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 16, 2012
When hearing the term “Christian Music Festival,” most metal fans’ initial reaction is to run away. Over the past few years, though, the Cornerstone Festival has had a heavy dose of Christian metal and hardcore bands on its bill. However, that’s about to change since the Christian music and arts festival has announced that this […]
Posted by Metal Insider on December 14, 2011
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. After a few slow weeks leading up to Christmas, we’ve got two hard rock debuts cracking the top 20. This week’s big debut comes from Korn’s highly buzzed album The Path Of Totality with […]
Posted by Metal Insider on November 30, 2011
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Unfortunately, we missed out on all of the action on the charts last week because of Thanksgiving break. However, we return just in time to see the holiday shopping season kicking into gear. One […]
Posted by Metal Insider on November 16, 2011
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week, the top metal/hard rock debuts are two compilations and a live album. However, it’s Animals As Leaders who without question have the best week out of all the metal releases on the […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on November 8, 2011
It is now a foregone conclusion that I would likely be a terrible A&R person at a record label, because I am very bad at predicting trends in the metal world. For example, if you had asked me four years ago if instrumental metal would ever be a popular genre, I would have laughed off […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 1, 2011
The lineup to the New England Metal & Hardcore festival has been officially confirmed, and may surprise a few people. Usually a two day festival, the NEMHF has extended to three days, taking place on April 14, 15 and 16, and will once again return to The Palladium Theatre in Worcester, MA. Headlining the first […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on December 16, 2010
Haste The Day has announced dates for their upcoming farewell tour. The Winter tour will also feature Mychildren Mybride, The Chariot and A Plea For Purging on the bill.
Posted by Zach Shaw on July 21, 2010
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This is one hell of a week for metal releases. Not only did big names like Korn and Hellyeah release new albums, but four new releases made it into the top 50 this week! […]
