Tag Archives: Alien Weaponry

SLAYER resurrected: Legends to headline 2024 Louder Than Life & Riot Fest

Posted by on February 21, 2024

  This is not a drill; Slayer are back! After wrapping up their final world tour in November 2019, these legends featuring Tom Araya (bass/vocals), Kerry King (guitar), Gary Holt (guitar), and Paul Bostaph (drums) have announced their first return to the stage. At least for two festival appearances, for now: Riot Fest in Chicago, […]

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Asinhell announce 2024 European Tour

Posted by on February 21, 2024

  Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen’s death metal project, Asinhell have announced a European Spring/Summer tour. The trek follows the success of their debut album, 2023’s Impii Hora via Metal Blade Records, which Poulsen has expressed to Metal Insider his plans to schedule live shows without conflicting with Volbeat’s 2024 timeline. Support willl come from Endseeker on […]

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Newly confirmed artists for Hellfest 2024 include Metallica, Mr. Bungle, Ne Obliviscaris

Posted by on November 28, 2023

  Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Ne Obliviscaris, and many more have been confirmed for the 2024 edition of Hellfest, scheduled for June 27 to 30 in Clisson, France. Several more artists have been added to the lineup, including Fear Factory, Saxon, Mr. Bungle, Accept, Sodom, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Suicidal Tendencies, Dismember, and more.    Check […]

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Alien Weaponry go “Down The Rabbit Hole” in new video

Posted by on August 24, 2022

  New Zealand metal outfit Alien WEaponry have shared a video for the song “Down The Rabbit Hole.” The track is taken from 2021’s Tangaroa.    Lewis de Jong comments: “This was an absolute blast to film! ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ represents the growth I’ve experienced throughout my life and putting to bed demons from […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/01: What week is it?!

Posted by on December 8, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are some charts! My apologies for the delay. An underwhelming week for some stellar debuts. The releases that particularly caught my ear were Obscura, The Lurking Fear, and Big Wreck. The riff in “Bombs […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/17: Bullet For My Charts

Posted by on November 17, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Charts are here and on time! Compared to last week, this week’s numbers were underwhelming. Last week, Mastodon topped our charts with 17,600 sold but this week Bullet For My Valentine only managed 6,000 copies. […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/12: Mastodon top the charts

Posted by on November 12, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Mastodon absolutely crushed the charts with their eight studio album. Fun fact, this was the first time since 2002’s Remission where Scott Kelly of Neurosis didn’t guest on a track. Also making a surprised impact was […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/03: A View From The Top Of The Charts

Posted by on November 4, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. A day late, but here we are! Dream Theater battled it out with Every Time I Die for the highest debut this week. Amazing albums from both bands, especially the Buffalo die-hards. Dropping hard […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/29: Welcome to Horrorwood

Posted by on October 29, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Welcome to Horrorwood! The hype for Ice Nine Kills is real as they hit #4 for their debut week. The internet is loving them and their witty horror-themed concept albums. Most of the debuts […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/20: The Kings of Streaming

Posted by on October 20, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Topping the charts was the great effort by Trivium, the Kings of Streaming! Not only did they sell 8,800 physicals this week but they also sold 4,000 digital albums and had roughly 194,000 video […]

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