Posted by Chris Annunziata on March 18, 2022
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Notable Debuts: Scorpions, Rock Believer (Spinefarm) Debut # 4 12,125 sold This is the German band’s nineteenth studio album. Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian) Debut #29 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 19, 2022
Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen is gearing up for the new Star One Album, Revel In Time, out February 18th via InsideOutMusic. Today (19th), Lucassen has unveiled a video for the title track featuring Brandon Yeagley and Adrian Vandenberg. Arjen comments: “Dear friends, you better hold on tight for this absolutely zany clip… here […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on October 20, 2021
Irene Jansen of Karma and Ayreon has been revealed as one of the vocalists appearing on the new Star One album by Arjen Lucassen. Lucassen is the mastermind behind Ayreon, and is releasing the first new Star One album in over 10 years. The album, Revel In Time, is due out on February 18 […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on October 11, 2021
Arjen Lucassen, the mastermind behind Ayreon, has told of a new Star One record on the way. Called Revel in Time, due on February 18 via InsideOut Music, the album is a collection of songs inspired by movies about time. Revel in Time will feature a different singer on each track. One by one […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on December 21, 2020
2020 has been a profoundly unmusical year for me as far as discovering new music goes. Between only having attended 1 live show all year, not having to commute to work since March, and starting 2020 off with the loss of Neil Peart, my time spent engaged with new releases has probably been the […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 14, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I haven’t included Bon Jovi on here in the past because, well, do I really have to? Yeah I know, Slippery When Wet is a seminal glam metal album but the band has steered farther […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 7, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died. And man am I bummed about it. I spent the morning listening to Van Halen’s self-titled debut all the way through for the first time in […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 2, 2020
Ayreon’s next masterpiece, Transitus, has finally arrived on September 25th via Music Theories Recordings. A video, more like a short science-fiction film for the song “Daniel’s Descent Into Transitus Medley” is now available. The track features Simone Simons (Epica), Tommy Karevik (Kamelot), Marcela Bovio (MaYaN) and Caroline Westendorp (The Charm The Fury). Mastermind […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 25, 2020
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features new releases from Deftones, Kataklysm, Ayreon, Uada, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 26, 2020
When it comes to a new Ayreon masterpiece, it will most likely be an automatic year-end top ten list for every devoted Ayreon fan and those who embrace rock operas. Mastermind Arjen Lucassen continues to surprise us as each creation remains unique and he sure has raised the bar with the follow-up to 2017’s […]
