by Metal Insider | Feb 16, 2015 | News, Touring, Updates
It looks like a few scattered countries will get to experience the choreographed, metal cuteness of Babymetal this year. In addition to their previously-announced appearance at Rock on the Range, the band has announced a string of dates for this upcoming May-June. On...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 10, 2015 | Kids Play The Darndest Things, Metal Memes, News
[youtube]http://youtu.be/zBvhTA9asug[/youtube] Some day, some kids are going to grow up and be the next generation of metal stars. And while the number of signed metal bands in their early teens starts and ends with Unlocking the Truth, they might have just gotten...
by Metal Insider | Jan 28, 2015 | Columns, Metal By Numbers, News
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The last time Marilyn Manson released an album, 2012’s Born Villain, it solid about 39,000 copies. He’s got the #6 album in the country right now, which...
by Matt Brown | Jan 21, 2015 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Now that’s more like it! The first good helping of metal debuts for 2015 is spearheaded by some great up-and-comers with one or two oddities thrown in (thanks,...
by Metal Insider | Jan 16, 2015 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...