by Bram Teitelman | Sep 3, 2014 | News, Touring
Like metal? Like J-pop? Like songs about chocolate? Live in the New York area? You’re in luck, as Babymetal have announced that they’ll be playing New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Tuesday, November 4th. The band, which consists of a trio of teenage...
by Matt Brown | Aug 27, 2014 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Yeah, we know Ace Frehley isn’t technically the Spaceman anymore; we’ve written enough stories about that to know, trust us. But you have to admit that...
by Matt Brown | Aug 20, 2014 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Well, any press is good press is what they say. Some might say Upon A Burning Body’s “publicity stunt” from a month ago soured their debut, but most...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 18, 2014 | News, Touring
Many naysayers are looking at Japanese J-pop-meets-metal act Babymetal as nothing more than a fad. If that’s the case, it’s a fad that’s lasted the entire year so far, and it doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon. After a...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 14, 2014 | Metal on Metal, News
When 2014 goes in the record books in less than four months, one of the most divisive and biggest stories in heavy music will be the quick rise of Babymetal. The combination of J-pop and death metal was initially seen as nothing more than a fad, and when the dust...