Posted by Siegfried Samer on June 16, 2022
Metalfest in Pilsen traditionally marks the start of the summer festival season for Czech promoter George Daron and his company Pragokoncert. Thankfully, this year the festival could finally take place again in the picturesque amphitheatre Lochotín in one of the beer-brewing capitals of Europe after a two-year hiatus courtesy of Covid-19. Due to the […]
Posted by Siegfried Samer on December 16, 2021
Despite Covid-19 still making it difficult for many bands to tour, especially in Europe, 2021 has seen the release of some fine metal albums. Here are my Top 10 metal albums for 2021! Considering my background as the singer and songwriter for Dragony, it’s needless to say that most of my favorite albums this […]
Posted by Matt Brown on June 16, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This was another week heavy on the debuts (14 to be exact) and features some heavy hitters. Also, just a heads up, the quotation marks/apostrophe key on my laptop is broken, so if notice […]
Posted by Matt Brown on June 9, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s edition was loaded. If you saw the May 28th edition of New & Noteworthy, then you know that week was chock full of album releases. Fast forward to this week and you’ll […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 15, 2021
Sweden’s power metal giants Bloodbound have announced their new album, Creatures of the Dark Realm, will be released on May 28th via AFM records. Today (15th), the group has shared a lyric video for the powerful and catchy track “When Fate Is Calling.” Check out the clip below and pre-order the album here:
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 4, 2020
70000tons of Metal by far surpasses any other metal cruise. It’s more than a fan’s all-access pass hanging out with some of their favorite bands. The overall adventure is a vacation with like-minded individuals surrounded by their metal brothers and sisters. It’s an example of how loving and caring the metal community is as it […]
Posted by Kyle Finlan on February 28, 2020
70,000 Tons of Metal 2020 is an absurd experience. It takes two concepts: metal music along with the black shirt attire, bombastic-fueled ridden, and passionate fans set sail on the luxury Royal Caribbean cruise line. A metal show, along with such extravagance, is typically the antithesis of metal (show tunes and suit jackets in […]
Posted by Metal Insider on February 20, 2020
If you think metal is too cool for school, think again, and think hard because you’re mistaken. That’s right, my fellow metalheads, some bands and songs can actually teach you something. Strap in because you are in for an educational ride to see the best metal bands you can learn from. Rammstein Have you ever tried […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 11, 2017
ProgPower USA is the premier U.S. festival for progressive and power metal. For 18 years they have been a paramount part in bringing some of the biggest and best names in the international progressive and power metal scenes to a country not particularly known for either. It takes place every September at the Center Stage […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on November 27, 2012
Let us go back, my friends, to the days of the early ’90s, when music was an easily traded commodity, but finding the next big band in metal required the most dedicated searching and motivation. In those days, a quartet from Los Angeles made the decision to fuse rap and metal together in their music, […]
