“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities. When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...
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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The title isn’t just referring to Black Label Society’s first week. It’s amazing that BLS’ first album in four years made it into the top five, making it the biggest...Metal By Numbers 8/11: What A Crazy Bitch Of A Week
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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s biggest metal debut comes from newcomers Black Veil Brides, coming in at #36 and selling over 10,000 copies in its first week. Their debut full length...Follow Us
Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’
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