Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 5, 2021
While it looks like touring will soon pick up in the United States, other areas of the globe are seeing events being rescheduled for 2022. We listed out a few festivals, tours, and streaming events that were recently announced. Byzantine announce 21st anniversary USA Tour: Byzantine will be celebrating their 21st anniversary by […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 12, 2017
This was a year of hooks for me. I usually favor at least a couple extreme records each year, but frankly as I get older, I don’t have the attention span for anything that doesn’t have things I can hum back to you. That’s not to say I’ve gone completely soft; I liked the Full […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on December 6, 2017
As 2017 wheezes to a close, it’s time to take a look at the year that was in terms of heavy music. We’ve already had contributors Jeff Podoshen and Chris Annunziata weigh in on what floated their boats in 2017, and now it’s time to see what Zach Shaw thought of the year in […]
Posted by Matt Brown on August 16, 2017
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It flummoxes me sometimes how fast summer seems to go by. Where I live kids are already back in school and college students are moving in. In just sixteen days we’ll enter September, and while […]
Posted by Matt Brown on August 10, 2017
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We’re still operating on limited sales info, but I do have some extra numbers to share as requested by a few fine upstanding commenters from last week. I’ve added Projected’s new album to the […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on July 28, 2017
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Alice Cooper, Byzantine, and more. If you would like to check out last week’s New & Noteworthy, you can do so here, and the week’s sales numbers are […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 23, 2017
Have you heard the new Byzantine track, “New Ways to Bear Wtiness,” yet? Hopefully you have, because it rips! They’ve made a video for it, and it’s probably a painful memory for singer/guitarist Chris “OJ” Ojeda, mainly because the shoot left him with a concussion! Drummer Matt Wolfe, who was in the band until recently […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 1, 2017
Arizona thrashers Sacred Reich are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic album Ignorance by kicking off a world tour. The 30 Years of Ignorance tour kicks off in Europe in July which includes major festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Dynamo Metal Fest, Into the Grave Fest, Brutal Assault Fest, Alcatraz Fest and Summer […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 7, 2017
On June 2nd, Byzantine will be releasing their Metal Blade debut following two independent releases. The Cicada Tree will be their fifth album, and like their last two, the band has launched a crowd-funding campaign for the album. If you’re going to buy the album as a fan, the main benefit you’ll get from doing it […]
