Metal By Numbers 6/18: Tremonti on top

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Do you think more people were excited for the new Tremonti album because of Creed or because of Alter Bridge? Or were they just falling over the fact that Wolfgang...

Metal Power Rankings: On the Lamb

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...

Metal By Numbers 6/11: Out of the Darkness

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Right, so, elephant in the room: there was no MBN last week. Why? Would you believe…bizarre gardening accident in which I lost all of my fingers that have since...

Mike Patton pooped in Axl Rose’s orange juice

Touring isn’t always easy. Sometimes bands that tour together have rivalries. And sometimes, if you’re Mike Patton and Faith No More is touring with Guns N’ Roses, you do something about that. According to the 2008 book Rock Star Babylon: Outrageous...