by Metal Insider | Sep 5, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
We don’t know much (just ask our commenters), but we do know that it’s pretty rare for a band to sell double what their last album did in this day and age of declining sales. The Georgia band did just about that with their fifth album, One Wing....
by Metal Insider | Aug 29, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
We believe in a thing called sales. And for this week, those sales involve The Darkness, having returned after a five-year break-up, with their new album Hot Cakes. Anyone who forgot about the band was reminded of its existence this past Super Bowl. And over 9,000...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 29, 2012 | Legal Woes, Now You've Got Something To Bid For
If you thought that the Randy Blythe saga was over as soon as the Lamb of God vocalist returned home from the Czech Republic after being held for a month on suspicion of manslaughter, it’s not so simple. His case is still set to go to trial in Prague, so...
by Metal Insider | Aug 16, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s a slow week for new debuts – in fact, an active rock radio band and a remix album from the second best Halloween director ever are the only two new...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 8, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
Nuclear Blast is having one hell of a year. The German label set a record in April when Meshuggah’s Koloss sold over 18,000 copies. Now they’ve broken it just four months later with Testament’s 10th album. Dark Roots of the Earth sold over 8,000...