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 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...
by Metal Insider | Jul 25, 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. While it’s a week jam packed with new releases, all eyes arguably are on Baroness. With all the buzz that has surrounded the group over the past few years, many...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 17, 2012 | New Music
These days, success in the music industry is both a positive and a negative. It’s positive because so few bands are able to find success, but it’s negative because even fewer bands are able to keep it, and the fight to hold onto the recognition...