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Tag Archives: Hammerfall

Live Gig Review: Nothing But a Best Time with Helloween at Terminal 5 on 5/20/23

Posted by on May 23, 2023

  It seemed unreal when I became aware last year that Helloween and Hammerfall would finally tour the States. Here are two of the mightiest metal bands of all time, dominating the stage in one night. I was crashing through eight months of work leading up to May 20, 2023, and the result was one […]

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Concert Calendar (5/15-5/21): The Metallian and Its Legions: Clutch, Helloween, & more

Posted by on May 15, 2023

  Hey, fellow concertgoers! We are stoked to do this and hope after you check out what this week is bringing. Below you will notice some of the best new shows to see this late May. Because that’s what spending money is all about. So thanks for reading another Metal Insider concert calendar today and […]

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New & Noteworthy: Reader of the releases – 04/28/2023

Posted by on April 28, 2023

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. 2023 is flying by with April coming to a close! With the new Elvenking album to the live Cradle of Filth record, there’s so much new music to be explored. Which releases are […]

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The Czech Metal Summer 2023: Metalfest Pilsen, Masters of Rock & Rock Castle

Posted by on February 3, 2023

  Avid readers of this page will probably have noticed my live reports from last year covering the three biggest Metal festivals in Czechia, organized by promoter Pragokoncert: Metalfest Pilsen, Masters of Rock in Vizovice, and Rock Castle in Moravsky Krumlov. After a strong comeback year post-Covid-19 in 2022, all three festivals are set to return again in 2023. The […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 35 Albums of 2022

Posted by on December 29, 2022

    The pandemic has given artists time to reflect and create, resulting in many artists releasing new records, surprise EPs, reissues, and live recordings. However, did all bands use their time wisely by releasing one of their strongest albums, or fall flat compared to their prior offerings? This year was a hit or miss, […]

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Helloween announce spring 2023 North American tour w/ Hammerfall

Posted by on September 28, 2022

  Helloween will return to North America in May of 2023 to bring back the Pumpkins United and their new album. Support will come from Hammerfall. Tickets go on sale this Friday (30th) at 10 AM local time.   Andi Deris comments:  “We can’t wait to be back and celebrate our new album with our […]

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Metal By Numbers 4/6: Animals As Leaders have their highest charting debut

Posted by on May 10, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the March 25th releases.   Notable Debuts: Animals As Leaders, Parrhesia (Sumerian) Debut #17 4,025 sold 5th studio album from the instrumental progressive metal unit.             Dream […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/30: Charting Westward

Posted by on May 10, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We back! Here are the numbers for the March 18th releases.   Notable Debuts:   Stabbing Westward, Chasing Ghosts (COP International) Debut #29 1,957 sold Industrial rock from Chicago. It’s their first album since their 2001 self-titled […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/23: MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY

Posted by on March 30, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.     Notable Debuts: Ghost, Impera (Loma Vista/Concord) Debut #1 62,500 sold According to Luminate/MRC Data, the Swedish band’s fifth album had the biggest sales week in 2022. This is their fourth top 10 overall album.   […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/16: The Chart to End All Charts

Posted by on March 18, 2022

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. What a week for metal! We had stellar releases from Sabaton, Crowbar, and Vein. We were even fortunate enough to have a new release from the hottest progressive death metal band, Hath! Enjoy […]

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