Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 10, 2016
As sales of digital downloads and compact discs continue to fall and streaming continues to rise, there’s one big exception, and that’s vinyl. In fact, in 2015, vinyl sales increased 30 percent, to nearly 12 million. There are several reasons for this. Apparently, millennials are leading the cause, because there’s something cool and retro about […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on August 5, 2015
Last night (8/4), industrial/metal pioneers KMFDM brought their high-energy show to a packed house at Irving Plaza. Opening act CHANT delivered a pulsing, three-drum attack that we could clearly see winning over new fans as the set progressed. KMFDM themselves were in fine form; their elaborate lights and strong stage presence backed up an excellent […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on July 7, 2015
By all technical means, we’re early this week, because all of the new music is coming out on Friday for some reason. However, that’s no excuse not to give you a primer for what’s being released this week. Read on and pre-order to your heart’s content! Between the Buried and Me, Coma Ecliptic (Metal Blade) […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on October 14, 2014
This will likely go down as one of the best release weeks all year. Nothing is held back, and the level of greatness on display will boggle the minds of those not prepared. Get ready, and don’t say I didn’t warn you. Exodus, Blood In, Blood Out (Nuclear Blast) A lot of people say that […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 8, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/uVX9vSJII0U[/youtube] The third Motionless in White album, Reincarnate, will be released on September 16th. The band have been teasing the album’s title track for a while, and today released a lyric video for the song. It’s also available to buy online via iTunes as a digital single. The album will feature vocal cameos from In This […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on February 26, 2013
After a jam-packed list of new releases last week, we get a bit of a breather with a short list today. However, as I promised, this week’s list has some bands on it that could turn into serious heavy hitters with solid album sales. So if you want to see one of these bands go […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 16, 2011
One of the best things about a great video game can be the soundtrack. It’s been nine years since Grand Theft Auto: Vice City came out, but I can remember cruising around fictional Miami in a Ferrari blasting Slayer’s “Raining Blood” like it was yesterday, and the music in Brutal Legend made the game worth buying despite the […]
Posted by Metal Insider on September 12, 2011
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Metal and porn go together like a scantily clad girl in an ’80s video. Both porn stars and musicians thrive on attention, have unusual schedules, and many hail from L.A. It takes a lot of energy and narcissism to put […]
Posted by Metal Insider on August 8, 2011
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s a fact: Slayer is simply awesome! Thanks to classic albums like Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, and Seasons Of The Abyss, Slayer have remained one of the most influential metal bands for the past three decades. Slayer […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 7, 2010
The assets of music label TVT have been bought by Bicycle Music, a Los Angeles-area music publishing company, Billboard reports. The assets include 700 masters, or about 80 albums worth of material. Bands signed to TVT over their 25 year history include Nine Inch Nails, Vision of Disorder, Gravity Kills, KMFDM and Sevendust, among many […]
