by Alix Vallecillo | Jan 15, 2016 | News, Updates
One of the best things it can happen to your tribute band is getting a thumbs up from the band you’re tributing and that’s what happened to the Canadian cover band, Sandman, after they got hit by a 41-page cease-and-desist letter from Metallica’s...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jan 14, 2016 | Legal Woes, News, Updates
Yesterday, we reported about the Canadian Metallica tribute band, Sandman, who received a a 41-page long cease-and-desist letter from Metallica’s attorney over the use of their “official, stylized logos … on or to identify or promote live musical...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jan 13, 2016 | Legal Woes, News
The legal world (as well as the online world) can be very tricky and some things may seem too odd to be taken seriously. but they can happen. It seems like Metallica, or at least their legal team, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Canadian Metallica tribute...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 12, 2016 | Lists, News
Today Rolling Stone, a magazine that recently had boy band 5 Seconds of Summer pose naked for their cover, came out with their list of the 25 most-anticipated metal albums of the year. What would you expect a list like that to have on it? If you’d guess it was...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 8, 2016 | Metal By Numbers, News
It’s now over a week into 2016, so it’s time to stop saying “Happy New Year” and look forward to the next 51 weeks. That being said, our weekly Metal By Numbers continues to track what albums are still being bought, and with 2015 in the rear...