Posted by Ian Weber on October 28, 2022
After honoring a Christmas gift, an Iron Maiden ticket for their UBS area gig, and attending Accept at Stereo Garden two nights later, I planned on wrapping a busy but fun mini-break from work with one more concert. I arrived at Penn Station just as Sony Hall opened their doors and decided to get […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on July 23, 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 May 27th releases. Notable Debuts: Def Leppard, Diamond Star Halos (UME) Debut #2 31,900 sold This is the band’s twelfth studio album and first in seven years. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 31, 2022
Michael Schenker Group have unveiled a lyric video for the song “Under Attack.” The track is taken from their latest full-length effort, Universal, which was released on Friday (27th) via Atomic Fire Records. Schenker comments: “I’m excited about the release of the new album Universal today. It’s a great album, catchy, and true craftsmanship. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 15, 2022
From Moonspell to Michael Schenker Group, here are seventeen tours recently announced: 01) Moonspell w/ Swallow The Sun & Witherfall: Moonspell to celebrate 30 years of Moonspell! Frontman Fernando Ribeiro comments: “American Full Moon is going to be the ultimate celebration of MOONSPELL’s legacy, past and present. 30 years under the spell can’t be […]
Posted by Matt Brown on February 25, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I spent the first five minute writing this week’s edition of MBN thinking “I should listen to that Pretty Reckless song that was big on the radio a few years ago, it was […]
Posted by Metal Insider on March 29, 2012
This Saturday, March 31, That Metal Show kicks off its tenth season on VH1 Classic. Featuring appearances from members of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Disturbed, Motörhead, Pantera, Machine Head and many others, we thought it would be nice to have co-host Don Jamieson once again give us a preview of a few episodes. My sideburns and […]
Posted by Metal Insider on August 16, 2011
It’s hard to believe that VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show has been on the air for eight seasons now. Yet since 2008, hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson have talked to some of the biggest names in hard rock and metal (mostly classic rockers, but a few from today’s scene have graced their […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on August 9, 2011
Time has proven that young metal bands that hit their stride in the early to mid-2000s have had the most success since bands reaching similar levels in the early ’80s. More household metal names emerged between 2002 and 2006 than at any other time in the past two decades. The eruption of talent from those […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on October 19, 2010
Um, where did everyone go? We’ve been inundated with releases for weeks now, and suddenly everyone decides to take a week off? Did new releases from Shakira and the cast of Glee really scare all the metal labels away? Well, believe what you read, because the metal world is on release vacation today. After a […]
