Posted by Riley Rowe on January 5, 2016
In 2015, Between the Buried and Me took an even more progressive turn on their most recent LP. Their seventh album, Coma Ecliptic, was released last year via Metal Blade Records and was met with generally favorable reviews. While the band announced a tour coming up this Spring with August Burns Red, we spoke to frontman Tommy […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on December 8, 2015
It’s that time of year again. As 2015 draws to a close, we check in with the Metal Insider staff to see what new albums got them the most excited. Ok, so this is the part of the Top 10 list where you’re supposed to say “Oh boy, what a great year for new music!” […]
Posted by Eddie Jorgensen on November 6, 2015
It’s hard to believe that Enslaved have been around for 13 albums now, but that’s exactly what In Times, released earlier this year, is. And in addition to being well-received by fans and critics, the album also finds the band more popular then ever, with the album having debuted at #105 when it came out in […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 13, 2015
This week marks the annual CMJ Music Marathon, an annual convention and music festival that takes place in New York centered around college radio. While radio can get ignored by some in the face of so many other entertainment options, there are still about 200 radio stations around the United States and Canada that feature metal programming. […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 18, 2015
ProgPower USA is the premier US festival for progressive and power metal. It takes place every year in September at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival seeks to bring in bands that don’t necessarily have the fan base to tour the United States but still would like to get their foot in […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on August 18, 2015
With the release of Between the Buried and Me’s Coma Ecliptic just last month, and a handful of touring already (they were just out with The Contortionist and Animals as Leaders), the band has announced the “Coma Ecliptic Tour III” with an amazing line-up set to kick-off in November. Providing direct support will be Enslaved, along with Intronaut, and […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on July 8, 2015
While the rest of the US was celebrating this July 4th weekend, some not so good news came out that the Danish prog outfit Anubis Gate had to cancel their appearance at this year’s Prog Power USA, in Atlanta, Georgia. The reason behind the cancellation surround guitar/keyboard played Kim Olsen, and that he had been […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 30, 2015
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Oddly, we have more debuts this week than last week’s post-Record Store Day charts. Granted, not all of these releases were as highly anticipated as a Metallica demo, but still a good week for […]
