Posted by Siegfried Samer on August 26, 2021
It’s a tough year for metal festivals worldwide, and European festivals are no exception. Numerous festivals had to be postponed yet another year to 2022, including the world-famous Wacken Open Air in Germany, their downsized spinoff “Bullhead City,” which should have taken place in September 2021, and the gigantic Hellfest in Clisson, France. The […]
Posted by Siegfried Samer on August 9, 2021
Since its inception in 2016, Metal On the Hill festival, organized by Austrian powerhouse metal label Napalm Records, has been a bona fide success story for the organizer. After an unfortunate cancellation in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival is back on schedule for its 2021 incarnation (buy tickets here). From 13th to […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on June 28, 2021
We’re just about halfway through 2021 and I know we’re all still eagerly awaiting the return to live concerts. It’s happening soon! Some of these new releases in 2021 have got me really excited to hear some this new music live. Here are my favorite songs of 2021 so far in no particular order. […]
Posted by Matt Brown on March 3, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I can’t pretend that I care much about Whitesnake, but I gotta say they’ve found an impressive excuse to release three consecutive compilations. Last year saw the release of The Rock Album and Love Songs. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 1, 2021
Nervosa have shared a lyric video for the song “Genocidal Command” featuring Destruction’s Schmier. The track is taken from the group’s latest effort, Perpetual Chaos, which was released in January via Napalm Records. Watch the clip below:
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 Matt Brown on February 18, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Foo Fighter’s last album came out September 2017, so about three and a half years ago. That’s not a super long gap between albums; two to three is usually the sweet […]
Posted by Matt Brown on February 10, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Steven Wilson’s new album was supposed to come out last June, but the pandemic messed that plan up, and I was left with a gaping hole where a new album from Mr. Wilson […]
Posted by Matt Brown on February 3, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Okay, okay, I’m up, I’m up. Gimmie a minute, it’s been a few weeks. Yes, MBN is back after a brief absence. Let’s be honest, nothing big really happens in January anyway, […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on January 22, 2021
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week we’re tackling the first N&N of the year, with releases from Wardruna, Nervosa, and more. For the last of last year’s New & Noteworthies you can go here, and […]
