by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 27, 2020 | News, Splits
Brazilian thrashers Nervosa have surprised us over the weekend with the major announcement that bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto have quit the band. This leaves guitarist Prika Amaral as the remaining member, who is determined to...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 27, 2020 | News, Touring
Amorphis have announced their return to North America, and this time around, they will be celebrating their 30th anniversary. These Finnish metal titans will be performing their 1994 classic album, Tales From The Thousand Lakes, in its entirety. Entombed AD and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 6, 2019 | Festivals, News
For those who were planning on grabbing tickets for next year’s Wacken Open Air festival, it appears you are too late. All 75,000 tickets for the event sold out in just 21 hours. Unlike other ticket sales, WOA organizers have advised festival-goers from buying tickets...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 24, 2018 | Lists, Top 20
This was a tough year to choose from as I decided to break the rules and expand to a Top 20 best metal albums of 2018 instead of 10. If you read through it all, you will discover a diverse set of honorable mentions at the end followed by an awesome playlist....
by Matt Brown | Jun 20, 2018 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I’ve said this before but one of the more rewarding parts of writing this column is seeing some of my favorite bands make the grade. I said as much last week...