by Zach Shaw | May 1, 2012 | Label Moves
Back in December of 2009, Roadrunner Records had signed Baptized In Blood. Signing the Canadian thrash group was a hopeful sign to many that Roadrunner would continue to work with “heavier”/ non-mainstream acts (a fear caused by the success of Nickelback). However, in...
by Metal Insider | Dec 8, 2011 | In Memoriam
Seven years ago today, deranged fan Nathan Gale opened fire at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus Ohio during a Damageplan show. killing “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and three others. It’s a day that still haunts the metal community, and saw one of the most influential metal...
by Metal Insider | Nov 30, 2011 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Unfortunately, we missed out on all of the action on the charts last week because of Thanksgiving break. However, we return just in time to see the holiday shopping...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 22, 2011 | Video
Nickelback Responds To Detroit from Nickelback As you may know, fans of the Detroit Lions aren’t exactly pleased that Nickelback are playing the halftime show during the Lions’ Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers. In fact, just under 55,000 fans have...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 10, 2011 | Resurrection
Usually when we’re writing about album sales, it’s about how shitty they are as people continue to buy albums less and less. However, with less than three months left in 2011, things are looking up for this year. In fact, they’re on track to increase...