by Bram Teitelman | Oct 2, 2017 | In The Studio
Last week, fans of tech-death band Obscura had reason to worry after a cryptic post with hashtags including #theend and #thefinal. The internet being an echo chamber, many fans (and metal websites like this one) hypothesized that the German band might be calling it...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 28, 2017 | News
Germany’s progressive death metal outfit, Obscura are either calling it quits or cutting ties with Relapse Records. According to a vague Facebook post, the group shared a photo reading “Oct. 1st – Live on Facebook – 8PM CET.” Certain hashtags were left...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 6, 2017 | Festivals, News
There are a handful of people who have attended 70,000 Tons of Metal since the beginning, and 2018 will find it sailing into its eighth journey. During this past holiday weekend, Andy Piller, the Skipper of this four-day voyage, started the band announcements on...
by Matt Brown | Mar 30, 2016 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Every week I check out what albums are scheduled for release in the coming months and it always gets me giddy (the absence of a new Tool album notwithstanding)....
by Matt Brown | Mar 23, 2016 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. As you may have already heard, the monster debut for this week is Killswitch Engage, who continue the trend of keeping metal high up the charts in the early months of...