by Metal Insider | Aug 29, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
We believe in a thing called sales. And for this week, those sales involve The Darkness, having returned after a five-year break-up, with their new album Hot Cakes. Anyone who forgot about the band was reminded of its existence this past Super Bowl. And over 9,000...
by Metal Insider | Aug 21, 2012 | New Music
We’ve reached another week that has a reissue claiming the top slot on the release list. It’s a rare occurrence, but when it does happen, there is a good reason for it. This week, the reason is simple – quite frankly, not a lot is coming out that...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 13, 2010 | Guest Blog
Well known throughout the metal industry, manager and concert promoter Mark LaFay announced earlier this week that he was leaving the biz. Having co-founded concert promotion company Kulture Entertainment in 2000, LaFay parlayed the success of that company into...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 22, 2009 | 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 well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...