Posted by Mark Zapata on July 23, 2021
Queen tops the list of highest paid hard rock and heavy metal acts of 2020 according to Billboard’s highest-paid musicians of 2020 list. Reaching the no. 7 spot on the list of highest paid musicians overall, Queen tops the hard rock and heavy metal category with $13.2 million in earnings for 2020. Reaching no. […]
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 January 6, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Hello and welcome to 2021, or, as some like to call it, 2020 New Game Plus. Yes, the outlook, for this year is a mix of “let’s hope this year is better” […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 16, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This will in all likelihood be the final edition of Metal By Numbers for 2020. I want to thank you all for reading, putting up with my little soapbox rants, and for […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 9, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This is usually the time of year where I’m listening to album after album, searching for any gems from the year that I might have missed (and believe me I miss a few) […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 2, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The purpose of a live album is, arguably, to give the listener the next best thing to seeing the band in person. I don’t need to tell you that 2020 has been devoid […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 25, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I certainly wasn’t expecting to be writing about a new AC/DC album at some point in this year, but I guess you can’t say everything about 2020 is bad. That said, tomorrow […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 18, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Find your favorite albums of the year yet? I’m still sorting through a sizable backlog where new bands are added each day. Like the new Fates Warning, which I somehow did not […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 12, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s great to see that Mr. Bungle’s new album has had such a successful debut. But you know, I kinda wish it had beaten Ariana Grande’s album for #1. Actually, I bet you […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 5, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I, like, many of you, have been tired since about 7pm Tuesday night. I was arguably tired before that, but this is a different kind of tired. In fact, I’m so tired that […]
