Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 14, 2021
Rings of Saturn have announced they’ve decided to move towards a “strictly instrumental direction.” While the group welcomes vocalist Ian Bearer to join them on any tours they have currently booked, their overall creative direction has changed. Joel Omans and Lucas Mann issued the following statement via Facebook: “Rings of Saturn is transitioning […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 30, 2021
Nuclear Blast Records have dropped Rings of Saturn. The label issued a statement today (30th), explaining a situation they’ve had with guitarist Lucas Mann, claiming he threatened to make public statements “condemning Nuclear Blast in the strongest terms possible.” The deathcore outfit signed with the label back in 2016 and released 2017’s Ultu Ulla […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 14, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always had interesting album titles and this one is no exception. The only way it could be stranger is if the named their album after Elon Musk and Grimes’s […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 16, 2020
Ten years ago was the beginning of the 2010s, which we saw the birth of the iPad. It was also a time when Facebook was praised in the film The Social Network. YouTube was easier to access without advertisements as ridiculous videos such as “Double Rainbow” went viral. Meanwhile, everyone who had access to […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 6, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So I’m only just finding out that Bad Wolves is made up of a number of musicians from other bands, most notably guitarist Doc Coyle from God Forbid. And finding that out just […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 29, 2018
Rings of Saturn have parted ways with guitarist Miles Dimitri Baker and drummer Aaron Stechauner. The group’s announcement was mainly focused on their future plans as they revealed they have recruited two guitarists Joel Omans and Yo Onityan as well as drummer Mike Caputo. “We wish both Aaron and Miles the best with their departure […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 28, 2017
It is difficult to believe a decade has flown by since Whitechapel’s The Somatic Defilement was born. Rightfully so, these metallers are concluding 2017 by commemorating its anniversary with a North American tour entitled Decade of Defilement. The trek will include Carnifex, Rings of Saturn, Entheos, and So This Is Suffering as support. The band […]
Posted by Matt Brown on August 16, 2017
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It flummoxes me sometimes how fast summer seems to go by. Where I live kids are already back in school and college students are moving in. In just sixteen days we’ll enter September, and while […]
Posted by Matt Brown on August 10, 2017
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We’re still operating on limited sales info, but I do have some extra numbers to share as requested by a few fine upstanding commenters from last week. I’ve added Projected’s new album to the […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on July 28, 2017
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Alice Cooper, Byzantine, and more. If you would like to check out last week’s New & Noteworthy, you can do so here, and the week’s sales numbers are […]
