Metal By Numbers 3/27: The Charts Get Reckless

by | Mar 27, 2014 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So I’m going to use this as soapbox for a bit like I sometimes do. As you can see, the top debut this week is a female fronted hard rock band with said female,...

Ask Ringworm anything on Reddit

by | Mar 18, 2014 | News Ticker

Hardcore/metal crossover band Ringworm, who’s Relapse debut Hammer of the Witch is out today (18), will be doing an Ask Me Anything on Reddit today at 6pm. Check out our interview with them here to help formulate questions.

New & Noteworthy, March 18th: Wake

by | Mar 18, 2014 | New Music, News

Last week, when I was forecasting for today’s list, I was expecting to have one big-name group topping a moderately-sized list. I was not expecting to see five big-name releases leading off a list of almost twenty albums. Just goes to show that you never know...

Your definitive guide to metal at SXSW

by | Mar 3, 2014 | Conventions, Festivals

Right now, downtown Austin is bracing itself for the calm before the storm. In just four days (7), annual music, interactive and film mega-convention South by SouthWest (SXSW) will begin, and won’t let up until the following Sunday (16). Spring break for the...