Posted by Matt Brown on October 14, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I haven’t included Bon Jovi on here in the past because, well, do I really have to? Yeah I know, Slippery When Wet is a seminal glam metal album but the band has steered farther […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 3, 2016
Today one of the most important albums in the history of metal was released. It was the album that broke Metallica, and while it never made it higher than 29 on the charts, quietly went gold. Actually, there was nothing quiet about it. According to Billboard, Master sold 300,000 copies in it’s first three weeks. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 8, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/tPny5Bx-LLs[/youtube] Even if you’re not a fan of guitar shredders, Marty Friedman’s Prosthetic debut, Inferno, has a little something for everyone. The former Megadeth guitarist turned Japanese superstar crams in songs with vocals from members of Revocation (“Sociopaths”), Children of Bodom (“Lycanthrope”) and Danko Jones (“I Can’t Relax” and “Lycanthrope”). a song with Rodrigo y Gabriela, […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 29, 2014
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This past week, a 23 year-old album sold about 2,500 copies. That album, Metallica’s fifth and self-titled album (known to most as the Black Album) also happened to cross the 16 million sold barrier. It’s […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 21, 2014
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You know, when you write this column enough times, you think you’re going to be able to predict what’ll have the best debut, what’s going to stick around longest, etc. And then Mushroomhead comes […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 14, 2014
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It was a pretty slow week for chart debuts, and also another one of those “what decade is this” weeks. Sarah McLachlan and Santana have two of the top ten debuts this week. At […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 7, 2014
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Some weeks, like last week, aren’t always the most exciting in terms of debuts (though its fun to take a few shots at Winger). This week is just the opposite with albums that come […]
Posted by Cheska Colombo on May 5, 2014
With Heaven and Hell Metal Fest being cancelled earlier this year by the state, it may seem like the metal scene in Mexico isn’t exactly thriving and festive – but that’s not at all true. In honor of Cinco De Mayo, we want to show you a few acts in the Hispanic and Latino metal […]
Posted by Metal Insider on February 8, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While last week saw a big week for metal releases (with new albums from Lamb Of God and Lacuna Coil debuting in the top 20), this week only finds one metal debut making its […]
Posted by Metal Insider on February 1, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While we weren’t able to deliver on our call to arms that we issued last week, anyone that likes or ever has liked extreme metal still succeeded, as Lamb of God’s Resolution is the #3 album in […]
