Metal By Numbers 4/17: Swear on the charts

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. People often talk about how bad thing come in threes, but this week it seems good things come in twos: two newer bands putting out their respective sophomore albums,...

Slipknot stole their debut album

While ranking his favorite Slipknot albums over at Noisey, vocalist Corey Taylor tells a fantastic story about the making of their self-titled album and how the band took matters into their own hands. Said Taylor, on their 1999 debut album on Road Runner Records:...

Metal By Numbers 4/8: Say goodbye to Hollywood

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I really thought we were going to see Nightwish take the top spot this week but apparently Hollywood Undead made an album too. I attribute my lack of foresight to not...