Tag Archives: Sonata Arctica

Metal Rewinder: Top Ten metal albums from February 2003

Posted by on March 1, 2023

  From Omnium Gatherum’s debut, Spirits and August Light, to the transcending record of Souvenirs from The Gathering, February 2003 was an alluring month for metal. We collected ten strong records that recently celebrated their twentieth-anniversary last month.    01) Cult of Luna, The Beyond The Beyond is the sophomore album by Swedish post-metal outfit […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/9: Scorpions are chart believers

Posted by on March 18, 2022

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Notable Debuts: Scorpions, Rock Believer (Spinefarm) Debut # 4 12,125 sold This is the German band’s nineteenth studio album.           Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian) Debut #29 […]

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Thirteen awesome album updates – 4/5/21

Posted by on April 5, 2021

  From new teasers to official announcements, here are thirteen awesome album updates that were announced recently.    01) Fear Factory share riff teaser for upcoming album: The wait is nearing a close to hearing the new Fear Factory record. Guitarist Dino Cazares shared a short riff teaser from the new album via Twitter. The […]

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Nightwish, Amorphis, Battle Beast, Swallow the Sun, etc. fire booking agent John Finberg following sexual assault, harassment, and bullying accusations

Posted by on September 29, 2020

  Since January, bands have cut ties with concert booker and First Row Talent owner John Finberg. However, more bands have come forward to no longer work with him after MetalSucks reported an in-depth article revealing an extensive list of accusations ranging from sexual assault to bullying and more. One of these allegations includes bullying […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5 best moments of Kamelot’s 2019 ‘Shadow Theory’ North American tour

Posted by on October 12, 2019

Kamelot’s extensive North American trek is coming to a close today (12th) in Tampa Bay, Florida. Therefore, we decided to reflect on five best moments of these power metallers’ Shadow Theory touring cycle. Throughout the last twenty-eight years, the group has been through quite a few challenges, including significant lineup changes. However, that hasn’t stopped […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/25: KoRn has nothing on the charts

Posted by on September 25, 2019

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Woo boy, it’s been awhile since we saw such a swath of debuts, eighteen to be exact. The top debut this week, of course, is KoRn. Between their’s, Tool’s, and Slipknot’s new albums […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/18: Sales to Sirens

Posted by on September 18, 2019

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   I’m sure there are a few of you out there who are tired of hearing about Tool, but I’m not tired of writing about them. It’s still kind of strange that we are […]

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New & Noteworthy: September 6th, 2019 – How It Feels to Be Lost in New Releases

Posted by on September 6, 2019

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 Sonata Arctica, Sleeping With Sirens, and more! For last week’s releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal […]

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11 videos to check out this week – 8/26/19

Posted by on August 26, 2019

We’ve seen quite a few videos including Periphery, Alcest, Toothgrinder, Insomnium, Jinjer, Petbrick, Atreyu, and Bad Wolves. However, we gathered eleven more videos that have premiered within the last week for you to check out.       11) Equilibrium premiere “Final Tear” music video Equilibrium’s new album Renegades was released on Friday (23rd) via Nuclear Blast. Their […]

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Sonata Arctica to release ‘Talviyö’ in September, unveils new song

Posted by on June 21, 2019

Finland’s Sonata Arctica have announced their new album titled Talviyö (aka Winter Night) will be released just in time for their upcoming North American tour with Kamelot and Battle Beast on September 6th via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2016’s The Ninth Hour was recorded between September of last year up until this past May. […]

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