by Metal Insider | Jun 7, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
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 crap load of new metal and hard rock releases, this week brings us only two. The top honor comes from arguably Iowa’s second biggest metal...
by Bram Teitelman | May 30, 2012 | Metal By Numbers, Metal on Metal
Chew on this: While Slash has kept himself extremely busy after leaving Guns N’ Roses in 1996, it took him until 2010 to release his first solo album. That’s almost as much time as it took for Axl and friends to record Chinese Democracy, which came out in...
by Metal Insider | May 22, 2012 | Releases
In the highly competitive music industry, even metal bands have to fight for increasing recognition with each new release. It’s very difficult for bands to see increases in sales numbers from one album to the next, as any reader of Metal by Numbers is aware....
by Metal Insider | Dec 7, 2011 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. If you thought last week was a slow one for metal on the charts, then this week will leave you even more disappointed. This week serves as a reminder of how things...
by Metal Insider | Nov 15, 2011 | Releases
Within each metal subgenre, whether obscure or mainstream, there are certain bands that are considered essential. In order to call yourself a fan or follower of that subgenre, you must like the essential band or bands, or else other fans won’t recognize you as a...