Posted by Matt Brown on November 12, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s great to see that Mr. Bungle’s new album has had such a successful debut. But you know, I kinda wish it had beaten Ariana Grande’s album for #1. Actually, I bet you […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 28, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I’m always kind of impressed when a band puts out a new studio album only a year after its predecessor. Two years is more of the standard, but it’s typical to see three […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 21, 2020
EDIT 10/22/20: I’ve added Corey Taylor to the list because I guess he’s a big deal or something. Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The Symbol Remains is Blue Öyster Cult’s first studio album in 19 years. When that album, Curse of […]
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 Elise Yablon on October 6, 2020
A source close to American/Canadian post-metal band SUMAC has shined a light on why the band’s new album, May You Be Held, is not available on streaming platform Spotify. Released through Thrill Jockey Records on October 2, May You Be Held popped up on Spotify that day, but was quickly removed and has not […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 8, 2019
2019 is a huge year in terms of releases. For example, we didn’t expect Rammstein, Slipknot, and Tool to drop a new album in the same year. But they did. While we have about four months left in the year, and many more new records to explore, we’ve noticed a handful of bands reveal they’re […]
Posted by Metal Insider on November 27, 2018
On November 16th, New Hampshire post-metal trio Girih’s debut album Eigengrau was released (order here). To celebrate their new record, we asked the group what their favorite post metal albums of 2018 are. 1) Holy Fawn, Death Spells Somewhere between the completely clean guitars, vocals coming from four echo chambers away, and the unified crushing moments; this album will […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 10, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Good morning (or afternoon depending on your timezone). I have been knocking back mug of tea after mug of tea while writing this but that hasn’t prevented me from typing out “Voidbod” instead of […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 3, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week boasts another list of debuts that is robust both in size and pedigree from the return of Slash’s solo albums to Voivod’s first album in five years to another slab of post […]
Posted by Matt Brown on March 7, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Once again, the debut section is stacked in this week’s edition of MBN. There’s 17 albums, same as last week, with the usual smattering of knowns and unknowns. If you follow the column New […]
