by Metal Insider | Jan 28, 2015 | Columns, Metal By Numbers, News
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The last time Marilyn Manson released an album, 2012’s Born Villain, it solid about 39,000 copies. He’s got the #6 album in the country right now, which...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 16, 2015 | Covers, News
[youtube]http://youtu.be/czb_CZfWko8[/youtube] Does the world really need a metalcore cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space?” Apparently yes, as I Prevail is reaping some serious benefits from their take of the song. As you might have seen in this...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 7, 2014 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to our second week of Metal Power Rankings, a weekly look at the movers and shakers in the metal world. Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre....
by Metal Insider | Nov 7, 2014 | Columns, Headbangers Brawl
It’s been a while since we’ve debated the merits and/or downfall of Spotify. Then Taylor Swift pulled her catalogue from the streaming service, and sold more copies of her new album 1989, in one week than any other record had sold this year. THIS YEAR. Granted, Taylor...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 17, 2014 | Metal By Numbers, Vinyl Junkies Rejoice
It’s no surprise that we’re in the middle of a transition from buying music to streaming it, but in a Billboard report last week, it was revealed just how grim music sales have gotten. In the first three quarters of the year, not a single artist album has...