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Metal By Numbers 8/12: The charts get re-stitched

Metal By Numbers 8/12: The charts get re-stitched

by Matt Brown | Aug 12, 2020 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Last week, a news story circulated regarding Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and the issue of artists making little money from streaming. Ek was quoted as saying that...
Metal By Numbers 7/29 & 8/5: The Acacia Strain don’t decay

Metal By Numbers 7/29 & 8/5: The Acacia Strain don’t decay

by Matt Brown | Aug 5, 2020 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   I was away last week, so this week we’re doing things a bit different. I’ve included the debut numbers that would have been posted last week in...
New & Noteworthy: July 24th, 2020 – New Music Commando

New & Noteworthy: July 24th, 2020 – New Music Commando

by Zach Fehl | Jul 24, 2020 | Columns, New & Noteworthy

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the final release from Primal Fear, The Acacia Strain and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New...
Coronavirus: The Acacia Strain’s North America & European spring tours CANCELLED

Coronavirus: The Acacia Strain’s North America & European spring tours CANCELLED

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 21, 2020 | News, News Ticker

Despite making an extensive effort including adding three additional shows for gas money, The Acacia Strain’s North American tour with Rotting Out, Creeping Death, Chamber, and Fuming Mouth has been cancelled. The group’s European/UK tour with Left Behind, Leeched and...
Coronavirus: The Acacia Strain’s North America & European spring tours CANCELLED

Coronavirus: The Acacia Strain cancel US tour; three shows added for gas money

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 15, 2020 | News

Due to the uncertainties of which shows would be on or off, the Acacia Strain’s North American Tour with Rotting Out, Chamber, Fuming Mouth, and Creeping Death, is cancelled. However, in order to have gas money to make it home, the band added three last minute shows....
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Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits

Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...

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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”

Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...

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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...

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New & Noteworthy: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025

New & Noteworthy: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Bush, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway, Margarita Witch Cult and Slaughter...

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New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025

New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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