Tag Archives: The Dead Daisies

Newly confirmed artists for Hellfest 2024 include Metallica, Mr. Bungle, Ne Obliviscaris

Posted by on November 28, 2023

  Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Ne Obliviscaris, and many more have been confirmed for the 2024 edition of Hellfest, scheduled for June 27 to 30 in Clisson, France. Several more artists have been added to the lineup, including Fear Factory, Saxon, Mr. Bungle, Accept, Sodom, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Suicidal Tendencies, Dismember, and more.    Check […]

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New & Noteworthy: Releases of Being – (5/5/2023 – 9/15/2023)

Posted by on September 16, 2023

    New & Noteworthy has returned! Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this week’s list, we’re not only bringing you the week’s must-know releases, we’re taking you back to the albums that hit shelves since May that are worth a spin. These […]

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Full Report: Masters of Rock 2022 – The Priest is Czech!

Posted by on July 23, 2022

  It’s early July, and for Metal fans in and around Czechia, that means one thing: it’s time for Masters of Rock. This year’s incarnation marks the 18th time that promoter Pragokoncert’s largest summer festival took place in the small town of Vizovice in the east of Czechia, close to the borders of Slovakia and […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/30: I fear this is farewell

Posted by on June 30, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Readers and friends, I regret to inform you that today’s edition of Metal By Numbers will be my last. After 9 years of pouring over the charts every week, the time has come for […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/23: Wolfgang Van Halen has a mammoth debut

Posted by on June 23, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I was in high school when Van Halen announced they would be going on tour with Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, on bass guitar. I heard many friends complain about Michael Anthony’s absence or […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/19: Sumo time and the livin’ is easy

Posted by on May 19, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Well, it’s not technically summertime quite yet but where I’m living it broke 80 degrees the other day and now I gotta get the window AC units installed. And I needed a good pun […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/12: Gojira grab the number one spot

Posted by on May 12, 2021

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Gojira is one of the biggest acts in metal today and their new album was highly anticipated. That said, I’m not sure people expected the band to chart at number one based on […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/5: The reality of dreams (and sales)

Posted by on May 5, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I gotta say, wasn’t expecting a box set from The Mars Volta to top our debuts for the week but here we are. The Mars Volta are one of those bands that I, unfortunately, […]

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Metal By Numbers 4/21: Wow, look at Zao

Posted by on April 21, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s another week with a shorter debut list and a couple of other noteworthy albums have dropped off. However, next week will see a round of heavy hitters, including Cannibal Corpse, Liquid Tension Experiment’s […]

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Metal By Numbers 4/7: Bitter sales to swallow

Posted by on April 7, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Man, it was Papa Roach and Serj Tankian topping the charts last week and now its Evanescence this week. There’s even an Underoath box set on here. Next you’ll tell me Ozzfest is happening […]

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