Posted by Kyle Finlan on March 11, 2022
Among the onslaught of shows gracing American shores this spring, the exquisite pairing of Leprous and The Ocean are currently making their way across this country, spreading the wonders of prog metal across the land. Leprous were active on the livestream front throughout the pandemic-driven venue restrictions, offering up many opportunities to see their […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on November 17, 2021
Leprous and The Ocean are preparing for a tour that will bring the two of them to North American soil in the spring of 2022. Norway’s Leprous will be touring on their latest album, Aphelion. While German progressive metal unit The Ocean will be releasing their live album, Phanerozoic Live on November 26th. Here […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 24, 2020
2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where things will stand in a post-pandemic world. This year felt like […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 23, 2020
What a year. Not worth recapping, since everyone went through a lot of the same shit, but it definitely impacted the way I listen to music. I enjoy listening to music while commuting and/or driving, both of which I did significantly less. Also, the low grade trauma of *gestures broadly at the whole […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 17, 2020
I normally spend the weeks leading up to my top 10 scrambling to listen to new music I might have missed, to find that one gem that may have eluded me from earlier in the year or to catch a last-minute release. But when it came time to sit down and start writing, I […]
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 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 Matt Brown on October 7, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died. And man am I bummed about it. I spent the morning listening to Van Halen’s self-titled debut all the way through for the first time in […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 25, 2020
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 new releases from Deftones, Kataklysm, Ayreon, Uada, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
