by Metal Insider | Aug 17, 2011 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s top metal debut comes from Florida’s very own Trivium, who have reason to celebrate. Their fifth studio album In Waves sells just under 21,000 copies,...
by Metal Insider | Aug 12, 2011 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry Another Mayhem Fest comes to an end this Sunday. It’s somewhat...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 12, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeG7w_-6tzw[/youtube] UPDATE: All Shall Perish have posted quality footage of the performance from the stage online. Plus, members of Suicide Silence, Red Fang, Machine Head, Straight Line Stitch, Unearth and Kingdom Of Sorrow...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 9, 2011 | Festivals, Guest Blog
Another Wacken Open Air Festival has come and gone. We’ve been fortunate that our publicist buddy Jon Freeman from Freeman Promotions has been guest blogging for us from the festival. We’ve enjoyed his beer fueled coverage of Day 1 and Day 2. Now, without further...
by Metal Insider | Aug 9, 2011 | Releases
Time has proven that young metal bands that hit their stride in the early to mid-2000s have had the most success since bands reaching similar levels in the early ’80s. More household metal names emerged between 2002 and 2006 than at any other time in the past...