by Matt Brown | Aug 7, 2013 | Metal By Numbers
We’re not always 100% right in our predictions when it comes to album sales. It’s like predicting the weather except 1) we have a high success rate and 2) no one ever cursed us for unforeseen torrential downpours. But in the case of a certain band and the...
by Metal Insider | Jul 31, 2013 | Metal By Numbers
It’s a slow week for album sales, with only three albums selling over 40,000. However, it’s a big win for We Came as Romans, whose third album, Tracing Back Roots, has a monster first week. For a band whose first album came out not even four years ago,...
by Chris Colgan | Jul 23, 2013 | New Music
Want proof that hard work and perseverance really can propel you to the top? Just look at this week’s leading band. Here’s the list – let’s dig right in! We Came As Romans, Tracing Back Roots (Equal Vision) Five years ago,...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 1, 2013 | Touring
We knew it was a matter of time before Baroness started to tour again. John Baizley’s solo acoustic set at SXSW proved that he was more than capable of playing onstage, and even in his post confirming the band’s lineup changes, Baizley said that he and...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 8, 2013 | Conventions
With the interactive portion of the 27th annual SXSW festival kicking off today, downtown Austin is transforming into a shitshow of epic proportions. Literally thousands of bands, hundreds of vendors, countless other companies, and a four-story tall Doritos vending...