Tag Archives: AFI

Riot Fest unveils 2023 Line-Up: Foo Fighters, The Mars Volta, Queens of The Stone Age, and more!

Posted by on May 17, 2023

  Chicago’s Riot Fest has just dropped one jaw-dropping line-up for 2023. Headliners include rock legends Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, and Queens of the Stone Age. But that’s not all—joining the ranks are Turnstile, The Mars Volta, Mr. Bungle, Silverstein, Pennywise, Enter Shikari, Sleep Token, AFI, and a […]

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Bonnaroo 2023: Foo Fighters, KoRn, Knocked Loose & AFI included in lineup

Posted by on January 11, 2023

  Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will return in 2023, on June 15th – 17th, on the Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, TN. The event typically consists of mainstream acts, with a tiny portion of heavier acts. This year’s heavier music will include Foo Fighters, KoRn, Knocked Loose, and AFI. Early access tickets go on sale […]

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Metal By Numbers 1/19: The revenge of the charts!

Posted by on February 21, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Another chart! We are slowly getting Metal By Numbers back on track here at Metal Insider. Unfortunately, our notable debuts are lacking and the highest charting metal/rock debut was Skillet at only 700. Hopefully, next […]

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My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, Glassjaw, Kittie, and many more to appear at ‘When We Were Young’ Festival

Posted by on January 19, 2022

  The Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, NV will be ground zero for the massive ‘When We Were Young‘ festival. The Live Nation presented festival will go down on October 22nd featuring My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Glassjaw, Senses Fail along with a whole host of acts, crossing genres from all over the emo, […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/17: Iron Maiden crushes the charts

Posted by on September 17, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. My apologies with the late Metal By Numbers! Life got the best of me but here we are! With no surprised, Iron Maiden absolutely crushed the charts with their seventeenth studio album. We here […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/3: Colors and Infinite charts

Posted by on September 3, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Another week, another chart! This was an eye-opening week as we saw many last week debuts fall off this week, including heavyweight legends, Sepultura. Only Slaughter to Prevail and Destruction charted this week after […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/12: Dee left a scar

Posted by on August 12, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This was an interesting week as most bands increased their sales and chart position. We saw the return of fan favorites, such as Metallica, Cerebral Rot, and Fear Factory. Unfortunately, we were saddled with […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/5: Paul McCartney reigns

Posted by on August 5, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Last week, we saw the impact of Record Store Day and how valuable it is to the industry. Due to all the special releases, we saw several albums get pushed off the charts. However, […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/29: Record store day success

Posted by on July 29, 2021

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Record Store Day came and made its impact on the charts! For those unaware, the event started back in 2007 and is used to “celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store.” […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/15: A day behind

Posted by on July 15, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. A day late but the charts are in! To contrast the week prior, not many records had a substantial increase. A couple of bands climb the charts but most had a slight dip in […]

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