Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While Breaking Up Benjamin have the top rock debut (no, we’re not counting Blue October, who debuted in the top ten), the top metal debut belongs to Chimaira, who sold a respectable 7,400 of [...]
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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, cracking the top 20. While it may [...]
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Very few bands have dealt with half of their lineup leaving in the space of a few months. One member leaving is difficult, but manageable. Dealing with two departures is considerably harder, and most bands would need considerable help from friends and a lot of good luck to come back from that. To recover from [...]
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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 two decades. The eruption of talent from those [...]
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Even though there were a crap load of debuts, only a hand full actually appeared on the charts this week. This week’s highest metal debut comes from All That Remains, whose fifth studio album [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Congratulations, metal! Between Black Label Society last week and Iron Maiden this week, the last two weeks have each had a metal record debut in the top five. If you take Avenged Sevenfold debuting [...]
Monday, August 23, 2010
Taco Bell’s annual Feed The Broke Beat program is launching again today. It’s the fifth year of the program and alongside other genres of music, they’ve always shown support to metal bands. In the past few years, they’ve sponsored Shadows Fall, Atreyu, The Devil Wears Prada, American Speedway, Earthless, Eyes Set To Kill, Haste The [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The title isn’t just referring to Black Label Society’s first week. It’s amazing that BLS’ first album in four years made it into the top five, making it the biggest rock debut of the [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Eyes Set To Kill has replaced Sky Eats Airplane on iwrestledabear’s Ghostbustour, also featuring The Chariot, Chelsea Grin and Vanna. More dates have also been added to the Fall tour. Tweet
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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 goes to Buckcherry’s All Night Long. The sleaze rock band’s fifth album, and third since reforming in 2005, made it all the way to the top 10 and sold [...]
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
Unsigned & Streamed alum Pheroze has released a video for the song “Today I Belong To The Dead.” The song appears on Pheroze’s recently released EP, Ennui.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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