Tag Archives: Grand Magus

Metal By Numbers 5/8: I wonder where that fish did go

Posted by on May 8, 2019

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   If you’ve been reading this column for long enough, you might remember there was an era about two years ago where it felt like King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard was on here […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/1: After The Burial take the top spot

Posted by on May 1, 2019

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 a lot of new albums pop up thanks to Record Store Day. Most of those albums usually drop off the week after since they’re RSD exclusives. This week, there’s […]

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Amon Amarth, At the Gates & Arch Enemy announce North American tour w/ Grand Magus

Posted by on April 15, 2019

Amon Amarth have just announced a massive tour with heavyweights At the Gates and Arch Enemy. The trek will run from September to November and will also feature Grand Magus opening all shows. This tour will be supporting Amon Amarth’s upcoming eleventh studio album Beserker, which drops May 3rd through Metal Blade. The dates can be found below. […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/1: Got an issue? Here’s a tissue

Posted by on June 1, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I had pretty much forgotten Issues existed even before the band’s top ten debut album dropped off the charts. You may recall that the band just kind of showed up seemingly out of nowhere […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/25: New misadventures on the charts

Posted by on May 25, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. If last week’s charts felt a bit scarce to you, fret not: we have twelve debuts this week. A handful of these are heavy hitters too, which is saying something considering how many other […]

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New & Noteworthy, May 13th – Own Your World

Posted by on May 13, 2016

I warned you all, so I hope you’re prepared. This week, we’re flooded with new music. We’re overwhelmed by it. And while that certainly isn’t a bad thing, it does mean you all have your work cut out for you in terms of required listening. No point in delaying – just dive in, and don’t […]

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Kamchatka bassist/vocalist Per Wiberg’s Top 5 Swedish Hard Rock/Metal bands

Posted by on February 17, 2014

Many likely know Per Wiberg best for his work with Opeth and Spiritual Beggars. Lately, though, Wiberg has been providing bass and vocals to Swedish powerhouse trio Kamchatka. Their new album The Search Goes On (coming out on February 19 via Despotz Records) is pure heavy rock with a massive old-school blues kick to it. […]

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Metal By Numbers 2/12: The Charts Are Full of Temptation

Posted by on February 12, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. In a week where digital albums outsold physical CDs for only the fourth time ever, Within Temptation reigns supreme. The band’s sixth album sold 3,000 more copies than their last one did three years ago, […]

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New & Noteworthy, February 4th – Fire and Ice

Posted by on February 4, 2014

This week’s list alternates between the deeply melodic and the insanely heavy. A fair amount of it comes from overseas, and nearly all of it consists of well-known acts. Dig in, because the material here is some of the best you will get in 2014!   Within Temptation, Hydra (Nuclear Blast)   The Dutch symphonic […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/13: Rock Is Ageless As Fear Factory Has Great Debut

Posted by on June 13, 2012

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I’m pretty sure this is the first and last time we’ll be writing about the Rock of Ages soundtrack here on Metal By Numbers. It did have a pretty solid debut, but basically, this bullshit […]

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