We don’t know much (just ask our commenters), but we do know that it’s pretty rare for a band to sell double what their last album did in this day and age of declining sales. The Georgia band did just about that with their fifth album, One Wing. That’s impressive, and might have something to do [...]
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
We believe in a thing called sales. And for this week, those sales involve The Darkness, having returned after a five-year break-up, with their new album Hot Cakes. Anyone who forgot about the band was reminded of its existence this past Super Bowl. And over 9,000 were reminded this past week, with Hot Cakes. Also [...]
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s a slow week for new debuts – in fact, an active rock radio band and a remix album from the second best Halloween director ever are the only two new loud things that [...]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Nuclear Blast is having one hell of a year. The German label set a record in April when Meshuggah’s Koloss sold over 18,000 copies. Now they’ve broken it just four months later with Testament’s 10th album. Dark Roots of the Earth sold over 8,000 copies more than 2009′s The Formation of Damnation. The Bay Area thrash [...]
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. A slow week for new metal releases this week, with the top debut coming in the form of a compilation. However, that particular greatest hits package just so happens to come from Slipknot. Antennas [...]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While it’s a week jam packed with new releases, all eyes arguably are on Baroness. With all the buzz that has surrounded the group over the past few years, many wondered whether their adventurous [...]
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Ah, 2001. It was a simpler time. People still cared about rap-metal, and San Diego’s Payable On Death released their fourth album, Satellite – on September 11th. In the wake of what else happened on that day, the album’s first single, “Alive” became somewhat of an inspirational anthem. After that album, they slowly lost relevance, yet [...]
Monday, July 16, 2012
Recently, Soulfly and Fear Factory confirmed that they would be performing at the Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering Of The Juggalos this year. And this past weekend, it was revealed that those two won’t be the only hard rock/metal groups appearing at the shitshow festival. This past weekend, it was revealed that the recently reformed Static-X, [...]
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
There are many bands that don’t let anything hold them back from producing new music. Fan disinterest, label drops, and low album sales are not deterrents, but rather just reasons to keep trying for these bands. A lot of the late ’90s and early 2000s nu metal bands fit this description, and we have one [...]
Monday, June 11, 2012
Do you like Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, P.O.D., In This Moment and Fozzy? You’re in luck, as the tour dates for the previously-announced Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival have been announced. This is the third go-round for Mayhem Fest’s tamer, less metal little brother, and from August 17 to September 30, the tour will [...]
Did you love hearing Anvil’s new song “Mankind Machine”? Then stream the Canadian thrashers’ new album Hope In Hell in its entirety before it’s released on May 28 over at Loudwire.
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.
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