Tag Archives: Tarja

Metal By Numbers: Leaving 2023 – 1/3/2024

Posted by on January 3, 2024

    Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. Here are the charts from December 22, 2023 releases. As you can see, none of the debuts from that week landed in charts but we listed the […]

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Metal By Numbers: When No Charts Sang – 12/17/2023

Posted by on December 17, 2023

    Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Metal By Numbers is back! We appreciate your patience during a brief hiatus. The past few months have been exceptionally busy, leading to some delays. We are excited to share an extensive […]

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New & Noteworthy: Dark Releases – 11/3/2023 -11/10/2023

Posted by on November 10, 2023

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Last week saw new albums from the likes of The Struts, Suffocation, Bad Wolves, Spiritbox, Silent Planet, Yawning Balch, Dying Wish, Green Lung, Carnation and more. This week, we can expect the return […]

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Tarja shares “Frosty The Snowman” video from upcoming ‘Dark Christmas’ album

Posted by on November 2, 2023

  Legendary Finnish solo artist Tarja (ex-Nightwish) is set to release Dark Christmas on November 10 via earMUSIC, a sequel to her 2017 album. Blending her classically-trained voice with gothic influences, Tarja delivers dark renditions of classic Christmas tunes. Accompanied by 12 music videos and a full-length music feature film, the release offers a unique […]

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New & Noteworthy: Releases of Being – (5/5/2023 – 9/15/2023)

Posted by on September 16, 2023

    New & Noteworthy has returned! Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this week’s list, we’re not only bringing you the week’s must-know releases, we’re taking you back to the albums that hit shelves since May that are worth a spin. These […]

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Concert Calendar (6/12-6/18): No Mercy, No Sunburns: Yob, Nita Strauss, & more

Posted by on June 12, 2023

  We’ve lived through some great nights lately, and May 2013 lived fully up to expectations. The amazing June shows keep coming. And Ian will keep listing them. You know what’s up. Thanks for reading your Metal Insider concert calendar today, paisanos. Alright, let’s go, June is here, and that means summer shows. Have yourselves […]

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Tour Alert: Tarja announces summer U.S. tour dates

Posted by on February 6, 2023

  Legendary vocalist Tarja will return to the U.S. for a summer tour! The singer recently announced her Living The Dream trek, which is scheduled to kick off on June 14th in Philadelphia, PA, and will run through June 30th in Berkeley, CA.    Tour Dates: 06/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of The Living Arts […]

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Tarja shares new song “Eye Of The Storm;” announces ‘Best Of: Living The Dream’

Posted by on October 21, 2022

  Tarja will release a new compilation album, titled, Best Of: Living The Dream, out December 2nd via EarMusic. To celebrate the announcement, the former Nightwish vocalist shared a previously unreleased single, “Eye Of The Storm.”    Tarja comments on the track:   “It was the right time to finally release this song. It has […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2019

Posted by on December 23, 2019

  I try to follow the rules, but, once again, another year of good music has gone by, and I was able to narrow it down to 20 instead of 10. There are a bunch of variables that make me connect to a song or artist. Whether it’s the overall vibrations the sound leaves behind […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/9: Opeth open on top

Posted by on October 9, 2019

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   There’s just something so fitting about an Opeth album coming out in the fall. Seven of the band’s thirteen albums came out in or a little before fall, and while it’s a […]

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