by Matt Brown | May 7, 2015 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We like to think we know our audience here at Metal Insider. As such, I expect we’ll get more than a few cries of disdain and objection when the masses discover...
by Matt Brown | Apr 30, 2015 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Oddly, we have more debuts this week than last week’s post-Record Store Day charts. Granted, not all of these releases were as highly anticipated as a...
by Chris Colgan | Apr 21, 2015 | New & Noteworthy, New Music, News
We have entered the greatest time of the year – festival season! With the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival kicking things off this past weekend, we’ve officially begun that wonderful period when entire weekends (or weeks) are devoted solely to...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 19, 2015 | Crowdfunding, In Memoriam, News
Earlier this year, Heavy Blog Is Heavy contributor and weekend editor Brian Shields passed away. He played a major role in helping support and champion new talent. That’s why in honor of his memory, Heavy Blog Is Heavy is launching the Brian Shields Memorial Grant, a...
by Matt Albers | Feb 20, 2015 | New Music
Miami’s Abiotic have proven to be one of the more exciting younger bands in technical progressive death metal. With their tight compositions and the occasional engaging deathcore elements, they exhibit something for every extreme metal fan. The band is gearing...