Metal By Numbers 5/8: What’s With HIM?

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. As you start to look at the charts this week, you’ll notice two things: 1) There were a shit ton of albums that debuted this week, and 2) HIM is our top debut....

New & Noteworthy, April 30th: In The Arms Of Rain

As promised, this week is full of melodic death metal albums, and the list is being led off by a gothic metal giant from Finland. While HIM may not necessarily be a metal band in the strictest sense, they’re still one of the most popular rock acts in the world,...

New & Noteworthy, November 22nd – Conquer All

Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have all debated the value and purpose of suffering throughout the course of human history, with many saying that suffering is ultimately pointless and never should exist. Well, today we get an argument from the other side,...

Cathedral Announces Plans To Retire

After 21 years, nine studio albums and seven EPs, British stoner/doom metal legends Cathedral are planning to retire. The band will perform their last live shows together throughout the current year, and will then call it quits for good after releasing their final...