Tag Archives: Issues

Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Shinedown to headline Louder Than Life Fest

Posted by on June 15, 2015

Well, the rumors about Ozzy Osbourne’s return to touring as a solo artist turned out to be false, but the Louder Than Life festival unveiled their lineup today, and the Louisville festival, taking place on October 3 and 4, has a pretty impressive lineup. The festival will take place on four stages this year at […]

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Today in rap/rock: King 810, Attila singer release tracks

Posted by on May 21, 2015

[youtube]https://youtu.be/Z_zYVxckKqI[/youtube] If anyone’s looking for an indicator that music is cyclical, look no further than King 810 and Attila to confirm that rap/metal is back. On the same day, both the pride of Flint, MI and Fronzilla, the frontman of Attila have released songs containing some degree of rapping. For King’s song, “Revenge,” which premiered on […]

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Metal By Numbers: Metal fans choose rock over bust

Posted by on December 10, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Notable Debuts: AC/DC, Rock or Bust (Columbia) #3, 171,900 sold Quite an impressive bust, eh? Well, not bad, but just six years ago, their last album Black Ice sold an amazing 784,000 copies in its […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/26: Thankful for album sales

Posted by on November 26, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Of course, the only artist that could dethrone Taylor Swift from the top of the charts is One Direction a.k.a. we really want you to like boy bands again. In addition, Christmas music has […]

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I Killed the Prom Queen visit “Calvert Street”

Posted by on October 28, 2014

Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen have released another video from Beloved, this one for the song, “Calvert Street.” The track features guest vocals by Bjorn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork, which vocalist JonaWeinhofen spoke about in an interview with Impericon: “We were lucky enough to have Björn ‘Speed’ Strid from the band Soilwork come into the studio with us […]

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What’s the future of Metalcore? One mag claims to have the answer

Posted by on October 2, 2014

“Metalcore” as a term is largely useless. Any aggressive band that combines hardcore and metal with melody and the occasional breakdown can be loosely classified as metalcore, and since the commercial success of bands like Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying and Bullet For my Valentine, the scene’s continued to grow, mutate, and become more diluted. However, […]

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And the winners of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards are…

Posted by on April 24, 2014

Tonight, the sixth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards took place in L.A. While the show is still streaming live online, we now know every band and musician who is taking home a Golden God with them tonight. And let’s just say Slayer’s opening set and Nicolas Cage presenting Axl Rose the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/27: The Charts Get Reckless

Posted by on March 27, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So I’m going to use this as soapbox for a bit like I sometimes do. As you can see, the top debut this week is a female fronted hard rock band with said female, […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/19: charts spring eternal

Posted by on March 19, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Believe it or not, it’s the first day of spring tomorrow according to my Game of Thrones-themed calendar. But much like Westeros, we’ve been going though a long winter and we’re still waiting for Mother […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/13: Charts Give you Fuel, Maybe Fire, And Possibly What You Desire

Posted by on March 13, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Ha, Metallica jokes. But really, our top debut for the week isn’t Metallica, but rather a band that I wasn’t aware kept making music after 1998. Or at least no one even told me. […]

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