Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 9, 2019
There are a ton of New & Noteworthy releases to explore every Friday and a lot of these come with music videos. We tend to narrow it down to five clips. However, this week is different as there are a total of ten videos that we think are worth checking out. 10) Epica premiere “Kingdom […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 24, 2019
Motörhead’s entire catalog is on its way to being re-released as the group has teamed up with BMG for a series of reissues. The first will be the Motörhead ‘79 campaign, which marks the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Overkill and Bomber albums. On October 25th, 2019, these classic records will be available in […]
Posted by Metal Insider on June 13, 2019
Gamblers are a very diverse bunch. You cannot ascribe any fixed musical tastes to them as a whole. Pop, rock, hip hop, classical, you name it, they all have fans among casino lovers. Metal and rock may not ever be mainstream, but that’s the way we like it, and there are surely many headbangers who […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on May 29, 2019
Last week, Anthrax guitarist and life-long Motörhead fan Scott Ian joined the Motörhead YouTube channel to discuss some of the band’s iconic albums. The video features Ian opening five of the recently released BMG vinyl reissues of Motörhead’s 1990s and 2000s albums, including copies of 1996’s Overnight Sensation, 1998’s Snake Bite Love, 2000’s We Are […]
Posted by Metal Insider on May 21, 2019
Metal has been around for nearly as long as rock and roll has. The genre is generally attributed to 1960s British bands and rock musicians who developed distorted guitar sounds, heavier drums, and bass guitar sounds that differentiate metal music from other types of rock. More developments occurred in the 1970s with the introduction of distorted […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 24, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s an interesting mishmash on the charts today. Record Store Day always brings a slew of random sales from exclusive vinyl releases and such, but it also brings boosts to albums that have […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 10, 2018
The late Motörhead vocalist/bassist Lemmy Kilmister makes two guest appearances on Leader of Down’s debut album Cascade Into Chaos, which is scheduled to arrive on September 28th via Cleopatra Records. The group was formed back in 2008 by bassist Tim Atkinson and former Motörhead guitarist Michael “Würzel” Burston who passed away back in 2011. However, […]
Posted by Metal Insider on April 16, 2018
It comes as no surprise that music is one of the most popular and lucrative arts in human society and it is even less of a surprise that the genre of rock rules the charts on a regular basis. In 2017, it took 22.2% of US album consumption shares with rap/hip-hop and pop lagging behind […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 6, 2018
Record Store Day has proven to be a savior for the music industry, particularly independent record stores and vinyl sales. Since it launched in 2007, it’s expanded to two days (there’s also one on Black Friday) and vinyl sales have continued to increase every year. Meanwhile, the event, which was meant to get consumers away […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 6, 2018
Motörhead will be participating on Record Store Day with the release of a 7” picture disc of their runaway hit cover version of David Bowie’s “Heroes.” On April 21st, this special edition vinyl arrives, and it will have fresh artwork including a new take on the classic war-pig. The disc’s flip-side will feature the Wacken […]
