Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 9, 2020
2020 is the year we get to see Mr. Bungle’s first shows in twenty years, the return of Mercyful Fate, Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, and more. We listed seventeen additional tours we’re looking forward to see. 17) Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison & Joan Jett summer stadium tour Skepticism has been […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 8, 2020
While some of these bands already have a release date set, we went ahead in hopes of seeing new albums from the following twenty-seven artists will arrive before the year ends. 30) The Night Flight Orchestra It’s official! The Night Flight Orchestra will release their new album Aeromantic on February 28th via […]
Posted by Metal Insider on January 7, 2020
Between Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum, we’ve been wondering how guitarist Markus Vanhala sleeps. Omnium Gatherum’s latest effort, The Burning Cold, landed on #1 on one of our year-end lists for 2018, and Insomnium’s Heart Like a Grave reached #1 for 2019. This spring, both groups will embark on a North American tour as Omnium […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 21, 2019
Insomnium went back to their roots with their new album Heart Like a Grave, which was released on October 4th via Century Media Records (order here). By roots, we meant, an album with ten sorrowful tracks versus one forty-minute epic tune, which we heard in 2016’s Winter’s Gate. Regardless, their new album is another masterpiece, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 25, 2019
This week we’re expecting to see many new albums arrive including Borknagar, Opeth, Dragonforce, Steel Panther, and more. There’s still a ton of new music to explore before 2019 wraps up. With that being said, we found at least thirteen new videos within the last week to check out. 13) New Years Day premiere “Come […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 24, 2018
This was a tough year to choose from as I decided to break the rules and expand to a Top 20 best metal albums of 2018 instead of 10. If you read through it all, you will discover a diverse set of honorable mentions at the end followed by an awesome playlist. Personally, 2018 has […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 24, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Sometimes I like to listen to one of the debut albums while I’m writing the charts, so I went with Polyphia. And damn, I’ve seen their name floating around the past couple years but […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 17, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I’ve been looking forward to this particular edition of MBN for weeks now, namely because of new albums from Behemoth and High On Fire. I’ve had a hard time getting into new music lately […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 12, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Has Alice Cooper ever stopped touring? I’m not so sure. If you look at his Wikipedia page you can find a four year gap from 1982-1986 and again from 1991-1995. Otherwise, it feels like […]
