Posted by Sean Matthews on April 19, 2018
If you’re a fan of ’80s and ’90s hair metal, you’ll be psyched to know that the 9th annual Monster Of Rock Cruise, has announced it’s lineup and dates – February 24 – March 1, 2019. Departing out of Miami, Florida, this five-day/five-night cruise, dubbed “Band Overboard,” will embark on Royal Caribbean’s newly remodeled Mariner […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 10, 2017
Rolling Stone recently unveiled their top 100 favorite metal albums of all time. Since then, artists including Deafheaven frontman George Clarke, Gojira’s Joe Duplantier, Corey Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich have shared theirs. It’s been rather entertaining seeing the diverse and yet, surprising lists, and now, Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows revealed […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 5, 2017
In a little over two weeks, we’ll officially have a new President, Donald Trump. Regardless of what you think, it’s a pretty pivotal moment in American politics. Last year leading up to the election was particularly contentious and divisive. Avenged Sevenfold have always come across as more of a conservative band, but at the end […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 11, 2016
There’s nothing better than an inside joke between friends. And if that joke happens to be funny enough for other people to laugh at, then all the better. And if those friends happen to be famous, then you’ve got yourself some radio gold. Yesterday, Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield called into Los Angeles station KROQ’s Kevin and […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 7, 2016
Our weekly Metal by Numbers column takes a look at record sales, which if you think about it, probably isn’t the most complete way to find out what’s on people’s radar. Record sales still matter, but considering that the industry is moving towards streaming, it’s only one piece of the pie. Video games are another […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 5, 2015
Being the start of November, you may notice the list of debuts growing shorter as is wont to happen during the holiday season. Case in point, music for next year is started to get hyped up from the likes of Megadeth, Anthrax, and more. Of course, a short list of new material certainly doesn’t mean […]
Posted by Eddie Jorgensen on October 30, 2015
If you were one of the many fans who helped crowd fund Ghost Ship Octavius’ self-titled EP a few years back, we have great news for you. After a seemingly never-ending wait, the group will finally play out live. And while the tour routing may be all-too-brief at the moment, rest assured there will be […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 28, 2015
With another ten bands making their debut on the charts, it looks there’s a healthy amount of new metal music to blast this weekend whether you’re trick or treating, attending a Halloween party, or just trying to scare shitty kids that take more than one candy from the bowl you left out front. Or if […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 21, 2015
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s a shorter list of debuts this week, but you could probably use a breather from all the new music, eh? The past few months have been bountiful for metal, and each week continues […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 14, 2015
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. If you take a look at this week’s edition of Metal By Numbers, you’ll notice a few things. First, that we have a lot of debuts (as has been the theme these past few […]
