Metal By Numbers 8/18: A Black Week For The Charts

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The title isn’t just referring to Black Label Society’s first week. It’s amazing that BLS’ first album in four years made it into the top five, making it the biggest...

New & Noteworthy, August 10th – Pleasure and Pain

Last week was marked both by sorrow and celebration. On Monday the 2nd, vocalist Mahk Daniels of Early Graves was killed in a tragic van accident in Oregon, striking another talented young band with terrible calamity. But there was also cause to rejoice, as Nightwish...