Tag Archives: Zao

Metal By Numbers 11/22: Sensing the presence of Evanescence

Posted by on November 22, 2017

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I cannot hear Evanescence without thinking about Daredevil. I don’t mean the awesome newer Netflix series, I mean the 2003 film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, which heavily featured Evanescence’s two biggest hits […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/15: The dusk in sales

Posted by on November 15, 2017

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week The last time Converge put out an album I had barely started writing at Metal Insider. Hell, I hadn’t even taken over Metal By Numbers yet. And, on top of it all, I didn’t […]

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Metal By Numbers 1/18: Debuts reanimate the charts

Posted by on January 18, 2017

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This is more like the Metal By Numbers you’re used to seeing, now that albums are actually coming out. They’re noteworthy ones too, featuring everything from a covers EP to a album to a […]

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New & Noteworthy, December 9th – Reveal

Posted by on December 9, 2016

The end of the year is nigh. Top 10 lists are being published – you can view mine here, and check out all of the lists published by Metal Insider here. As the lists appear, the last of 2016’s releases trickle in. If you’ve waited to make your own Top 10 list, give these a […]

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This is Hardcore Fest announces 2016 lineup

Posted by on March 28, 2016

The deeper we go into 2016, the more festival announcements we get and this time around, Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Fest revealed their lineup for 2016 and looks to be a really fun one. The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA on August 04th-07th and there are some big names like Turning Point, who […]

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Amnesia Rockfest announces lineup for 2016 as Cavaleras battle

Posted by on March 24, 2016

Canada may not be on the same level as Europe when it comes about rock and metal festivals but they are working their way there with massive festivals across their maple-y country. Amnesia Rockfest is one of the biggest festivals our northern neighbors have and, aside from being the set of cheesy porn videos, they […]

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Killswitch Engage, The Black Dahlia Murder playing New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

Posted by on January 26, 2016

Killswitch Engage let the cat out of the bag last week that they would be playing the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. That was good news to those that were wondering if there would even be a Fest this year, since there hadn’t been an announcement for it yet. However, the dates and initial […]

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New & Noteworthy, July 7th – Bloom

Posted by on July 7, 2015

By all technical means, we’re early this week, because all of the new music is coming out on Friday for some reason. However, that’s no excuse not to give you a primer for what’s being released this week. Read on and pre-order to your heart’s content!   Between the Buried and Me, Coma Ecliptic (Metal Blade) […]

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New Zao 7″ coming, 17 more songs in the works

Posted by on June 16, 2015

New material from Zao has been in the works since earlier this year. It was back in January when the band mentioned a, “special limited edition 7 inch” release, and now today the band has announced pre-orders will start next month. From the Zao Facebook page: “So here is the deal, on Thursday July 2nd […]

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Zao’s drummer is still Zao’s drummer

Posted by on May 21, 2015

With From Autumn to Ashes reunited and doing some touring this summer with Hawthorne Heights, Sleepwave and Extinction A.D., Zao has issued a statement regarding their drummer Jeff Gretz, who plays in both bands. Said the band in a Facebook statement: “We will state for the record, regardless of the From Autumn To Ashes activity: “Jeff is still in […]

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