Worst Week Ever 0 Nigerian Wedding Moshes to System of a Down, Comparing the Big Four’s Album Sales, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week June 26th, 2020 at 5:00pm Axl Rosenberg Also includes Tool, Static-X, Mötley Crüe, and more.
Coronavirus 0 Wisconsin’s “Herd Immunity Fest” Loses Nonpoint and Its Name Following Criticism by Powerman 5000 June 24th, 2020 at 12:16pm Axl Rosenberg The fest is still slated to include Static-X, Dope, Bobaflex, and others.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Which Four Bands Dominate 32% of the Top 100 Metal Albums on Apple Music? June 22nd, 2020 at 10:39am Vince Neilstein The chart displays a startling degree of homogeneity, consisting of different albums by the same bands.
Coronavirus 0 New Survey Says That 90% of Independent Music Venues Won’t Survive the Pandemic June 9th, 2020 at 1:25pm Axl Rosenberg The survey included 2,000 2,000 independent music venues from all fifty states in the U.S.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metal Bands Ranked by Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts for June 2020 June 5th, 2020 at 11:26am Vince Neilstein Most bands saw an increase in streams last month. Static-X, Ratt, Within Temptation, Protest the Hero, Enslaved and Veil of Maya were some of the big winners.
Editorials 0 Why Most People Give Up When Learning to Scream (And How to Overcome It) May 15th, 2020 at 11:45am MetalSucks Have you struggled with your metal scream? Everyone is born with the same physical tools, and here’s how to unlock them.
Coronavirus 0 New Concert Safety Guidelines Won’t Allow Moshing or Crowdsurfing May 12th, 2020 at 1:21pm Axl Rosenberg Now vocalists will have to scream “LET’S CLOSE DOWN THIS PIT!” and “THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO STAND STILL AND STAY SIX FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER!”
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metal Bands Ranked by Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts May 5th, 2020 at 11:20am MetalSucks Trivium, Havok, Warbringer, Protest the Hero, The Ghost Inside and others saw large gains while most bands’ numbers dropped.
Crushing Crowdfunding 0 Brooklyn Metal Bar Lucky 13 Needs Your Help! April 28th, 2020 at 9:18am Vince Neilstein Help a New York mainstay metal venue and bar stay afloat during this difficult time.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metal Bands Ranked by Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts April 3rd, 2020 at 10:28am Vince Neilstein Welcome back to our monthly column in which we take […]
New Stuff 0 Converge Release “Endless Arrow,” a 30-Minute Variation of “Endless Arrow” March 19th, 2020 at 11:38am Axl Rosenberg The ambient/experimental track is offered as a “Pay What You Want” download.
Worst Week Ever 0 Ghost’s New Poppa, Randy Blythe on Chris Adler, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week March 6th, 2020 at 5:00pm Axl Rosenberg Also includes Deftones, Yngwie Malmsteen, Carcass, and more.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metal Bands Ranked by Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts March 6th, 2020 at 1:11pm Vince Neilstein Featuring Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy, Tool, System of a Down and nearly 300 other metal bands.
Editorials 0 PSA: It Is Not Necessary to “Dress Metal” to BE Metal February 20th, 2020 at 1:41pm Axl Rosenberg For metal to truly be the open-minded, progressive form of music it claims to be, everyone has to be allowed to wear whatever they like.
New Stuff 0 Kvelertak Decide They Actually Want Their Fans to Hear Their New Single, Release It on a Monday February 10th, 2020 at 10:40am Axl Rosenberg It can be hard to hold your load, but the delayed gratification is worth it.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Over 300 Metal Bands Ranked By Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts (February 2020) February 4th, 2020 at 1:35pm Vince Neilstein Side-by-side rankings of popular metal and hard rock bands, including Metallica, Slipknot, Tool and more.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 DevilDriver Have Finished Recording a Double Album January 22nd, 2020 at 10:44am Vince Neilstein Frontman Dez Fafara has posted an update on social media. Presumably the album will be released later this year.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metal Bands Ranked By Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts (January 2020) January 6th, 2020 at 12:20pm Vince Neilstein Which metal bands ranked up the most listeners on Spotify last month?
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Over 200 Metal Bands Ranked By Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts (December 2019) December 9th, 2019 at 4:51pm Vince Neilstein We compare Spotify “Monthly Listeners” counts for the past 30 days for over 200 metal bands side by side.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Korn, Stone Sour, and Killswitch Engage Amongst Spotify’s Most Streamed Metal Bands in 2019 December 6th, 2019 at 3:19pm Axl Rosenberg Other bands in the top 25 include Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, and Periphery.