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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top sellers of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have metal shows, as well as SiriusXM, Music Choice, and more.



It's a pretty slow week for metal all around, actually. The biggest metal debut of the week was Oceano, which, while at a repectable 2,400 copies, wasn't enough to… Continue

Fans attenting the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival’s April 16 Atticus Pre-Party will have the unique opportunity to screen the upcoming Iron Maiden film “Iron Maiden:Flight 666.”

“Iron Maiden: Flight 666” is a revealing portrait of one of the world’s most successful rock bands in an entertaining and inspirational account of their chaotic lives during the infamous 45-day world tour, “Somewhere Back in Time.” Considered to be the most ambitious and adventurous tour in rock… Continue

Panels Scheduled for 1 PM and 1:45 PM on April 17 at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival



All That Remains Rhythm Guitarist Mike Martin and renowned producer Zeuss (Shadows Fall, Hatebreed, Chimaira) have been added as panelists to the second annual Metal Insider Summit on Friday, April 17. The event, part of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, will begin at 1 PM with Zeuss speaking on the “Metal During a Recession” panel and Mike Martin… Continue

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top sellers of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have metal shows, as well as SiriusXM, Music Choice, and more.



Queensryche's latest album, American Soldier, shows that the band's still got legions of fans. Meanwhile, another classic metal band, namely Heaven and Hell, are… Continue

In addition to having the #1 album at Metal radio and having sold 55,000 copies in of their amazing new album Crack the Skye in just two weeks, Mastodon have been named Microsoft's Zune Ignition Artist for the month of April. That means that the band has released exclusive stuff on Zune Marketplace, Zune.net, MSN and Xbox LIVE. If you download the album, you'll get a live version of "Divinations." In addition, you can find an editorial… Continue

Last night the BITPOM stafff went to the New York City premiere of Anvil: The Story of Anvil. It was a really great documentary about the struggles the band has had in their 30 year existence. Immediately after the credits were finished, Lipps started shredding in front of the stage. Check out some photos below.…

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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top sellers of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have metal shows, as well as SiriusXM, Music Choice, and more.



63. That's the number of albums that would have put Mastodon in the top ten with Crack the Skye. As it is, the band's 4th album sold 17,000 copies more than Blood… Continue

"Hair Metal is back and here to f**k your girlfriend" read the poster outside the show. Can Steel Panther bring back Hair Metal? The band put on a bitchin' show last night that covered the key elements of hair metal - drugs, groupies and rock and roll. Scott Ian is a believer. He came out and shredded with the Panther. Check out some photos below.…

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SECOND ANNUAL METAL INSIDER SUMMIT ANNOUNCED

New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Crimson Management and The Syndicate are proud to announce the Second Annual Metal Insider Summit on April 17, 2009. The Metal Insider Summit is an interactive, educational conference consisting of two panels where fans…

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