Metallica Tops 2017 “Hard Rock Album Artists” And “Hard Rock Albums” Charts On Billboard


Metallica‘s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct came out last November, but it didn’t stop the record from topping the ‘Hard Rock Albums’ chart for 2017, which helped make the band #1 on the ‘Hard Rock Album Artists’ chart as well. Continue reading


Neck Deep – The Peace And The Panic


Wrexham’s Neck Deep are a true British success story and have now found themselves as one of the biggest pop punk band’s on the planet. Their sophomore record Life’s Not Out To Get You (Hopeless Records) became an instant genre classic and pushed the band to global recognition. It even secured a Top 10 placing on the Billboard chart.Continue reading


Jay Wud – Transitions


While a career in music, in general, seems to be predicated on a fickle game of risk and reward, for my money no genre has it worse than Hard Rock (Metal, Punk or otherwise). You push too far into a musical extreme and you’re considered a niche product at best. Streamline the sound and introduce a melody, and pockets of fans are deriding you as sellouts before the first check is cleared. Dubai’s Jay Wud attempts to control the chaos down the middle with their new release, Transitions (self-released).Continue reading


Metallica’s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct Album Certified Platinum In The United States


Metallica‘s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct was released back in November via Blackened Recordings, and after selling 291,000 equivalent album units in its first week, the new record became their sixth to land at #1 on The Billboard Top 200. Earlier this week Hardwired… To Self-Destruct reached another milestone, as it was certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Association Of America) for 1,000,000 units sold. Continue reading