Neilstein Soundscam 0 Vinyl Sales Skyrocket 108%, Streams Rise 15% in First Half of 2021 July 26th, 2021 at 1:32pm Vince Neilstein The pandemic did not affect the booming recorded music business.
Metal Merch 0 Amazon Launches ‘Vinyl of the Month Club’ Subscription Service for Classic Rock and More June 29th, 2021 at 10:56am Vince Neilstein Get records from Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Abba, Pink Floyd an more in the mail every month.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Streaming Accounted for 83% of $12 Billion Recorded Music Revenue in 2020 March 4th, 2021 at 9:34am Vince Neilstein The industry had a great year despite the pandemic.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metallica, Alice in Chains, Motörhead Top Lists of Most Popular Metal Vinyl of 2020 February 24th, 2021 at 12:49pm Vince Neilstein Metallica had 8 of the top 25 of the most collected vinyl in 2020.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Metallica Take All Top 5 Spots on U.S. Best-Selling Vinyl Chart February 10th, 2021 at 11:41am Vince Neilstein Which of their classic albums ranked the highest?
Music Dorkery 0 Vinyl vs. Digital: Which Sounds Better? November 12th, 2020 at 12:38pm MetalSucks Time to attempt to settle the age-old debate! Do you prefer the “warmth” of vinyl or the pristine quality of digital?
Metal Merch 0 This Copy of Metallica’s Ride the Lightning Just Sold For $5,000 October 8th, 2020 at 9:39am Vince Neilstein A bargain! One more copy is available for a mere $7,000.
Neilstein Soundscam 0 Nu Metal “Big Four” Album Sales Compared: Slipknot vs. Korn vs. Deftones vs. System of a Down July 27th, 2020 at 1:15pm Vince Neilstein How do the biggest nu metal bands’ album sales stack up against one another?
Black Collar Workers 0 Physical Album Sales Drop Below 1 Million Per Week for the First Time Ever Due to the Coronavirus March 30th, 2020 at 11:05am Vince Neilstein The industry is hurting from the closure of physical record stores and the overall economic collapse.
Metal Merch 0 Bathory Album Among Most Expensive Vinyl Sold in July 2019 September 10th, 2019 at 11:56am Vince Neilstein An original pressing of Bathory’s self-titled album netted some serious coin.
Black Collar Workers 0 Vinyl Could Outsell CDs in 2019 September 10th, 2019 at 8:50am Vince Neilstein It will mark the first time that’s happened since 1986.
Black Collar Workers 0 Digital Streaming Services Reigned King in the Music Industry in 2018 March 4th, 2019 at 12:47pm Karen Espronslayer Meanwhile physical sales were down, and so were permanent digital downloads.
The Webernets 0 Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Goes On Old-Man-Rant About Vinyl (But He’s Kinda Right) October 17th, 2018 at 10:22am Vince Neilstein Shocker, Lars still prefers vinyl to digital!
Black Collar Workers 0 CD Sales Down 41%, Overall Music Revenue Up 9.5% in First Half of 2018 September 21st, 2018 at 4:21pm Vince Neilstein Digital downloads are down and streaming is up.
Black Collar Workers 0 Physical Sales Outpaced Digital Downloads in 2017 March 27th, 2018 at 9:57am Vince Neilstein Also: streaming revenue now accounts for nearly 2/3rds of all income derived from recorded music.
The Vinyl Verdict 0 The Vinyl Verdict: Alcest, Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde Ten Year Anniversary Edition October 20th, 2017 at 10:11am Chain Wallace A quality vinyl reissue of a classic blackgaze album.
Events 0 Tomorrow, MetalSucks & Metal Injection Present: METAL ON VINYL At SONOS Store NYC With MUTOID MAN’s Stephen Brodsky & Renowned Mastering Engineer Alan Douches August 1st, 2017 at 11:25am MetalSucks A discussion panel on the resurgence of vinyl in the metal community. Free food and drinks!
Events 0 MetalSucks & Metal Injection Present: METAL ON VINYL At SONOS Store NYC With MUTOID MAN’s Stephen Brodsky & Renowned Mastering Engineer Alan Douches July 26th, 2017 at 12:18pm MetalSucks A fun summer event in NYC with free booze and food. RSVP now!
Crushing Crowdfunding 0 Help Fund a New Vinyl Pressing Plant! July 12th, 2017 at 11:29am Vince Neilstein Bands often need to wait 8-10 months to press their album. You can help solve that problem.
Black Collar Workers 0 Streaming Revenue in 2016 Topped Downloads, CDs and Vinyl Sales Combined March 31st, 2017 at 9:44am Vince Neilstein Also: has the vinyl resurgence peaked?
