What is Stream N’ Destroy?

Created by longtime journalist Ryan J. Downey (MTV, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter), Stream N’ Destroy is tailored to rock, metal, and punk(ish) music and culture, delivering relevant data about streaming, sales, concert attendance, and social media, distilled into easy-to-read metrics for industry professionals.

It is an essential and reliable resource for bands, managers, labels, agents, promoters, and fans of hard rock, metal, and punk(ish) culture.

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Streaming, sales, attendance, charts, interviews, and more news tailored to the music industry's Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) side. By Ryan J. Downey, longtime journalist (Billboard, MTV, The Hollywood Reporter) and manager.

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Journalist, author, and music manager as seen and/or read: MTV News, MSNBC, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Knotfest. Founder: PopCurse, SuperheroHQ. More: RyanJDowney.com