AVENGED SEVENFOLD GIVING FANS FREE MERCH AS SELF-QUARANTINE INCENTIVE
Avenged Sevenfold have announced the #IncentivizedQuarantine initiative to encourage fans to stay home during the coronavirus.
BANDCAMP's Friday Haul: Fans Spent $4.3 Million on 800,000 Items
The online music marketplace gave 100% of profits to artists on March 20.
GIMME RADIO Offers Guest Spots To Touring Bands
What they are doing in the wake of all of the cancelled/postponed tours is super cool. If you are interested in participating, contact extremetimes@gimmeradio.com.
Music Companies Come Together to Ask Congress for Financial Relief
More than two dozen music and entertainment companies joined together Friday (March 20) to send a joint letter to the United States Congress asking for financial relief as the coronavirus crisis continues to ripple throughout the country.
TWLOHA Launched A Landing Page Filled With “Self-Care” Resources.
Throwdown’s Dave Peters made this excellent playlist of “Quarantunes” featuring relevant riff ragers from Megadeth, Sepultura, At The Gates, Overcast, and more.
If you’ve got stuff to add to this list, let me know.
Apple Music
Top 30 Current
Hard Rock/Metal Songs
FALLING IN REVERSE “Popular Monster”
OZZY OSBOURNE “Under the Graveyard”
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH “Inside Out”
SLIPKNOT “Unsainted”
Five Finger Death Punch “A Little Bit Off”
Ozzy Osbourne “Ordinary Man” feat. Elton John
Slipknot “Nero Forte”
Five Finger Death Punch “Living the Dream”
LAMB OF GOD “Memento Mori”
TOOL “Pneuma”
Five Finger Death Punch “Full Circle”
TOOL “Fear Inoculum”
TOOL “Invincible”
Five Finger Death Punch “Brighter Side of Grey”
Ozzy Osbourne “It’s a Raid” feat. Post Malone
Five Finger Death Punch “To be Alone”
Five Finger Death Punch “Darkness Settles In”
Ozzy Osbourne “Straight to Hell”
Five Finger Death Punch “Bottom of the Top”
Five Finger Death Punch “Mother May I (Tic Toc)”
TOOL “7empest”
Five Finger Death Punch “F8”
TOOL “Descending”
Five Finger Death Punch “This is War”
BAD WOLVES “Killing Me Slowly”
Five Finger Death Punch “Leave it All Behind”
THE AMITY AFFLICTION “Soak Me in Bleach”
IN THIS MOMENT “The In-Between”
Post Malone “Take What You Want” feat. Ozzy Osbourne
Bad Wolves “Sober”
Recent RIAA Certifications
SKILLET “Whispers in the Dark” (2006) PLATINUM single
THEORY OF A DEADMAN “Bitch Came Back” (2011) GOLD single
A Few Views…
1 week ago
Ozzy Osbourne “Ordinary Man” ft. Elton 1.8M
Lamb Of God “Memento Mori” 1.5M
Dance Gavin Dance “Strawberry’s Wake” 851k
Palaye Royale “Lonely” 562k
Korn “Can You Hear Me?” 316k
Lacuna Coil “Save Me” 235k
Make Them Suffer “Erase Me” 216k
In This Moment “As Above So Below” 208k
Red “The War We Made” 180k
Emmure “Gypsy Disco” 162k
Poppy “Sit / Stay” 158k
I Prevail “Hurricane / Reimagined” 147k
2 weeks ago
Asking Alexandria “Antisocialist” 970k
Nightwish “Harvest” 788k
Code Orange “Sulfer Surrounding” 224k
3 weeks ago
Trivium “Catastrophist” 1.3M
Five Finger Death Punch “To be Alone” 714k
Killswitch Engage “I Can’t be the Only One” 631k
Five Finger Death Punch “Darkness Settles In” 623k
Five Finger Death Punch “Bottom of the Top” 408k
Neck Deep “Lowlife” 371k
1 month ago
Falling In Reverse “Drug/Reimagined” 5.5M
Nightwish “Noise” 3M
Ozzy Osbourne “Scary Green Men” Teaser 2.5M
Pearl Jam “Dance… (Mach II)” 2.2M
Pearl Jam “Dance… (Mach III)” 1.7M
Five Finger Death Punch “Living the Dream” 1.6M
Lamb Of God “Checkmate” 1.5M
Ozzy Osbourne “It’s a Raid” ft. Post Malone 1.4M
Dance Gavin Dance “Prisoner” 1M
Code Orange “Swallow the Rabbit Whole” 1M
Pearl Jam “Superblood Wolfmoon” 1M
Ozzy Osbourne “Scary Green Men” 1M
2 months ago
Ozzy Osbourne “Ordinary Man” ft. Elton 6.5M
Ozzy Osbourne “Straight to Hell” 6M
In This Moment “The In-Between” 4.1M
Avenged Sevenfold “Set Me Free” 3.9M
Breaking Benjamin “Far Away” ft. Scooter 3.2M
Evanescence “The Chain” 2.8M
The Amity Affliction “Soak Me in Bleach” 2.3M
3 months ago
Slipknot “Nero Forte” 12.2M
Ozzy Osbourne “Under the Graveyard” 7.4M
Five Finger Death Punch “Inside Out” 6.9M
The Hu “Wolf Totem” ft. Jacoby Shaddix 6.1M
Motionless In White “Another Life” 5.5M
Ozzy/Post Malone “Take What You…” 5.1M
Black Veil Brides “The Vengeance” 3.2M
4 months ago
Falling In Reverse “Popular Monster” 15M
Bad Wolves “Killing Me Slowly” 4.8M
Volbeat “Die to Live” ft. Neil Fallon 4.4M
A Day To Remember “Resentment” 4.3M
I want to send a huge shout-out, many well wishes, and my prayers for speedy recoveries to all of the musicians in our world affected by COVID-19, including my friend and Bay Area thrash legend Chuck Billy and his wife Tiffany; the other band and crew members from the recent Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel tour; Brandon Hoover of Crown The Empire; one of the guys from the band Ocean Grove; and anyone and everyone feeling the effects of this messed up nonsense.
To help music professionals and their loved ones navigate the crisis, Billboard has compiled a list of resources at both the national and state levels, including more than four dozen relief funds. Check out the constantly updated list right here.
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