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Forbes
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Rage Against The Machine Charts One Of The Biggest New Albums Of The Week
Rage Against the Machine's Live On Tour 1993 debuts at No. 3 on the U.K.'s Rock & Metal Albums ... More chart, earning the band its seventh top 10 on that tally. Rage Against The Machine, Zack De La Rocha, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Vaartkapoen (VK), Brussels, Belgium, 06/02/1993. (Photo by) It's a busy week on the charts — especially in the United States and the United Kingdom — and much of that activity can be traced back to one annual event. Record Store Day just passed, and as is tradition, dozens of exclusive releases became available only in independent music shops. Some of the biggest names in rock, pop, hip-hop, and beyond dropped collectibles, rarities, and reissues. In the U.K., a beloved band that hasn't shared a new full-length in more than a decade earns a welcome return to several tallies, thanks to a high-profile release. Rage Against the Machine scores a solid debut this frame with Live On Tour 1993, a special project that launched as part of Record Store Day. In the U.K., the double LP opens on four tallies, led by an impressive placement on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where it starts at No. 3. The collection also breaks into the top 40 on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, beginning its run at No. 35. While it narrowly misses that tier on a pair of other rosters, Live On Tour 1993 still performs well across the board. It lands at No. 42 on the Official Physical Albums list and No. 44 on the Official Albums Sales chart. Live On Tour 1993 was one of the most visible releases tied to this year's Record Store Day, and that visibility translated into real sales. The project was pressed in a run of 15,000 copies, one of the largest batches among the exclusives. The set includes 10 tracks recorded during the band's first-ever world tour, with live renditions pulled from shows in cities like Washington D.C., Atlanta, Paris, Toronto, Chicago, and more. That trek played a pivotal role in helping Rage Against the Machine go from rising rock group to global phenomenon. Among the rock acts that debut on the charts following Record Store Day, Rage Against the Machine stands out as one of the most successful. Live On Tour 1993 ends up as the third-highest debut on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. The only two new titles to outperform it this week come from Those Damn Crows and Epica. Rage Against the Machine has now landed seven top 10 entries on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. Only two of the group's releases that have made it to the ranking failed to reach that tier. Live On Tour 1993 marks the group's seventh appearance on the Official Physical Albums list and its third on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Vinyl Albums rankings. The outfit has collected as many top 10s on the rock-only roster as total placements on any other tally on which the latest from the pioneering outfit debuts this time around.
Forbes
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jethro Tull Scores A Second New Hit Album In Just As Many Months
Jethro Tull's Songs From the Vault – 1975 – 1978 debuts at No. 17 on the U.K.'s Official Rock & ... More Metal Albums chart, marking the band's second hit of 2025. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: Jethro Tull posed in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1972. Left to right: John Evan, Ian Anderson, Barriemore Barlow (Barrie Barlow), Martin Barre, Jeffrey Hammond. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) Jethro Tull is quietly having one of its most successful years in recent memory. The legendary rock act is back on the charts this week with another collection, and this latest win continues what's quickly becoming a noteworthy streak. With two bestselling efforts in just the first half of 2025 alone, the band clearly maintains a solid fan base to this day, which is incredibly difficult for any group. Jethro Tull's Songs From the Vault – 1975–1978 debuts at No. 17 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. The ranking, which tracks the U.K.'s top-selling full-lengths and EPs across all corners of the rock spectrum, is once again home to one of the more prolific names in progressive rock. With Songs From the Vault, Jethro Tull earns its twenty-eighth appearance on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. Impressively, it's the act's second placement on the tally in 2025 alone. Just last month, the group's latest studio full-length Ruminations debuted at No. 1 on the same list. That effort spent five consecutive frames on the ranking before stepping aside—just in time for this archival project to take its place. This week is a crowded one on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. But even so, Songs From the Vault still claims one of the top debuts of the week, coming in as the tenth-highest new title on the roster. The band lands just behind brand new releases from some of the genre's heaviest hitters, including Those Damn Crows, Epica, Rage Against the Machine, Black Sabbath, and Motörhead. Even Post Malone appears on the chart this frame in a first for the superstar. Songs From the Vault is not another greatest hits repackage. The double LP, which was released as part of Record Store Day, features more than 20 tracks, many of which are making their vinyl debut. Pulled from recording sessions that took place across a pivotal four-year period, the collection highlights rarities, alternate versions, and deep cuts that hardcore fans will appreciate.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Welsh rockers hit number one in album chart
Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows have achieved their first UK number one in the album chart. The five-piece band's record God Shaped Hole beat competition from the likes of Sabrina Carpenter and Sam Fender to secure the top spot in the Official Charts based on sales. "This is absolutely insane," said singer Shane Greenhall in a post on Instagram in which he thanked fans for the "huge reward" after "10 years of sticking with us". "That's why it means so much - it hasn't happened at the start of our career. We've been working so hard behind the scenes for multiple years," he added. Welsh reggae artist hits number one on iTunes chart Broadcasters perform St David's Day duet Competing with Netflix a challenge - theatre group Greenhall said the band began performing together as teenagers, jamming with older musicians at gigs around south Wales. "There were jam nights all around the Bridgend area, down in Porthcawl, Port Talbot, Neath, Cardiff, Swansea, so from a young age we were going," he said. "It was a hotbed for rock music in general." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Official Charts (@officialcharts) The band from Bridgend started in 2014 and got their name from drummer Ronnie Huxford after hearing his father shouting about birds in his garden. "We loved the thought, you know, playing loud music and the neighbours next door shouting, banging on the walls, 'those damn crows'," Greenhall told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast on Friday just hours before their chart success was confirmed. The band's highest charting record prior to their latest effort was 2023's Inhale/Exhale which reached number three. Those Damn Crows are currently on a tour of record stores to promote the album ahead of a UK and European tour.
BBC News
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows hit number one in album chart
Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows have achieved their first UK number one in the album five-piece band's record God Shaped Hole beat competition from the likes of Sabrina Carpenter and Sam Fender to secure the top spot in the Official Charts based on sales."This is absolutely insane," said singer Shane Greenhall in a post on Instagram in which he thanked fans for the "huge reward" after "10 years of sticking with us"."That's why it means so much - it hasn't happened at the start of our career. We've been working so hard behind the scenes for multiple years," he added. Greenhall said the band began performing together as teenagers, jamming with older musicians at gigs around south Wales."There were jam nights all around the Bridgend area, down in Porthcawl, Port Talbot, Neath, Cardiff, Swansea, so from a young age we were going," he said."It was a hotbed for rock music in general." The band from Bridgend started in 2014 and got their name from drummer Ronnie Huxford after hearing his father shouting about birds in his garden."We loved the thought, you know, playing loud music and the neighbours next door shouting, banging on the walls, 'those damn crows'," Greenhall told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast on Friday just hours before their chart success was band's highest charting record prior to their latest effort was 2023's Inhale/Exhale which reached number Damn Crows are currently on a tour of record stores to promote the album ahead of a UK and European tour.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Welsh rock band secures UK number one album
A Welsh band is celebrating after achieving their first number one album. Bridgend rockers Those Damn Crows have claimed top spot in the latest UK Official Albums Chart with their new album 'God Shaped Hole'. The band - made up of Shane Greenhall, Ian Thomas, David Winchurch, Lloyd Wood and Ronnie Huxford - has become the first Welsh artist to secure a UK number one album since Ren in 2023. They join an illustrious set of Welsh bands to have had a number one record, including Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, and Catatonia. Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' is at number two in the latest charts, while Oasis continue to enjoy a renewed surge in popularity ahead of their reunion tour later this year, with their compilation album 'Time Flies' charting at number three. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What's On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here. READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton's brother left with 'no finances' after keeping secret READ MORE: Adventure activities banned at Welsh beauty spot to protect wildlife after rules ignored Reacting to the news on Friday night, Those Damn Crows said in a statement: 'Really struggling to put these feelings into words right now, but I know how we've achieved this UNBELIEVABLE victory, there's one word that best describes it…. TOGETHER!! "Our dream has turned reality, our band is now permanently etched in music history and its something that cannot be taken from us as we proudly scream from the rafters - Those Damn Crows have a number one album! "'God Shaped Hole' will forever be a special record. We knew it when writing and recording it and now even more so as you, our fans, have embraced it like no other album we have made before. You have literally thrown it to the top of the charts and there it remained DEFIANT until the powers that be made it official! "Your unwavering love and support means we won regardless of where the album landed, but hey!…. Make no mistake, we ALL wanted the top spot and TOGETHER we got it! We're on cloud nine right now and it's gonna take some time for our feet to touch the floor." Join our WhatsApp news community here for the latest breaking news.
