NEWS
2020/02/14
The release of YouTube’s weekly Music Chart has brought with it some interesting stats, with Metallica and Slipknot coming out on top as metal’s most-watched bands on the platform. While (rather depressingly) only the former feature in YouTube’s Top 100 in the U.S. this week, both bands’ worldwide views are pretty impressive: despite not having released any official music videos for several years, Metallica have amassed 29 million global views this week thanks to the regularity with which their pro-shot live videos are uploaded, while the ’Knot’s material has been viewed 13.8 million times. Away from metal, music in the broader rock category is also ticking along nicely, with Queen topping the list with 42.9 million, Guns N’ Roses reaching 21.7...
