Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Notable Debuts:
Every Time I Die, Low Teens (Epitaph)
Debut #7
14,625 sold
ETID are granted their first top 10 album of their career, making this their best debut yet, and beating a debut in the low teens.
Stick To Your Guns, Better Ash Than Dust (Pure Noise)
Debut #37
5,000 sold
The band’s new EP actually charted higher than last year’s LP.
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Broken Lines (Cooking Vinyl)
Debut #76
3,100 sold
The debut album of the Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Dillinger Escape Plan supergroup gets a solid start on the charts.
Airbourne, Breakin’ Outta Hell (Spinefarm)
Debut #79
3,050 sold
Album number four charted higher than their last, though it didn’t sell as much.
The Sword, Low Country (Razor & Tie)
Debut #97
2,550 sold
This album features acoustic versions of tracks from last year’s High Country.
Allegaeon, Proponent for Sentience (Metal Blade)
Debut #99
2,500 sold
The band’s fourth album is the best debut they’ve had yet.
Neurosis, Fires Within Fires (Neurot)
Debut #116
2,125 sold
Neurosis’ newest album nabs a higher debut than their pervious release four years ago.
Insomnium, Winter’s Gate (Century Media)
Debut #122
2,075 sold
The band’s seventh album is their first foray into the Billboard 200.
Crobot, Welcome to Fat City (Wind-Up)
Debut #141
1,775 sold
The debuts about the same as Crobot’s previous album, but this time it’s on the Billboard 200.
Expire, With Regret (Bridge 9)
Debut #153
1,550 sold
The band’s latest charts higher, but does debut with as much as their last album.
Operation: Mindcrime, Resurrection (Frontiers)
Debut #163
1,375 sold
The second in a projected trilogy, Geoff Tate’s new album doesn’t do quite as well as last year’s LP.
True Widow, Avvolgere (Relapse)
Debut #198
1,100 sold
The band’s fourth album debuts slightly better than the band’s previous release.
Trap Them, Crown Feral (Prosthetic)
1,050 sold
The band’s fifth album doesn’t sell quite as well as Blissfucker (or Blissfluffer to more sensitive ears).
Monte Pittman, Inverted Grasp of Balance (Metal Blade)
220 sold
Known for playing with Madonna and Prong, this is Pittman’s latest solo studio album.
Notable Sales:
Ghost, Popestar (Lorna Vista)
#42 (from 6)
4,450 sold
A 79% drop in week two, but it’s still in the top 50.
Skillet, Unleashed (Atlantic)
#54 (from 50)
3,800 sold
A 7% drop, but this is now at 100,000 sold.
Led Zeppelin, Complete BBC Sessions (Rhino)
#58 (from 10)
3,750 sold
A 73% drop in week two.
A Day To Remember, Bad Vibrations (ADTR)
#67 (from 32)
3,525 sold
A 27% drop, isn’t anything they’ll remember.
Disturbed, Immortalized (Reprise)
#84 (from 75 )
2,850 sold
This sold about the same as last week, but the album’s now gold.
Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six (Prospect Park)
#131 (from 105)
1,900 sold
A 10% drop is the biggest drop this has had in a few weeks.
Of Mice & Men, Cold World (Rise)
#167 (from 98)
1,350 sold
A 41% drop is not mice.
Volbeat, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie (Universal)
#168 (from 106)
1,350 sold
A 35% drop. No deal.
Megadeth, Dystopia (UMe)
#180 (re-entry)
1,225 sold
A 62% boost puts this back up on the charts thanks to the band’s current US run.
Ghost, Meliora (Loma Vista)
#192 (from 95)
1,150 sold
A 51% drop and just under 98,000 sold after re-entry last week.
Breaking Benjamin, Dark Before Dawn (Hollywood)
#193 (re-entry)
1,225 sold
A drop of 12%
Knocked Loose, Laugh Tracks (Pure Noise)
4,90 sold
Knocked from the Billboard with an 88% drop.
King 810, La Petit Mort or A Conversation with God (Roadrunner)
490 sold
An 80% second week drop.
Gemini Syndrome,
Ice Nine Kills, Every Trick In The Book (Fearless)
370 sold
A 57% boost continues the band’s on-again, off-again sales with just under 25,000 total sold.
Red Sun Rising, Polyester Zeal (Razor & Tie)
310 sold
Rival Sons, Hollow Bones (Earache)
280 sold
Say hollow to a 7% boost.
Evergrey, The Storm Within (AFM)
280 sold
A 19% drop is not so greyt.
Fire From the Gods, Narrative (Rise)
260 sold
A 14% drop doesn’t fit the narrative.
Heaven Shall Burn, Wanderer (Century Media)
260 sold
A 72% drop in week two burns.
Twelve Foot Ninja,
Sylar, Help! (Hopeless)
250 sold
A drop of 9%.
Delain, Moonbathers (Napalm)
250 sold
A 26% drop. Fun fact: the band covered “Scandal” by Queen on this album.
Erra, Drift (Sumerian)
240 sold
Another 8% boost after last week’s big boost.
Russian Circles, Guidance (Sargent House)
240 sold
A 36% boost back up.
Hail The Sun, Culture Scars (Equal Vision)
230 sold
Looks like the band has racked up some fans with a huge boost back onto the charts.
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, The Night Creeper (Rise Above)
230 sold
The band’s US tour has nabbed some numbers for this album.
