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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Well, maybe not completely unstoppable. The charts this time around are just a tad skimpy especially compared to last week when it seemed like everybody had an album debuting. For this week, our top debut comes from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, who, judging by the album art, seems to look exactly the same in almost every picture he’s ever taken. But that’s beside the point that he has a top 50 album. So throw on your sunglass and get ready to peruse the sales for albums this week.
Notable Debuts:
Joe Satriani, Unstoppable Momentum (Epic) #42, 10,750 sold
Satch is back with his fourteenth album, which does nearly as well as his previous album.
Devour the Day, Time & Pressure (Fat Lady) 1,100 sold
This is the band’s debut album, and they’ll be tour with Sevendust and Otherwise this summer.
Sodom, Epitome of Torture (Steamhammer/SPV) 810 sold
The masters of German thrash are back with their fourteenth album.
Delain, Interlude (Napalm) 540 sold
Even with only three studio albums (one of which came out last year), this Dutch symphonic metal band decided to put out a compilation album.
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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
As you start to look at the charts this week, you’ll notice two things: 1) There were a shit ton of albums that debuted this week, and 2) HIM is our top debut. Alright, the second thing will probably overshadow the first and make people rush to their keyboards ready to complain. Because that’s what metalheads do, right? We’re all about dismissing bands that get top honors over other bands that we deem to be more qualified, better, etc. It’s been happening as long as metal has been around. But just to add my two cents (and since I essentially use this opening paragraph as a soapbox anyway), I think it’s important to spend more time praising the bands you actually like rather than being that one than being the 1 millionth person to make a Youtube comment along the lines of “THIS BAND SUX.” So, go look for the bands you like on the charts and be happy (or disappointed) about how they did this week.
Notable Debuts:
HIM, Tears on Tape (Razor & Tie) #15, 20,200 sold
The band that somehow has enough material to a greatest hits album is back with the eighth record and their first release on Razor & Tie. And it sold more albums than LL Cool J’s new one, which only sold 14,000.
Deep Purple, Now What?! (Eagle Rock) #105, 4,000 sold
The band’s first album in seven years, the album also features two songs dedicated to founding member Jon Lord who died last year.
Famous Last Words, Two-Faced Charade (Invouge) #146, 2,650 sold
This isn’t too bad for a debut record from a hardcore band I’ve never heard of before.
Avantasia, The Mystery of Time (Nuclear Blast) 1,900 sold
This is the sixth full length from the German symphonic metallers that features an orchestra, the German Film Orchestra Babelsburg to be exact.
The Ocean, Pelagial (Metal Blade) 1,775 sold
The sixth release for the band is a concept album that is based on different layers of the ocean. You can’t really get more metal than that.
Amorphis, Circle (Nuclear Blast) 1,600 sold
The eleventh album from this Finnish band is at number one in their native country. Take that, HIM.
Melvins, Everybody Loves Sausages (Ipecac) 1,600 sold
Melvins have put out an album of cover songs that ranges from Venom to The Kinks. And we know that Troy from Mastodon picked up a copy.
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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Was there ever a Rob Zombie album where he didn’t have a menacing look on his face under a tangled mass of hair? You know, as if he’s trying to say “Look at my beard. It will kill you. Literally kill you.” Guess not. Anyway, our top debut for this week is Rob Zombie, whose album made its way into the top 10. There hasn’t been much else regarding debuts except for album from one of two bands named Queensryche. Care to guess which one?
Notable Debuts:
Rob Zombie, Venemous Rat Regeneration Vendor (T-Boy/UMe) #7, 34,450 sold
Rob Zombie’s latest album is our top debut for the week. The album came out only a few days after his new movie The Lords of Salem and soon he’ll embark on Mayhem Fest this summer as the headliner. As Rob himself would say, “yeeeah!”
Queensryche, Frequency Unknown (Cleopatra) #74, 5,500 sold
Better known as the album with the least subtle album art ever, Geoff Tate’s version of Queensryche gets started on the charts. It’s not as much as the last few Queensryche albums have sold, but we’ll have to see how the other Queensryche does next month when it comes out.
Heaven & Earth, Dig (Quarto Valley) 440 sold
A hard rock album featuring members of Sweet and Quiet Riot. You know, in case you were looking for something like that.
Notable Sales:
Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (Universal Republic) #50, 7,500 sold
Even with a 43% drop, this album will likely stick around like its predecessor.
Device, Device (Warner Bros.) #70, 5,675 sold
Even since it debuted, this record has similar sales to…
Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 2 (Roadrunner) #72, 5,600 sold
And both have sold over 50,000. Birds of feather as they say. A really metal feather. Read more »
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Did Ghost really get paid $750,000 to sign with Universal? Probably not, but the unsubstantiated rumor has flown around the internet since before they were even officially signed. But regardless of what they got paid, selling nearly 15,000 copies of their major label debut can’t be seen as anything but successful. While we don’t have info handy on how many copies Opus Eponymous has sold so far, it can’t be much more than 15,000 cumulatively. And for any metal band to sell that much in their first week is a success, let alone one that’s only selling records through word of mouth, press and metal radio. It’ll be interesting to see how the album continues to sell, but we’d expect a sizable drop next week.
Notable Debuts:
Ghost B.C., Infestissumam (Loma Vista/Republic) #28, 14,440 sold
Sure, it only sold about 1/10th as much as this week’s top album, Fall Out Boy’s Save Rock & Roll, but this great beginning to Infestissumam might save satanic pop-metal.
The Bunny The Bear, Stories (Victory) 975 sold
This isn’t an unbearable debut for the band’s fourth album. I’m sorry, that pun wasn’t very bunny.
Anciients, Heart of Oak (Season of Mist) 600 sold
We’d like to think that these guys being featured in Unsigned & Streamed might have contributed to at least 5 sales.
Pyrithion, The Burden of Sorrow EP (Metal Blade) 400 sold
This band featuring members of As I Lay Dying, Allegaeon and other bands has a so-so debut. Read more »
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Last week on Headbanger’s Brawl, we all discussed how Volbeat, Stone Sour, and Device were likely to have big first week sales, though we debated as to who would come out on top. And while we aren’t surprised at the results, it is funny that they all ended up charting next to each other. Never underestimate the power of Demark, Corey Taylor, and David Dra-a-a-a-iman. Not only that but (spoilers) two of these three bands have their previous albums charting as well. So, needless to say, it’s a good week for metal.
Notable Debuts
Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (Universal Republic) #9, 39,150 sold
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but the Danish rockers have taken a spot in the top 10 and is our top debut this week. Fun fact: Volbeat are the first Danish act to have a top 10 record in the US since Aqua back in 1997.
Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 2 (Roadrunner) #10, 35,275 sold
Last year’s Stone Sour album debuted in the top 10, so it’s no surprise that Part 2 made it as well.
Device, Device (Warner Bros.) #11, 35,000 sold
Rounding out the one-two-three punch for metal debuts this week is Device, which in addition to having David Draiman on vocals features many guest musicians.
Drowning Pool, Resilience (Eleven Seven) #68, 6,325 sold
This debuted lower than Drowning Pool’s previous album, but it’s still a sold start for album number five.
Terror, Live By the Code (Victory) #146, 3,180 sold
The hardcore punk rockers are back with their fifth album and first release on Victory Records.
Rings of Saturn, Dingir (Unique Leader) 800 sold
Along with the release of the second album, it was also announced that Rings of Saturn will be featured on this year’s Summer Slaughter Tour.
Serenity, War of Ages (Napalm) 480 sold
One of two releases form Napalm Records this week, this album focuses on famous world leaders such as Napoleon and Alexander The Great.
Gloryhammer, Tales from The Kingdom of Fife (Napalm) 460 sold
A sideproject from Christopher Bowes of Alestorm, everything about this group just screams symphonic power metal.
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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
What do you get when one of the master bands of metalcore gets their original vocalist back? Well, first you get to tour a bunch, but then you get a top 10 album. Yes, Killswitch Engage’s much anticipated new album has dominated the charts this week, and with good reason. And the only thing more beautiful than a metal album in the top 10 is the weather, specifically on the east coast. After all, what goes better with a sunny day and blooming spring flowers than visions of slaughter and rage? With that, here’s how metal albums did for this week.
Notable Debuts
Killswitch Engage, Disarm The Descent (Roadrunner) #7, 48,450 sold
Topping the metal charts with just under 50,000 sold is Killswitch Engage, who are heading out on tour this summer.
Bring Me The Horizon, Sempiternal (Epitatph) #11, 27,425 sold
Bring Me The Horizon had a damn good debut this week as well with their fourth album.
For Today, Prevailer (Razor & Tie) #46, 10,200 sold
This EP from the Christian metalcore band managed to outsell the soundtrack to The Bible miniseries, which probably sounds something like banging nails into wood.
Hypocrisy, End of Disclosure (Nuclear Blast) 1,900 sold
The Swedish death metallers are back with album number twelve.
Finntroll, Blodsvept (Century Media) 1,100 sold
Finnish folk metal ahoy! Finntroll off to a good start in the US.
Thy Art Is Murder, Hate (Nuclear Blast) 880 sold
The deathcore band’s second release is also their first on Nuclear Blast.
Warbeast, Destroy (Megaforce) 590 sold
Warbeast’s latest might not have had the hottest debut, but damn that album art is cool. Read more »
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Ah, April. Where spring gets going, where you can’t trust the internet for a day, and where people find a day to pretend to be stoners while real stoners treat it like any other day of the year. Oh, and where a bunch of metal albums all come at you at once. This week, our top debut comes from a band that makes subgenre enthusiasts throw up their hands and say “Fuck it”. We also have debuts from a few bands that are the stuff of legends from NWOBHM giants to crossover thrashers. Knowing what other albums lie ahead, it looks like a good start for metal in the month of April.
Notable Debuts
Sevendust, Black Out The Sun (7brothers) #18, 27,425 sold
Sevendust’s ninth studio album takes the top debut for this week as well as the top spot for metal. It’s a fine debut and a timely one as they’re currently out on a co-headlining tour with Coal Chamber.
Stryper, Second Coming (Frontiers) #106, 4,675 sold
Did you know that Stryper had an album coming out? Neither did we.
Iron Maiden, Maiden England ’88 (Sanctuary) #123, 3,925 sold
Every time Iron Maiden puts out a live album, it’s always worth looking into. This reissue of their Maiden England video/live album was recorded during their 7th Tour of a 7th Tour.
Suicidal Tendencies, 13 (Suicidal) #149, 3,250 sold
Suicidal Tendencies’ first studio album in thirteen years gets a good start on the charts. Read more »
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
BUUUUUUAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHA! *ahem* Sorry, got carried away. Also, if you don’t know what the hell that was, you might want to get a taste of our top album for this week with this lyric video. Anyway, yes, Clutch made a rockin’ debut on the charts this week, but we also have debuts from many other bands as well. And when I say many, I mean there are a shit-ton of album that debuted this week. You might not know all of them and you might not want to, but the most important thing that if you’re a Clutch fan, you might consider blasting this album as you speed down the highway in celebration.
Notable Debuts
Clutch, Earth Rocker (Weathermaker) #15, 21,775 sold
The one and only Clutch is our top debut and album for this week. We were pretty excited about this album, and it’s clear that many others were as well.
Anthrax, Anthems (Megaforce) #50, 8,300 sold
Ever wanted to hear Anthrax cover AC/DC or Thin Lizzy? You can now. This is an eight song EP featuring covers of the band’s favorite artists of the 1970′s and ’80s.
Intronaut, Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones) (Century Media) #179, 2,435 sold
With album number four, Intronaut are off to a good start on the charts.
Vanna, Few & The Far Between (Razor & Tie) #189, 2,375 sold
There were a few hardcore releases this week, but this Boston band topped them with the debut of their fourth album.
Hundredth, Revolt (Mediaskare) 1,950 sold
The EP is out for Revolt, who will be embarking on a tour with Stick To Your Guns in Europe. Read more »
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
By now, you’ve hopefully recovered from St. Patrick’s Day, or, as I like to call it, Every One Is Suddenly A Dropkick Murphys Fan Day. You also might have done something stupid this past weekend like trying to rub the head of every ginger or midget that you encountered because you have an IV drip of whiskey or something. Whatever you may or may not have done, we won’t judge you for being a fool. We’re too busy judging album sales for metal, where we chose to focus on an cover EP though we were sure to include a certain soundtrack as well. Take a gander at the sales for this week in metal.
Notable Debuts
Various Artists, Sound City: Reel to Reel (RCA) #8, 36,775 sold
It’s not exactly metal per se, but it is the soundtrack to the Dave Grohl directed documentary Sound City and that’s a good enough reason to have it on here.
Adrenaline Mob, Coverta (Caroline) #137, 3,150 sold
The supergroup put out their debut last year, and now they have this EP with of covers from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Dio, and more. Not bad for an EP.
Fit For A King, Creation/Destruction (Tooth & Nail) #139, 3,150 sold
This Christian hardcore band gets a good start on the charts and will soon be touring with The Plot In You.
Off With Their Heads, Home (Epitaph) 2,150 sold
These punk rockers are back with their third album and second release on Epitaph. Read more »
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
No, I’m not going to go into some kind of rant about illegal downloading as the title might suggest. It just happened to fit nicely with the top debut and album of the week, which made its way into the top 30. Besides, I’m sure none of the readers on this site would ever do anything bad ever. You’re all just a bunch of angels in as much as we are devout churchgoers who know to thank the Easter Bunny for dying for our sins. At least, I think that’s how it goes. Anyway, I digress. Take a look at the albums that topped the charts this week.
Notable Debuts
How To Destroy Angels, Welcome Oblivion (Columbia) #30, 12,150 sold
The Trent Renzor fronted band that isn’t Nine Inch Nails has released their debut album and taken a spot in the top 30, making it our top debut and album of the week.If you’re a Renzor fan, hopefully this will scratch your itch since there probably won’t be a new Nine Inch Nails for a while.
Soilwork, The Living Infinite (Nuclear Blast) #59, 7,775 sold
Soilwork have their best debut yet with album number nine, which is also the band’s first double album.
Rival Mob, Mob Justice (Revelation) 890 sold
This hardcore band of the Boston undergound manages to get themselves on the charts. Read more »
Posted by Matt Brown on Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:31 pm
Metal By Numbers