Posted by Matt Brown on July 17, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I’m not always sure what to write about in this little blurb. Sometimes it’s a soapbox, sometimes it’s just typical intro fluff. This week, I decided to look into how many album covers […]
Posted by Matt Brown on July 10, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. No, that’s not a typo in the title. It’s the name of the top debut this week from the Danish/Norwegian/German folk group Heilung. Their music isn’t metal in the traditional sense, but fans […]
Posted by Matt Brown on July 3, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I had to do a quick search to check if I already made a “The Stars and Stripes Forever” joke in a previous edition of MBN. And I did. It was just last […]
Posted by Matt Brown on June 26, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. There were a lot of boosts in sales this week. It’s interesting how I write “A (number)% drop in sales” so often that when a boost happens I get this odd little beat […]
Posted by Matt Brown on June 19, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. There’s some bands I feel like I see on here all the time. Others feel less frequent. Most of this has to do with not just album sales, but how widely bands vary […]
Posted by Matt Brown on June 12, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The first Death Angel album I heard was The Dream Calls for Blood in 2013. Between end-year lists and MBN, I saw that album cover everywhere. So when I saw the cover to Humanicide I sort of […]
Posted by Matt Brown on June 7, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Earth is also on its way to burning up for real, but we’re not talking about that right now. It’s June now, meaning we’re heading into a slew of summer releases. As always, […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 29, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It should come as no surprise that Rammstein’s first album in ten years topped the list this week. It’s #4 in pure album sales and #1 on the Billboard 200, which makes this […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 22, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I never really had a strong opinion about Van Halen and their various line-up rotations over the years. I know the bigger fans debate all the time about David Lee Roth vs. Sammy […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 15, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Do you have any idea how many times I’ve had to go back and make sure I didn’t spell “Berserker” with a “z”? A lot. Putting the good ol’ B.A. in English to good […]
