Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Notable Debuts:
Of Mice & Men, Cold World (Rise)
Debut #13
14,175 sold
Of Mice & Men land a solid debut with their fourth album, though it didn’t have nearly as big of a debut as their previous album.
Norma Jean, Polar Similar (Solid State)
Debut #29
7,800 sold
The band’s seventh album charts higher than its predecessor.
Devin Townsend Project, Transcendence (InsideOut)
Debut #38
5,500 sold
HevyDevy is back with his seventh album under the DTP moniker, outdoing his previous album and making this one his best US debut yet.
Artifex Pereo, Passengers(Tooth & Nail)
Debut #119
1,750 sold
This is the second album from this Louisville post-hardcore act.
Rev Theory, The Revelation (Another Century)
Debut #135
1,500 sold
The band’s fourth studio album is their first in five years.
Evergrey, The Storm Within (AFM)
Debut #167
1,150 sold
The band’s tenth album is their highest charting yet in the US.
Breakdown of Sanity, Coexistence (Self-Released)
1,025 sold
This is the fourth album from this unsigned Switzerland band.
Letters From The Fire, Worth the Pain (Sand Hill)
960 sold
This is the band’s debut album. Also, they covered “Eleanor Rigby”.
Steve ‘N’ Seagulls, Brothers In Farms (Spinefarm)
400 sold
Who knew that hillbillies could come from Finland? The band’s sophomore album, which finds the metal/bluegrass band taking on a pair of Guns N’ Roses songs, as well as Foo Fighters, Deep Purple and many more, has a solid debut.
Cruel Hand, Your World Won’t Listen (Hopeless)
370 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Pain, Coming Home (Nuclear Blast)
330 sold
This is the eighth album from the band and their first in five years.
Notable Sales:
A Day To Remember, Bad Vibrations (ADTR)
#15 (from 1)
12,100 sold
An 80% drop didn’t take this down too far in week two.
Crown The Empire, Retrograde (Rise)
#39 (re-entry)
5,350 sold
This rocketed back up the charts after dropping off a week or so ago. Impressive.
Skillet, Unleashed (Atlantic)
#44 (from 31)
4,850 sold
A 10% drop doesn’t trip this up with 95,000 sold in total.
Disturbed, Immortalized (Reprise)
#71 (from 60)
3,250 sold
An 8% boost is another drop in the bucket.
Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six (Prospect Park)
#100 (from 83)
2,200 sold
A 3% dip down in sales isn’t going to slow this down much, label lawsuit or not, and it will cross over 400,000 in a few weeks.
Prophets of Rage, The Party’s Over (Prophets of Rage)
#125 (from 79)
1,600 sold
A 33% drop does not merit a party.
Volbeat, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie (Universal)
#127 (from 94)
1,600 sold
A drop of 10% on week 15, but it crossed over 100,000-sold last week.
Steven Tyler, We’re All Somebody from Somewhere (Dot Records)
#149 (from #95)
1,350 sold
A 24% drop isn’t for everybody.
Deftones, Gore (Reprise)
#171 (from 115)
1,100 sold
A 26% drop isn’t a deft move. The album has sold over 125,000.
Chevelle, The North Corridor (Epic)
#184 (from 150)
1,050 sold
A drop of 14% in week 10.
Fire From the Gods, Narrative (Rise)
660 sold
A big 68% boost makes up for the drop last week.
Gemini Syndrome, Memento Mori (Another Century)
480 sold
A 33% drop.
Delain, Moonbathers (Napalm)
420 sold
A 28% drop show that delain they’re going leads down.
Sylar, Help! (Hopeless)
360 sold
This has been on the charts for three weeks now, but since someone asked about it last week I figured I should add it.
Twelve Foot Ninja, Outlier (Volkanik)
340 sold
A 46% foot drop? Ninja please.
Inquisition, Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith (Season of Mist)
300 sold
This sheds a few sales with a 40% drop.
Rival Sons, Hollow Bones (Earache)
300 sold
A 12% drop, son.
Red Sun Rising, Polyester Zeal (Razor & Tie)
260 sold
Ice Nine Kills, Every Trick In The Book (Fearless)
230 sold
This got boosted back up thanks to tour magic.
Nails, You Will Never Be One Of Us (Nuclear Blast)
220 sold
A 17% boost. If those are new listeners, they’re going to be disappointed when they find out the band’s status.