Metal By Numbers 8/15: The charts are showing Integrity

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.

It’s admittedly not a very busy week here at MBN. It’s a small list of debuts without any big names. More will be coming during the month, though the big kahuna for the month, Alice In Chains, won’t show up until the very end. But, hey, while you’re waiting, why not just whine about how “Halestorm isn’t metal!” for the umpteenth time? That’s not me trying to be snide, I mean go ahead and do that. There’s a “so-and-so isn’t metal” quota that needs to be filled, and someone’s gotta do it.

Notable Debuts:

Integrity / Krieg, Split (Relapse)
460 sold

This is the latest release from two band’s with many split releases: Krieg has previously released material with Leviathan and Wolvhammer while Integrity’s last split was with Power Trip.

Earth Groans, Rahab(Solid State)
450 sold

This is the band’s second EP.

Soreption, Monument Of The End (Sumerian)
300 sold

This is the tech death band’s third album.

Lord Of The Lost, Thornstar (Napalm)
230 sold

This is the German band’s sixth album.

Crossfaith, Ex_Machina (UNFD)
210 sold

This is the band’s fourth album.

Time, The Valuator, How Fleeting, How Fragile (Famined)
180 sold

This is the band’s debut album.

Notable Sales:

Halestorm, Vicious (Atlantic)
#13 (from 2)
5,525 sold

A 79% drop in week two, but this is still in the top 15.

Five Finger Death Punch, And Justice For None (Prospect Park)
#23 (from 29)
4,100 sold

A 9% boost.

Greta Van Fleet, From the Fires EP (Lava)
#28 (from 25)
3,625 sold

A drop of 11%.

Breaking Benjamin, Ember (Hollywood)
#54 (from 56)
2,325 sold

A 22% boost.

Godsmack, When Legends Rise (BMG)
#55 (from 54)
2,325 sold

A boost of 11%.

Shinedown, Attention Attention (Atlantic)
#58 (from 50)
2,125 sold

A 12% drop.

Rise Against, The Ghost Note Symphonies, Vol. 1 (Virgin)
#63 (from 9)
1,950 sold

A drop of 81% in week two.

Five Finger Death Punch, A Decade Of Destruction(Prospect Park)
#66 (from 61)
1,850 sold

A small boost of 2%

Ghost, Prequelle (Loma Vista)
#71 (from 63)
1,725 sold

At week 10, this has sold just under 95,000 total.

Bad Wolves, Disobey (Eleven Seven)
#96 (from 78)
1,250 sold

A 13% drop.

Dee Snider, For The Love Of Metal (Napalm)
#102 (from 20)
1,200 sold

A second week drop of 74%.

Bullet For My Valentine, Gravity (Spinefarm)
#110 (from 87)
1,100 sold

A 15% drop.

Deafheaven, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love (Anti-)
#124 (from 188)
970 sold

The band’s current tour helps give this a 46% boost.

Nine Inch Nails, Bad Witch (The Null Corporation)
#141 (from 115)
870 sold

A 12% drop. Guess people prefer Bad Wolves over Bad Witches.

Judas Priest, Firepower (Columbia)
#159 (from 157)
780 sold

A tiny 1% boost.

Greta Van Fleet, Black Smoke Rising EP (Republic)
#169 (from 197)
740 sold

A 17% boost and still only one of two bands with two albums on the charts. Also, lots of you guys don’t seem to like either band, which begs the question: who do you hate more? Greta Van Fleet for sounding like Led Zeppelin or Five Finger Death Punch for sounding like Five Finger Death Punch?

A Perfect Circle, Eat The Elephant (BMG)
#173 (from 156)
710 sold