Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I was away last week, so this week we’re doing things a bit different. I’ve included the debut numbers that would have been posted last week in addition to the ones for this week. There’s some big releases in here, most prominently The Acacia Strain, who dropped a surprise album for Christmas last year, but are already back with a new one.
Notable Debuts 7/29:
Bush, The Kingdom (BMG)Debut #14
4,100 sold
Not sure I’ve included Bush on MBN before but, eh, what the hell.
Zombi, 2020 (Relapse Records)Debut #78
980 sold
This is the band’s sixth studio album.
U.D.O., We Are One (AFM)Debut #189
330 sold
This is the band’s seventeenth studio album.
Dark Sarah, Grim (Napalm Records)160 sold
This is the band’s fourth studio album.
Notable Debuts 8/5:
The Acacia Strain, Slow Decay (Rise Records)Debut #5
9,100 sold
The Acacia Strain’s tenth album comes just 7 months after the release of its previous album.
Haken, Virus (Inside Out)Debut #34
1,875 sold
The band’s sixth album sold a little lower, charted higher than its predecessor.
Primal Fear, Metal Commando (Nuclear Blast)Debut #46
1,550 sold
The band’s thirteenth studio album marks its best US debut yet.
Defeated Sanity, The Sanguinary Impetus (Willowtip)Debut #89
880 sold
This is the band’s sixth studio album.
Valkyrie, 
Gaerea, Limbo (Season Of Mist)Debut #169
400 sold
This is the band’s second studio album.
Gulch, Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress (Closed Casket Activities)Debut #173
390 sold
This is the hardcore band’s debut album.
Spirit Possession, Spirit Possession (Profound Lore)Debut #175
390 sold
This is the black metal band’s debut album.
Bedsore, Hypnagogic Hallucinations (20 Buck Spin)Debut #185
360 sold
This is the blackened death metal band’s debut album.
Omar Rodríguez-López, The Clouds Hill Tapes: Pts. I, II, & III (Clouds Hill)320 sold
This is a collection of solo works from the At The Drive-In, ex-The Mars Volta guitarist.
High Spirits, Hard To Stop (High Roller)240 sold
This is the band’s fourth studio album.
Judicator, Let There Be Nothing (Prosthetic)210 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Notable Sales 8/5:
A drop of 28% drop after selling 2,000 units last week. It’s sold over 35,000 so far.
Five Finger Death Punch, A 21% drop with just under 95,000 sold in total.
Ozzy Osbourne, 
Lamb Of God, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Greatest Hits(Sony Legacy)#104 (from 93)
700 sold
A 13% drop with over 42,000 sold.
Static-X, Project Regeneration Vol. 1 (Otsego Entertainment Group)#105 (from 60)
690 sold
After dropping to #60 last week with 1,175 sold, this dropped by 42% in week three with over 15,000 sold in total.
Tool, Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano)#113 (from 112)
650 sold
A 4% drop with over 433,000 total units sold.
The Hu, The Gereg(Eleven Seven)#115 (from 116)
640 sold
This sold about the same as last week and has sold over 36,000 in total.
Emmure, Hindsight (SharpTone)#117 (from 52)
630 sold
A 51% drop with just under 3,000 sold in total.
Various Artists, This re-entered the charts last week with 760 sold then dropped by 16%. It has sold over 16,000 total.
Grey Daze, 
Pearl Jam, Gigaton (Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records)#135 (from 131)
550 sold
A 1% drop with over 90,000 sold in total.
Skillet, Victorious (Atlantic)#136 (re-entry)
540 sold
This got boosted back up by 100% and has sold over 71,000 in total.
Breaking Benjamin, 
Testament, Titans Of Creation (Nuclear Blast)#189 (re-entry)
360 sold
This got a 31% boost back up and has sold over 18,000 units total.
Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner)#196 (from 192)
350 sold
A 6% boost with over 195,000 sold in total.
Trivium, What The Dead Men Say(Roadrunner)#200 (re-entry)
340 sold
A 49% boost with over 20,000 sold.
Make Them Suffer, 
Skeleton, 
Hum, 
Inter Arma, Garbers Days Revisited(Relapse)130 sold
A 171% boost.
Ensiferum, 
Heilung, Futha (Season Of Mist)120 sold
A 74% boost back up.
Tokyo Motor Fist, 
Jinjer, A 13% boost back up.
