Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Trent Reznor has returned, and with that return he has unsurprisingly brought a lot of hype. And that hype translates into a lot album sales. We know that there are some people who will likely look at their computer screens and cry “But Nine Inch Nails aren’t metal!”. Regardless of what your opinion is and regardless of how many hairs you split, we consider Trent Reznor to be relevant to metal in the same sense that Dave Grohl is relevant to metal. Sure, most people wouldn’t label Foo Fighters as a metal band but to deny Grohl’s influence in the metal community is a disservice. The same goes for Reznor in our eyes. So, without further ado, enjoy the list we have this week.
Notable Debuts:
Nine Inch Nails, Hesitation Marks (Columbia) #3, 107,100 sold
Trent Reznor and company’s latest album, while not the highest charting, has outsold 2008’s The Slip.
Vista Chino, Peace (Napalm) 1,425 sold
This album features former Kyuss members Brant Bjork, John Garcia, and Nick Oliveri.
Gorguts, Colored Sands (Season of Mist) 1,325 sold
Gorguts are back with the band’s first studio album since 2001.
Annihilator, Feast (UDR) 840 sold
The Canadian thrashers are back with album number fourteen.
Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine, Sherinian, Live In Tokyo (Eagle Rock) 780 sold
Mike Portnoy doesn’t stay off the charts for long with this live album from a pretty impressive supergroup.
The Safety Fire, Mouth of Swords (Inside Out) 710 sold
This is the second album from The Safety Fire, who will soon be touring with Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, and The Contortionist.
Kreator, Dying Alive (Nuclear Blast) 690 sold
Another live albums debuts this time from German thrashers Kreator.
My Ticket Home, Strangers Only (Rise) 540 sold
This is album number two from this Ohio metalcore act.
ReVamp, Wild Card (Nuclear Blast) 530 sold
Floor Jansen is back with ReVamp’s second studio album.
Modern Life Is War, Fever Hunting (Deathwish) 420 sold
This hardcore act is returning from hiatus in 2007 with it’s fourth studio album.
Notable Sales:
Avenged Sevenfold, Hail To The King (Warner Bros.) #8, 42,000 sold
The new album is still in the top 10, and it’s also in the crosshairs of a certain other metal musician.
Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1 (Prospect Park) #35, 13,375 sold
Only two more months until we see another Five Finger Death Punch album.
Skillet, Rise (Atlantic), #81, 4,950 sold
This has risen to over 150,000 sold.
Black Sabbath, 13 (Universal) #105, 4,100 sold
13 is at week 13 on the charts.
Kid Rock, Rebel Soul (Atlantic) #112, 3,750 sold
A 43% drop. I kid you not.
DevilDriver, Winter Kills (Napalm) #114, 3,700 sold
A second week 68% drop for DevilDriver.
Queens Of The Stone Age, …Like Clockwork (Matador) #119, 3,050 sold
A nice boost of 21%.
Asking Alexandria, From Death To Destiny (Sumerian) #128, 3,050 sold
Over 60,000 sold in total thus far.
Halestorm, The Strange Case Of… (Atlantic) #129, 3,025 sold
Sales continue to hale from this album.
Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (Universal/Republic) #135, 2,800 sold
Nearly 125,000 sold thus far.
Shinedown, Amaryllis (Atlantic) #136, 2,850 sold
A small 5% boost.
Bring Me The Horizon, Sempiternal (Epitaph) #140, 2,725 sold
A 10% this week.
Alice In Chains, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (Virgin) #142, 2,700 sold
Looks like Uproar is giving this album some boosts.
Born Of Osiris, Tomorrow We Die Alive (Sumerian) #159, 2,325 sold
Born of almost 20,000 sold.
30 Seconds To Mars, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (Virgin) #171, 2,100 sold
Over 100,000 sold for Jared Leto and company.
Blessthefall, Hollow Bodies (Fearless) #194, 1,850 sold
A drop of 84% rings kind of hollow.
Nekrogoblikon, Power EP (Goblin) 720 sold
A nice 27% boost for the goblin rockers.
Watain, The Wild Hunt (Century Media) 690 sold
Watain apparently won a Swedish Grammy for their previous album. We need more award shows like the Swedish Grammy’s.
Fleshgod Apocalypse, Labyrinth (Nuclear Blast) 535 sold
With a name like Fleshgod Apocalypse, you gotta be badbass.
Woe, Is Me, American Dream EP (Rise) 410 sold
Apparently you can only buy a physical copy of this from Best Buy. Assuming you still buy physical copies.
Deafheaven, Sunbather (Deathwish) 390 sold
Nick Steinhardt of Touche Amore did the artwork for this album.
Otherwise, True Love Never Dies (Century Media) 370 sold
Another 15% boost inches this album closer to 50,000 sold.
Revocation, Revocation (Relapse) 350 sold
A few more weeks and this will be at 5,000 sold
Crown The Empire, The Fallout (Rise) 300 sold
These guys will be on the overly long titled “Started From The Bottom Now We Here” tour.
James LaBrie, Impermanent Resonance (Inside Out) 320 sold
Fun fact: August Burns Red and Bring Me The Horizon are some of LaBrie’s favorite current bands.
