Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Once again we have a week featuring a large amount of debuts, 15 to be exact. Gatecreeper leads the pack with a top 30 debut. Not only did the band’s second album chart, but it sold almost 4 times the amount Sonoran Depravation sold in its first week. That may sound like a no brainer: a band puts out its debut album, gains more of a following during touring cycles, and its next album see an increase in sales. But it doesn’t always go that way. Bands sometimes stagnate or don’t quite reach the same level of sales as previous albums. But it’s good to see fresh blood leading the charge.
Notable Debuts:
Gatecreeper, Deserted (Relapse)Debut #26
3,425 sold
Gatecreeper’s second album marks its best debut yet.
Issues, Beautiful Oblivion (Rise)Debut #28
3,350 sold
The band’s third album doesn’t sell even half as much as its predecessor.
The Darkness, Easter Is Cancelled (Cooking Vinyl)Debut #39
2,875 sold
The band’s sixth studio album sold a little less than 2017’s Pinewood Smile.
Oh, Sleeper, Bloodied / Unbowed (Solid State)Debut #59
2,000 sold
This is the band’s fourth album. So, between this and the new As I Lay Dying, is it safe to assume Wovenwar is dead?
Kublai Khan, Absolute (Rise)Debut #68
1,775 sold
This is the band’s fourth album.
Exhumed, Horror (Relapse)Debut #76
1,650 sold
This is the band’s eighth studio album.
Insomnium, Heart Like A Grave (Century Media)Debut #77
1,625 sold
This is the band’s eighth studio album.
Toxic Holocaust, Primal Future: 2019 (Entertainment One)Debut #92
1,225 sold
This is the band’s sixth album.
Spite, The Root of All Evil (Stay Sick)Debut #168
720 sold
This is the band’s third album.
Boris, Love & Evol (Third Man)590 sold
This is the band’s twenty-fifth album.
In Mourning, Garden Of Storms (Agonia)300 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Epica, Design Your Universe: Gold Edition (Nuclear Blast)300 sold
This is a 10th anniversary re-release of the band’s fourth album.
GosT, Valediction (Century Media)280 sold
This is GosT’s first release on Century Media.
Boris, Feedbacker (Reissue) (Third Man Records)260 sold
In addition to a new album, Boris has released a reissue of its sixth album.
We Lost The Sea, Triumph & Disaster (Translation Loss)260 sold
This is the band’s fourth studio album.
Notable Sales:
Tool, Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano)#22 (from 24)
4,075 sold
A 9% drop with over 300,000 sold.
KoRn, 
Slipknot, 
Opeth, 
Skillet, 
As I Lay Dying, 
Steel Panther, Heavy Metal Rules(Steel Panther Inc.)#113 (from 14)
1,000 sold
A drop of 84% in week two.
The Hu, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, 
Disturbed, 
Greta Van Fleet, 
Godsmack, 
Godsmack, 
Killswitch Engage, 
Shinedown, 
Infant Annihilator, The Battle of Yaldabaoth(Self-Released)#181 (re-entry)
660 sold
A whopping 93% boost.
KMFDM, 
DragonForce, Extreme Power Metal (Metal Blade Records)#199 (from 35)
580 sold
An 82% second week drop.
Shadow of Intent, Melancholy (Self-Released)330 sold
This got boosted way back up.
Dayseeker, 
Creeping Death, 
Chelsea Wolfe, 
Cult Of Luna, 
Borknagar, 
Wednesday 13, 
Exhorder, 
Monolord, 
Uniform & The Body, A 58% boost back up.
Rival Sons, Feral Roots(Atlantic)160 sold
A 4% drop.
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