Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
It’s still kind of hard for me to believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow. This is despite the fact that all my day job has been this past week is being surrounded by people rushing to buy their usual feasting fixin’s. A year ago, my life was changing in many ways, not least of all because I was making a cross country move at the time. If I move anywhere ever again, I hope it doesn’t involves stuffing my cat in a carrier for a 16 hour car ride because believe me when I say that sucks. Anyway, enjoy the holiday and if you’re traveling, listen to something good on the way.
Notable Debuts:
Left Behind, No One Goes To Heaven (Pure Noise)
Debut #86
1,250 sold
This is the band’s third studio album.
Zao, Reformat/Reboot (Observed/Observer)
Debut #132
850 sold
This album features remixed versions of songs from the band’s most recent album The Well Intentioned Virus. It also comes on an NES cartridge (seriously).
Despised Icon, Purgatory (Nuclear Blast)
Debut #137
820 sold
This is the band’s sixth studio album.
Black Smoke Trigger, Set It Off (Self-Released)
Debut #139
810 sold
This EP features Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars as a guest.
Leah, Ancient Winter (Ex Cathedra)
Debut #179
630 sold
This album also features members from Nightwish, Eluveitie, and Cellar Darling.
Vatican, Sole Impulse (1126)
540 sold
This is the band’s debut full-length.
Abigail Williams, Walk Beyond The Dark (Blood Music)
440 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Cyhra, No Halos In Hell (Nuclear Blast)
260 sold
This is the band’s second album.
Raised Fist, Anthems (Epitaph)
240 sold
This the bands seventh album.
Agnostic Front, Get Loud! (Nuclear Blast)
230 sold
This is the band’s twelfth album.
Lionheart, Valley Of Death (Arising)
230 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Notable Sales:
Slayer, The Repentless Killogy (Nuclear Blast)
#107 (from 21)
1,000 sold
Slayer’s new live album debuted last week at #21 with over 3,700 sold.
BABYMETAL, Metal Galaxy (BABYMETAL Records)
#118 (re-entry)
920 sold
This dropped off last week, but came back after a big 120% boost.
Opeth, In Cauda Venenum (Nuclear Blast)
#121 (from 200)
910 sold
A 67% boost.
Mayhem, Daemon (Century Media)
#167 (from 96)
670 sold
A drop of 40%.
Blind Guardian’s Twilight Orchestra, Legacy Of The Lands (Nuclear Blast)
490 sold
Blind Guardian’s first orchestral album debuted last week with over 1,600 sold before dropping 71% in week two.
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders, Get The Money (RCA)
280 sold
This sold 620 copies last week and dropped 55% in week two.
Greet Death, New Hell (Deathwish Inc.)
190 sold
This is the band’s second album.
Titans In Time, Love Found // Love Lost (Self-Released)
190 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
A 21% drop.