Metal By Numbers 12/5: Record Store Day Rage

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

This week’s edition of MBN reflects the sales numbers of Black Friday/Record Store Day, so you’ll see a lot of albums posted here that you can’t get anymore (not for cheap anyway) and a lot of albums that haven’t been seen in a while popping up again. This will also probably be the last big week for a while as the year winds down. With the exception of a few live albums and EP’s from notably artists, there aren’t many big releases left in 2018. This is about the time I start to point people to what’s coming in the New Year via the 2019 in heavy metal music Wikipedia page so you can start to whet your appetite for the next great album.

Notable Debuts:

Rage Against The Machine, Live & Rare Vinyl (Record Store Day) (Sony)

Debut #43

4,675 sold

This is a vinyl rerelease of the band’s first live album.

Unearth, Extinction(s) (Century Media)

Debut #68

3,000 sold

This is the band’s seventh album.

Alice Cooper, Live From The Astroturf (Good Records)

Debut #90

2,350 sold

This is a vinyl Record Store Day release.

Joan Jett, Bad Reputation (Music From the Original Motion Picture) (Sony Legacy)

Debut #101

2,075 sold

This is the vinyl release of the soundtrack/film that came out last September.

Dead Kennedys, Iguana Studios Rehearsal Sessions

Debut #106

2,000 sold

Yet another Record Store Day vinyl release.

Cattle Decapitation, Medium Rarities (Metal Blade)

Debut #129

1,475 sold

This is a compilation of unreleased material from the band.

Stone Temple Pilots, Live 2018 (Rhino)

Debut #168

1,100 sold

This RSD release is the band’s first live recording with vocalist Jeff Gutt.

Sodom, Partisan (Steamhammer/SPV)

320 sold

This EP features the new Sodom lineup.

Tom Morello, The Atlas Underground (Instrumental) (Mom + Pop Music)

310 sold

This is the instrumental version of Tom Morello’s new album.

Notable Sales:

Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody(Hollywood)

#7 (from 8)
17,325 sold

A 6% drop with over 100,000 sold.

Greta Van Fleet, Anthem of the Peaceful Army (Lava/Republic)

#25 (from 29)

7,350 old

A 10% boost with nearly 125,000 sold.

Disturbed, Evolution(Warner Bros.)
#34 (from 36)
5,775 sold

A 4% boost.

The Smashing Pumpkins, SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN (Napalm)

#55 (from 14)

3,975 sold

I didn’t think to include this last week because The Smashing Pumpkins are, by all accounts, more alt rock than metal. But, hey, we write about them enough on here. It debuted last week at #14 with 13,675 sold.