Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Well, kind of. There’s certainly a lot of debuts listed here list week, though the most anticipated one for the metal scene is likely Firewind’s latest album. Starset, however, is a focus here, considering how the band seems to have launched itself into the scene since they debuted three years ago. And they might have taken the top spot if not for John Mayer and AFI.
AFI, AFI (The Blood Album) (Concord)
Debut #2
28,175 sold
It’s a bit of a stretch, but it is a rock debut. The band’s tenth album manages to outdo their previous release.
Starset, 
Palisades, Palisades (Rise)Debut #63
2,525 sold
As Lions, Selfish Age (Better Noise)
Debut #131
1,350 sold
Aversions Crown, Xenocide (Nuclear Blast)1,325 sold
Firewind, Immortals (AFM)
Uniform, 
Never Say Die, 
Emptiness, 
Hi Tech Hate, The American Way (Exit 12)
Notable Sales:
Metallica, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (Blackened)
#15 (from 12)
7,925 sold
A drop of 14%, but you wouldn’t know it. It’s still the tenth biggest- selling album of 2017 so far.
Halestorm, ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs EP (Atlantic)2,400 sold
A 38% drop hales down.
I Prevail, Lifelines (Fearless)
#67 (from 111)
2,325 sold
A huge boost of 40% ahead of the band’s headlining tour.
Avenged Sevenfold,
Skillet, Unleashed (Atlantic)
#111 (from 114)
1,475 sold
A slight 8% drop.
Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six (Prospect Park)
#135 (from 123)
1,325 sold
A drop of 9% after boosting 9% last week.
Highly Suspect, The Boy Who Died Wolf (300 Entertainment)
#137 (from 129)
1,300 sold
A wolfing down a 3% drop.
Korn, The Serenity of Suffering (Roadrunner)
#160 (from 144)
1,075 sold
Suffering a drop of 9%.
Iron Maiden, The Book of Souls (BMG)
#169 (re-entry)
940 sold
Looks like people are getting hyped about the band’s second US leg. And I don’t blame them; Up the Irons!
Shinedown, Threat To Survival (Atlantic)
#172 (from 160)
930 sold
A 10% drop down.
Code Orange, Forever (Roadrunner)900 sold
Thousand Foot Krutch, Exhale (TFK)
#181 (193)
880 sold
Another small boost of 6%.
Volbeat, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie (Universal)
#184 (from 181)
860 sold
A 3% increase won’t seal the deal, but they keep boogieing on.
Letters From The Fire, Worth the Pain (Sand Hill)
290 sold
The letter of the day is “D”, as in “drop of 5%.”
Pain of Salvation, In the Passing Light of Day (InsideOut Music)
210 sold
A 74% second week drop.
Gemini Syndrome, Memento Mori (Another Century)
210 sold
A small boost of 8%.
Red Sun Rising, Polyester Zeal (Razor & Tie)
210 sold
Grave Digger, Healed by Metal (Napalm)
200 sold
A drop of 58% in week two.
Stitched Up Heart, Never Alone (Another Century)
190 sold
This dropped off last week, but it got boosted back up.
Dirkschneider, Live – Back to the Roots (AFM)
150 sold
A drop of 21%.
Through Fire, Breathe (Sumerian)
150 sold
This sells the same as last week.
Gone Is Gone,
Amaranthe, Maximalism (Spinefarm)
140 sold
This may finally drop off after a 33% drop.
