Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
It was heartening to see Kreator reach a high spot on the charts a few weeks back. Many metalheads will agree that while the Big Thrash Four are of high status for a reason, there are loads of other thrash bands from the 80’s who are very deserving of attention, especially considering how many of them are still putting out solid material. Enter Overkill, who have been on a hot streak since Ironbound back in 2010. In addition to being critically well-received, each record has debuted higher than the last. Their eighteenth and latest, The Grinding Wheel, debuted just shy of the top 25, a feat worthy of praise for any metal band, but even more so for an act as legendary as Overkill. The only reason they’re not the top selling metal band this week is because Metallica has an album out.
First Blood, 
Cynic, 
Mutiny Within, Origins (Buddy Walker)
270 sold
This is the third album from New Jersey’s Mutiny Within, their first in four years.
Metallica, This gets a big 82% boost following the band’s performance on the Grammys.
Disturbed, Immortalized (Reprise)
#78 (from 73)
2,850 sold
A small boost of 5%.
I Prevail, Lifelines (Fearless)
#89 (from 89)
2,450 sold
This holds the same chart position as last week, but it also got a 7% boost.
Skillet, Unleashed (Atlantic)
#98 (from 113)
2,650 sold
A nice 24% boost during the band’s North American tour.
Avenged Sevenfold, The Stage (Capitol)
#112 (from 137)
2,000 sold
A 32% boost sets the stage.
Highly Suspect, The Boy Who Died Wolf (300 Entertainment)
#132 (from 96)
1,725 sold
A slight drop of 4%.
AFI,
Starset,
Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six (Prospect Park)
#164 (from 153)
1,400 sold
A small boost of 5%. Not quite six, but oh well.
Black Sabbath, The Ultimate Collection (Rhino)
#169 (from 86)
1,375 sold
A 41% drop in week two.
Halestorm, ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs EP (Atlantic)1,325 sold
A teeny tiny drop of 1%.
Korn, The Serenity of Suffering (Roadrunner)
#192 (from 178)
1,175 sold
A 14% boost despite dropping a few chart positions.
Kreator, 
Gemini Syndrome, Memento Mori (Another Century)
710 sold
A 7% boost leaves you wanting mori.
Iron Reagan, Crossover Ministry (Relapse)
500 sold
A 78% drop in week two.
Palisades,
Galactic Empire,
She Must Burn, 
Letters From The Fire,
Amaranthe, Maximalism (Spinefarm)
280 sold
A huge 84% boost brings this way back up after slowly dropping for the past few weeks.
Dangerkids, 
Big Wreck, 
Stitched Up Heart, Never Alone (Another Century)
240 sold
After boosting by 13% last week, this dropped 13% this week.
