Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
What a week for metal! We had stellar releases from Sabaton, Crowbar, and Vein. We were even fortunate enough to have a new release from the hottest progressive death metal band, Hath! Enjoy the numbers my friends.
Notable Debuts:
Sabaton, The War To End All Wars (Nuclear Blast)
Debut #4
8,225 sold
The tenth studio album from the Swedish power metal historians.
Marillion, An Hour Before It’s Dark (earMusic)
Debut #11
4,625 sold
The twentieth studio album from the British rock legends. Marillion offered free taxi rides across London to promote the record.
Vein.FM, This World Is Going To Ruin You (Closed Casket)
Debut #14
3,825 sold
The sophomore effort from arguably the most talked about hardcore punk band.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Made In Timeland (Virgin)
Debut #26
2,725 sold
The 19th studio album by the Australian psychedelic rock band.
Crowbar, Zero And Below (MRNK Heavy)
Debut #35
2,350 sold
The twelfth full-length effort from the New Orleans’ sludge metal legends. Currently on tour with Sepultura and Sacred Reich!
Ty Tabor, Shades (Rat Pak)
Debut #51
1,800 sold
The eleventh solo album from the acclaimed King’s X guitarist, songwriter, and co-vocalist.
Midnight, Let There Be Witchery (Metal Blade)
Debut #95
975 sold
It’s their fifth full-length album. Blackened speed metal from Cleveland, Ohio.
Vio-Lence, Let The World Burn (Metal Blade)
Debut #116
775 sold
This EP is the first taste of new music since their 1993’s full-length, Nothing To Gain.
Flaw, Revival (Cleopatra)
Debut #153
550 sold
Kentucky-based alternative metal. Only appropriate that this is a covers album after their infamous plagiarism scandal.
Dream Theater, Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Majesty (Inside Out)
Debut #160
525 sold
Remixed and remastered original demos from Dream Theater’s early days as Majesty in 1985 and 1986. Only but mere students at Boston’s Berklee College.
Hath, All That Was Promised (Willowtip)
Debut #172
475 sold
New Jersey’s hottest progressive blackened death metal. They are so hawt right now. Catch them on tour with Cognitive!
Sylvaine, Nova (Season Of Mist)
375 sold
The fourth album from the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist.
Notable Sales:
Scorpions, Rock Believer (Spinefarm)
#19 (from 4)
3,425 sold
A 72% drop for the German band’s nineteenth studio album.
Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, 4 (Gibson)
#52 (from 36)
1,750 sold
Slash drops 23% in week four. This is his 5th studio album overall. Did you know Slash loves dinosaurs?
KoRn, Requiem (Loma Vista)
#59 (from 47)
1,500 sold
Korn’s fourteenth album drops 19% in week five. Still doing better than Eddie Vedder and Skillet!
Skillet, Dominion (Atlantic)
Eddie Vedder, Earthling (Republic)
#63 (from 49)
1,350 sold
The Pearl Jam frontman’s second solo album falls 29% in week four. Features appearances from Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Ringo Starr.
Greta Van Fleet, The Battle At Garden’s Gate (Lava/Republic Records)
#67 (from 88)
900 sold
A 3% jump for week 46. Catch them on their 42 date North American tour!
Turnstile, Glow On (Roadrunner Records)
#129 (re-entry)
675 sold
The Baltimore band’s fourth album makes a return to the charts!
Iron Maiden, Senjutsu (Parlophone Records)
#140 (from 126)
625 sold
The mighty Iron Maiden fall 5% in week 27. Over 125,100 copies sold YTD. Catch them on tour with Trivium and Within Temptation!
Bad Omens, The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Sumerian)
#150 (from 29)
575 sold
To no surprise, the third album from the Richmond metalcore outfit drops 78% in their second week.
Matt Pike, Pike vs The Automaton (MNRK Heavy)
#159
550 sold
A substantial 63% increase in week three. This is the debut album from the Sleep/High on Fire mastermind. Guest appearances from Brent Hinds (Mastodon), Alyssa Maucere-Pike (Lord Dying, Grigax), Chad “Chief” Hartgrave, Josh Greene (El Cerdo), Todd Burdette (Tragedy), and High On Fire’s Jeff Matz.
Volbeat, Servant Of The Mind (Republic Records)
#155 (from 139)
550 sold
Volbeat’s eighth studio album falls back with 8% in week fourteen. It’s produced by Jacob Hansen, Michael Poulsen (vocals), and Rob Caggiano (guitar).
HammerFall, Hammer Of Dawn (Napalm)
#169 (from 59)
500 sold
Their twelfth studio effort falls 66% in week two.
Foo Fighters, Medicine At Midnight(Roswell)
#183 (from 168)
440 sold
An 8% drop. Check out their death metal song, “March of the Insane.”
Voivod, Synchro Anarchy (Century Media)
#185 (from 116)
435 sold
A 38% decrease for their fifteenth studio album. It’s their nineteenth release overall. Produced and mixed by Francis Perron.
Spiritbox, Eternal Blue (Rise Records)
#194 (from 177)
400 sold
Spiritbox falls back 11%. Over 36,800 copies sold YTD.
Allegaeon, Damnum (Metal Blade)
#197 (from 52)
400 sold
A 76% drop after their solid debut week. This is the Colorado based band’s sixth album.
Zeal & Ardor, Zeal & Ardor (MVKA)
400 sold
The third studio album from the avant-garde metal unit jumps up 17% in week four.
Knocked Loose, A Tear In The Fabric Of Life (Pure Noise)
350 sold
A 2% increase. Knocked Loose’s EP focuses on “a story about extreme grief and the levels a person is willing to go through to get rid of it.”
Watch the short film here.
Immolation, Acts Of God (Nuclear Blast)
350 sold
Their eleventh studio album drops 60% in week three. Pure New York death metal.
Saxon, Carpe Diem (Silver Lining)
315 sold
Their twenty-third studio album drops 14% in week five.
Blood Incantation, Timewave Zero (Century Media)
225 sold
A 66% drop for the Colorado natives.
Jinjer, Wallflowers (Napalm)
200 sold
The Ukrainian metalcore outfit keep it up with a positive 20%. Donate to the band’s campaign to support their country!
George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, Corpsegrinder (Perseverance)
200 sold
The debut solo album from the Cannibal Corpse frontman falls 76% in week two. Produced by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta on his record label.
Amorphis,
Slaughter To Prevail, Kostolom(Sumerian Records)
180 sold
Their second studio album jumps 33%. In response to the Russia/Ukraine War, Slaughter To Prevail “Say No To War!”
Poppy, Flux (Sumerian)
175 sold
Poppy experiences a 5% jump.
Worm, Foreverglade (20 Buck Spin)
175 sold
Worm drop 48%. A six track onslaught of death metal brewing from the swamps of Florida.
Mouse Rat, The Awesome Album(DualTone/Entertainment 720)
160 sold
Andy Dywer and Mouse Rat fall 35% in week 27. Shockingly, over 27,200 units sold YTD.
Dream Unending, Tide Turns Eternal (20 Buck Spin)
150 sold
An unfortunate 42% drop for their fifth week. The aftermath of Derrick Vella (Tomb Mold) and Justin DeTore (Innumerable Forms) collaboration.
Cult Of Luna, The Long Road North (Metal Blade)
150 sold
A 13% drop in week four. Cult Of Luna still taking the long road for this album…Okay, Ill end the joke next week..
Fit For An Autopsy, Oh What The Future Holds(Nuclear Blast)
140 sold
FFAA do the reverse of last week and fall back down 50% for their eighth week. Guitarist Patrick Sheridan had a deep chat with Machine Head’s Robb Flynn!
