Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
There was a time in a my life were I was at a show at least every two months or so. The last show I went to was Dream Theater in March 2019. Life got busy, and since then every time a new crop of tour dates gets announced I look for a date in my state and think “Hey, maybe I’ll finally get to go to a show again.” Now, no one is going to shows, as I’m sure many of you are painfully aware. Hopefully no one was planning on recording a live album this year, eh? One thing’s for sure: as soon as shows start up again, the pits are going to be a wild place to be.
Notable Debuts:
August Burns Red, Guardians (Fearless)Debut #3
10,250 sold
August Burns Red’s ninth album is in the top five, though it didn’t outdo its predecessor’s debut.
RED, Declaration (Red Entertainment)Debut #5
10,225 sold
This charted higher, sold lower than its predecessor.
Testament, This sold less than half of its predecessor’s debut.
Ad Infinitum, This is the band’s debut album.
tētēma, Necroscape (Ipecac)Debut #181
350 sold
This is the second album from the Mike Patton fronted project.
WVRM, Colony Collapse(Prosthetic)220 sold
This is the band’s third album.
Lady Beast, The Vulture’s Amulet (Reaper Metal)
190 sold
This is the band’s fourth album.
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, This is the band’s debut album. Also, to save you counting, there are seven “Pigs” in band’s name.
Jazz Sabbath, Jazz Sabbath(Blacklake)150 sold
The band Jazz Sabbath, depending on who you ask, is either: A) a long-lost jazz band from 1968 that had all its material stolen by Black Sabbath, or B) a goofy side project by Black Sabbath and Ozzy keyboardist Adam Wakeman. Which is true? You decide.
Conception, This is the band’s fifth studio album.
Dropout Kings, 
Bonfire, This is the band’s seventeenth album.
Dynazty, The Dark Delight (AFM)120 sold
This is the band’s seventh album.
Villagers Of Ioannina City, Age Of Aquarius(Napalm Records)100 sold
This is a rerelease of the band’s album that came out last year.
Cabal, Drag Me Down(Long Branch Records)90 sold
This is the band’s second album.
Miss Fortune, 
Devilskin, 
Pearl Jam, Gigaton (Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records)#7 (from 2)
8,550 sold
A 85% drop, but still in the top 10.
Ozzy Osbourne, 
Five Finger Death Punch, A 10% drop with over 65,000 sold.
Tool, 
Tesla, 
Breaking Benjamin, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Greatest Hits(Sony Legacy)#125 (from 136)
470 sold
This sold the same as last week.
The Hu, 
Skillet, 
Slipknot, 
Skid Row, Skid Row 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition(Atlantic) #198 (re-entry)
310 sold
A tiny 2% boost brings this back up.
Igorrr, 
Heaven Shall Burn, 
