
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I’ve seen some talk regarding artists delaying releases due to the current pandemic vs. releasing music anyway. Perhaps the most notable delay in the world of metal is Lamb of God’s self-titled album, which was originally slated for May 8th and will now be out on June 19th. It’s not a massive delay, a little over one month, but it got me thinking about bands delaying releases because of the pandemic, and I can’t say I blame them. Lamb of God cited the difficulty in shipping physical copies of the album, but there’s also the reality that record sales are not exactly booming right now, so waiting to release an album until a time of relative normalcy when more people have money to spend is understandable. Plus, so many bands have continued to put out music anyway, so it’s not like we’re in short supply of new albums.
Notable Debuts:

Debut #4
7,850 sold
The Black Dahlia Murder’s ninth album didn’t sell as much as its predecessor, but it did crack the top 5.

Debut #11
4,325 sold
This EP is a follow-up to the aptly titled EP Trust Fall (Side A).
This is the Finnish band’s fifth studio album and highest charting yet in the US.

Debut #85
870 sold
This new EP features a bitchin’ cover of Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark”.

Debut #118
540 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.

Debut #139
440 sold
The band’s sixth album doesn’t match the debut of its previous album.

250 sold
This is the band’s second album.
Notable Sales:
A 5% boost with just under 70,000 sold.

#113 (from 167)
580 sold
A big 56% boost up.
Godsmack, When Legends Rise (BMG)
#185 (from 160)
340 sold
A 12% drop.
This got boosted up by 7% with just under 69,000 sold.

#200 (re-entry)
310 sold
A 6% boost back up with just under 60,000 sold.

240 sold
A 81% drop in week two.

160 sold
This got a whopping 180% boost. It’s sold over 9,000 copies.

80 sold
A 15% boost.
A 21% drop.
Tags: Abysmal Dawn, Ad Infinitum, August Burns Red, Breaking Benjamin, Def Leppard, Delain, Enter Shikari, Fire From the Gods, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Heilung, Igorrr, In This Moment, Incubus, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Joe Satriani, Khemmis, Kingsmen, Korn, Metallica, Motley Crue, Nightwish, Oranssi Pazuzu, Ozzy Ozbourne, Pearl Jam, RED, Ripped To Shreds, Rotting Out, Skid Row, Skillet, Slipknot, Testament, The Black Dahila Murder, The Hu, Tool
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