Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I gotta say, wasn’t expecting a box set from The Mars Volta to top our debuts for the week but here we are. The Mars Volta are one of those bands that I, unfortunately, got into just before they decided to breakup. Twas a real bummer, man. Sure, we got an At The Drive-In reunion a few years ago but some of the members have teased a possible reunion. I dunno if it’s true, but at least there’s a stellar catalogue to check out in the meantime.
Notable Debuts:
The Mars Volta, La Realidad De Los Sueños (Clouds Hill)
Debut # 26
2,450 sold
This box set contains the Mars Volta’s entire discography as well as unreleased material.
Tilian, Factory Reset (Rise)
Debut #55
1,400 sold
This is the fourth solo album from Tilian Pearson (Dance Gavin Dance).
Motörhead, Louder Than Noise… Live In Berlin (Silver Lining Music)
Debut #105
760 sold
This live album was recorded back in 2012.
Altarage, Succumb (Season of Mist)
240 sold
This is the band’s fourth album.
Left To Suffer, On Death (Self-Released)
170 sold
This is the band’s first EP.
Blackbriar, The Cause of Shipwreck (Self-Released)
150 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
Body Void, Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth (Prosthetic)
130 sold
This is the band’s second album.
Notable Sales:
Greta Van Fleet, The Battle At Garden’s Gate (Lava/Republic Records)
#4 (from #2)
8,675 sold
Still in the top five despite a 78% second week drop.
Cannibal Corpse, Violence Unimagined (Metal Blade)
#6 (from 39)
1,900 sold
A second week 86% drop.
Evanescence, The Bitter Truth (BMG)
#40 (from 22)
1,875 sold
A 40% drop.
Foo Fighters, Medicine At Midnight(Roswell)
#44 (from 39)
1,625 sold
A 19% drop.
Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (Inside Out)
#54 (from 7)
1,425 sold
A 84% drop in week two.
AC/DC, Power Up(Columbia)
#65 (from 53)
1,225 sold
A 20% drop.
Chris Cornell, No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1 (UMe)
#73 (from 70)
1,075 sold
A 14% drop.
Rob Zombie, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (Nuclear Blast)
#76 (from 51)
1,050 sold
A 33% drop.
The Pretty Reckless, Death By Rock And Roll (Fearless Records)
#106 (from 104)
760 sold
A 13% boost.
Chevelle, NIRATIAS (Epic)
#108 (from 97)
750 sold
A 22% drop.
Five Finger Death Punch, A Decade Of Destruction, Volume 2 (Prospect Park)
#114 (from 142)
680 sold
A 14% boost.
Alice Cooper, Detroit Stories(earMUSIC)
#116 (from 112)
680 sold
A 17% drop.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, G_d’s Pee at State’s End(Constellation)
#121 (from 131)
620 sold
A 7% drop.
Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle, The Helm of Sorrow(Sacred Bones)
#140 (re-entry)
550 sold
After getting a boost last week, this has re-entered the Top Current charts.
Metallica & The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, S&M2 (Blackened)
#146 (from 147)
530 sold
A 3% drop.
Deftones, Ohms (Reprise)
#149 (from 195)
530 sold
A 35% boost.
Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Music (Capitol)
#153 (from 164)
520 sold
A 8% boost.
Amigo The Devil, Born Against (Ingrooves)
#164 (from 25)
490 sold
A 83% drop in week two.
A Day To Remember, You’re Welcome(Fueled By Ramen)
#165 (from 143)
480 sold
A 16% drop.
Smith/Kotzen, Smith/Kotzen(BMG)
#191 (from 136)
390 sold
A 40% drop.
The Armed, Ultrapop (Sargent House)
#194 (from 41)
380 sold
A 80% drop in week two.
Bring Me The Horizon, POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR (Sony)
#196 (from 160)
380 sold
A 23% drop.
The End Machine, Phase2 (Frontiers)
#198 (from 125)
370 sold
A 47% drop.
Hail The Sun,
Holding Absence, The Greatest Mistake Of My Life (SharpTone)
210 sold
A 71% week two drop.
Zao, The Crimson Corridor(Observed/Observer)
190 sold
A 34% drop.
Gatecreeper, An Unexpected Reality(Closed Casket Activities)
170 sold
A 184% boost up.
Kauan, Ice Fleet (Artoffact)
170 sold
This came out a few months back, but only just popped up.
While She Sleeps,
Brand Of Sacrifice, Lifeblood (Blood Blast)
170 sold
This pops back up with a 460% boost.
Poppy, I Disagree(Sumerian)
150 sold
A 7% boost.
Frozen Crown, Winterbane (Scarlet)
150 sold
A 550% boost after coming out in February.
Genghis Tron, Dream Weapon (Relapse)
130 sold
A 49% drop.
ERRA, ERRA (UNFD)
130 sold
A 47% drop.
Hum, Inlet(Earth Analog)
120 sold
A 77% boost back up.
Spectral Wound, Diabolic Thirst(Profound Lore)
120 sold
A 87% second week drop.
Galactikraken & Jonathan Young, Starship Velociraptor (Self-Released)
120 sold
A 54% drop.
Primal Fear,
Kreator, Under The Guillotine (Noise)
110 sold
A 30% boost.
The Dead Daisies, Holy Ground (SPV)
110 sold
A 15% boost.
Saxon, Inspirations (Militia Guard)
110 sold
A 22% drop.
Epica, Omega (Nuclear Blast)
100 sold
A 26% drop.
