Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
There’s 17 albums on the debuts list this week, and a lot of them have gotten heaps of praise. A few of our contributors have written-up some reviews as well, including the new releases for Trivium, Barishi, and Elder. And with new releases from the likes of Vader and Havok last Friday, it’s shaping up to be another good month for metal.
Notable Debuts:
Dance Gavin Dance, Afterburner (Rise)Debut #1
17,025 sold
The band’s ninth album didn’t sell as much as its 2018 predecessor, but it’s still the number 1 album.
Trivium, What The Dead Men Say (Roadrunner)Debut #2
12,525 sold
Trivium’s ninth album scores the #2 spot with slightly less sold than its predecessor.
The Used, Heartwork (Big Noise)Debut #3
7,025 sold
The band’s eighth album sold about on par with its predecessor and charted higher.
Danzig, Sings Elvis (Cleopatra)Debut #6
5,650 sold
As the title suggests, this is a covers album featuring 14 classic Elvis songs.
Katatonia, City Burials (Peaceville)Debut #35
1,950 sold
Katatonia’s eleventh album sold a little more than half of its predecessor, but it charted higher.
Warbringer, Weapons Of Tomorrow (Napalm)Debut #50
1,350 sold
This is the band’s six album (and fifth to start with a “W”) and it’s in the top 50.
Cirith Ungol, The band’s fifth album is its first in 29 years.
Ulcerate, Star Into Death and Be Still (Debemur Morti)Debut #108
700 sold
This is the band’s sixth album.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Chunky Shrapnel (Flightless)Debut #162
420 sold
This is double live LP and the band’s fourth live release this year.
Elder, Omens (Armageddon)Debut #165
410 sold
This is Elder’s fifth studio album.
Old Tower, This isn’t metal per se, more dark ambient/dungeon synth. But it’s very clearly influenced by black metal and it’s on Profound Lore.
Elephant Tree, This is the band’s third album.
Disembowelment, Dusk & Deep Sensory Procession Into Aura (Relapse)220 sold
This is a reissue of the band’s early EP and demo material.
Lovebites, Electric Pentagram (Red River)190 sold
This is the third album from this Japanese power metal band.
I Am Abomination, Passion Of The Heist II(Self-Released)130 sold
The band’s fourth album is its first in 8 years.
Unmerciful, 
Barishi, 
Pearl Jam, Gigaton (Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records)#23 (from 19)
2,575 sold
A 17% drop with just under 75,000 sold.
Ozzy Osbourne, 
Five Finger Death Punch, A 8% drop.
Testament, 
Tool, Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano)#66 (from 66)
1,050 sold
A 5% drop with the same chart position as last week.
Joe Satriani, 
Breaking Benjamin, 
The Black Dahlia Murder, 
Nightwish, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, 
Various Artists, The Many Faces of Metallica(Music Brokers Arg)#113 (from 113)
630 sold
A 9% while holding the same chart position.
Slipknot, 
KoRn, 
The Hu, 
Skillet, 
Oranssi Pazuzu, 
Skid Row, 
RED, 
Godsmack, When Legends Rise (BMG)
#196 (from 185)
340 sold
This sold about the same as last week.
Demons & Wizards, III (Century Media)120 sold
A 50% big boost.
Jinjer, A 45% boost back up.
Tags: Abysmal Dawn, August Burns Red, Barishi, Breaking Benjamin, Cirith Ungol, Dance Gavin Dance, Danzig, Demons & Wizards, Disembowelment, Elder, Elephant Tree, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Heilung, I Am Abomination, In This Moment, Jinjer, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Joe Satriani, Katatonia, Khemmis, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Korn, Lovebites, Metallica, Myrkur, Nightwish, Old Tower, Oranssi Pazuzu, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, RED, Skid Row, Skillet, Slipknot, Testament, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Hu, The Used, Tool, Trivium, Ulcerate, Unmerciful, Warbringer
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