This week’s list of debuts is even bigger than the last. While last week contained many Records Store Day numbers, this week is everything from returning veterans to live albums (no really, like four live albums). By now, you’ve probably heard that All That Remains’ new album, Madness, marks the band’s lowest debut since 2004’s This Darkened Heart. Despite that fact, they’re still the top metal debut for the week. Also, we’re operating with limited chart information again, but here’s the silver lining: Ghost fans, if you’re still wondering about their sales, their EP from last year, Popestar, has sold over 51,000 copies so far.

 

 

 

 

The band’s eighth album sold less than half of its predecessor’s debut.

 

 

He Is Legend, Few (Spinefarm)
4,500 sold

He Is Legend also score the highest debut of their career. For comparison, their last album, Heavy Fruit, has only sold 6,700 to date. The move to Spinefarm was a great one for them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life of Agony, A Place Where There’s No More Pain (Napalm)
2,900 sold

The band’s fifth album is also their first in twelve years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ayreon, The Source (Mascot)

2,300 sold

 

This is the ninth album by the project headed by Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Vocalists featured this time around include returning collaborators such as James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Floor Jansen (Nightwish), and Russell Allen (Symphony X).

 

 

 

 

 

Terror, The Walls Will Fall (Pure Noise/Triple-B Records)
2,100 sold

This five-track EP features a cover of “Step to You” by Madball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metal Church, Classic Live (Rat Pak)

1,900 sold

 

This is Metal Church’s first live release in nearly twenty years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimmu Borgir, Forces of the Northern Night (Nuclear Blast)

1,200 sold

 

The band hasn’t put out a studio album in seven years, so a new live album is better than nothing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fates Warning, Awaken The Guardian Live (Metal Blade)
1,100 sold

Looks like this was a week for live albums, huh? This is only Fates Warning’s second live album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Killer’s Confession, Unbroken (EMP)
750 sold

 

This is the debut for a project headed by Mushroomhead’s vocalist Waylon Reavis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shadow of Intent, Reclaimer (Self-Released)

500 sold

 

This is the band’s second full-length following their debut last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyramaze, Contingent (Inner Wound)
300 sold

This is the band’s fifth LP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liv Sin, Follow Me (Despotz)

200 sold

 

The ex-vocalist for Sister Sin has released a new album with a new project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chrysalis, Reminder (Self-Released)
200 sold

 

This is the band’s third album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mastodon, Emperor of Sand (Reprise)

2,650 sold

 

A 20% drop. Like sand through fingers, eh?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skillet, Unleashed (Atlantic)
1,100 sold

A drop of 8% with nearly 185,000 sold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A 36% drop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An 88% drop in week two.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Obsessed, Sacred (Relapse)
300 sold

A 23% boost.