Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
There were a lot of boosts in sales this week. It’s interesting how I write “A (number)% drop in sales” so often that when a boost happens I get this odd little beat of excitement. Even if it isn’t a band I care about or particularly like, it’s just neat because it isn’t the norm. And when it is a band I like, it’s all the more exciting. For example, I love that I’m still seeing Power Trip’s Nightmare Logic pop up every now and again 2.5 years after its debut (though I’d love to see a new album even more). Oh, and hey, Baroness is back.
Notable Debuts:
Baroness, Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns)Debut #5
13,075 sold
Baroness’s fifth album marks their highest charting debut yet.
Thrice, Palms – Deeper Wells EP(Epitaph)Debut #126
900 sold
This EP is a followup to Thrice’s LP from last year.
Thank You Scientist, Terraformer(Evil Ink)Debut #161
720 sold
The band’s third album did not perform quite as well on the charts as its predecessor.
Pinkish Black, Concept Unification (Relapse)360 sold
This is the band’s fourth album.
Hate, Auric Gates Of Veles (Metal Blade Records)330 sold
This is the band’s eleventh studio album.
Jorn, Live on Death Road (Frontiers)280 sold
This live album was recorded during Jorn’s headlining set in Milan in 2018.
Ingested, Call Of The Void (Unique Leader)250 sold
This EP is the band’s followup to last year’s LP.
Bad Religion, Age Of Unreason (Epitaph)#16 (re-entry)
5,525 sold
This surged way back up after debuting in April.
Motionless In White, 
Rammstein, Rammstein (Universal)#51 (from 51)
1,925 sold
A drop of 8%, but it stays in the same chart position.
Greta Van Fleet, A 19% boost.
Sammy Hagar & The Circle, 
Mötley Crüe, 
CHON, 
Disturbed, 
Shinedown, 
I Prevail, 
Amon Amarth, 
Death Angel, 
Godsmack, 
Pelican, 
KISS, Kissworld – The Best of KISS (UMe)#166 (re-entry)
700 sold
A 42% boost back up the charts.
Def Leppard, 
Godsmack, Icon (Republic)Debut #198
600 sold
A 6% boost.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 
Earth, Full Upon Her Burning Lips (Sargent House)310 sold
A 11% boost
Texas Hippie Coalition, 
Darkthrone, 
Black Mountain, 
Rival Sons, 
Venom, 
Combichrist, 
Cave In, 
The Protest, Legacy(Rockfest)200 sold
This came out a year ago, but is just now popping up.
Daughters, You Won’t Get What You Want (Ipecac)200 sold
A big 121% boost back up.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Polygondwanaland (Blood Music)180 sold
A 111% boost back up.
Power Trip, Nightmare Logic (Southern Lord)170 sold
This has popped up after a 31% boost.
Paul Gilbert, Behold Electric Guitar(Music Theories)170 sold
A 9% boost brings this up after dropping off last week.
Tags: Amon Amarth, Bad Religion, Baroness, Black Mountain, Cave In, Chon, Combichrist, Darkthrone, Daughters, Death Angel, Def Leppard, Disturbed, Duff McKagan, Earth, Five Finger Death Punch, Gloryhammer, Godsmack, Greta Van Fleet, Hate, I Prevail, Ingested, Jorn, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, KISS, Motionless In White, Motley Crue, Paul Gilbert, Pelican, Pinkish Black, Possessed, Power Trip, Queen, Rammstein, Rival Sons, Sammy Hagar & The Circle, Shinedown, Texas Hippie Coalition, Thank You Scientist, The Protest, Thrice, Venom
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