Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I’m not always sure what to write about in this little blurb. Sometimes it’s a soapbox, sometimes it’s just typical intro fluff. This week, I decided to look into how many album covers prominently feature Abbath’s signature corpse painted mug. Between his Immortal discography and solo discography, there’s ten albums, and out of all those albums there are only three that do not feature Abbath’s face. These include Immortal’s debut album Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, the highly regarded At the Heart of Winter, and All Shall Fall, the last Immortal album to feature Abbath. I wonder how many different album covers you can make with just a close up of his face? Guess we’ll find out.
Notable Debuts:
Abbath, Outstrider (Season Of Mist)Debut #32
2,025 sold
Abbath’s solo second album sold slightly less than its predecessor, but it charted high.
3Teeth, Metawar (Century Media)Debut #53
1,475 sold
The band’s third album is their highest debut yet.
Immortal Bird, Thrive On Neglect (20 Buck Spin)Debut #181
450 sold
This is the Chicago band’s second full-length.
Brand Of Sacrifice, God Hand (Unique Leader)440 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
Turilli / Lione Rhapsody, Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution) (Nuclear Blast)370 sold
This is the debut album from the symphonic band formed by guitarist Luca Turilli and vocalist Fabio Lione, both formerly of Rhapsody of Fire.
Superstition, The Anatomy of Unholy Transformation (20 Buck Spin)120 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
Greta Van Fleet, A 13% drop.
Disturbed, 
Rammstein, 
Hollywood Vampires, 
Shinedown, 
Mötley Crüe, 
Godsmack, 
I Prevail, 
Baroness, A 43% drop.
Def Leppard, 
Godsmack, 
Sammy Hagar & The Circle, 
Motionless In White, 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Fishing For Fishies(ATO)210 sold
This sold about the same as last week.
He Is Legend,
Texas Hippie Coalition, 
Pelican, 
Darkthrone, 
Rival Sons, 
Striker, Play to Win (Record Breaking)150 sold
This pops up after a couple months.
Venom, 
Diamond Head, The Coffin Train (Silver Lining)140 sold
A 22% boost brings this back up again.
Black Mountain, Destroyer (Jagjaguwar)130 sold
A boost of 11%.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Flying Microtonal Banana (ATO)110 sold
This pops up yet again.
Tags: 3teeth, Abbath, Baroness, Black Mountain, Brand of Sacrifice, Darkthrone, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, Disturbed, Duff McKagan, Five Finger Death Punch, Gloryhammer, Godsmack, Greta Van Fleet, He Is Legend, Heilung, Hollywood Vampires, I Prevail, Immortal Bird, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Motionless In White, Motley Crue, Pelican, Possessed, Queen, Rammstein, Rival Sons, Shinedown, Striker, Superstition, Texas Hippie Coalition, Turilli Lione Rhapsody, Venom
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