Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
This past 4th of July weekend I caught up with the rest of the world and watched Hamilton on Disney+. I now see what all the fuss is about. It’s really cool that a major Broadway show predominantly features R&B, rap, and hip-hop. Maybe one day we’ll see growling/screaming vocals in a major musical that utilizes death/black metal? A musical/metal fan can dream. Anyway Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin are the top debut and I couldn’t be happier about that.
Notable Debuts:
Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin, Stygian Bough Volume 1 (Profound Lore)Debut #53
1,575 sold
This sold more than 2017’s Mirror Reaper did in its first week.
Ice Nine Kills, Undead & Unplugged: Live From The Overlook Hotel (Fearless)Debut #58
1,425 sold
As the title suggests, this is a live EP recorded at the Stanley Hotel a.k.a. the Overlook from The Shining.
Emmure, 
Carach Angren, Franckensteina Strataemontanus (Season Of Mist)Debut #106
790 sold
This is the band’s sixth studio album.
Pyrrhon, Abscess Time (Willowtip)Debut #155
480 sold
This is the band’s fourth studio album.
VoidCeremony, Entropic Reflections Continuum: Dimensional Unravel (20 Buck Spin)Debut #177
400 sold
This is the band’s debut full length.
Falconer, From A Dying Ember (Metal Blade)340 sold
This is the band’s ninth and final studio album.
Inexorum, 
Thirty Nights of Violence, 210 sold
This is the band’s second EP.
Exocrine, 
Lamb Of God, A 85% second week drop, but still in the top 20.
Five Finger Death Punch, A 12% drop.
Ozzy Osbourne, 
Pearl Jam, 
Hum, 
Asking Alexandria, Like A House On Fire (Sumerian)#82 (re-entry)
1,000 sold
This gets a whopping 522% boost back up.
Breaking Benjamin, Aurora (Hollywood)#91 (from 142)
930 sold
A hearty 79% boost with just under 40,000 sold.
Tool, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Greatest Hits(Sony Legacy)#99 (from 96)
840 sold
A 2% boost with just under 40,000 sold.
Slipknot, 
Whitesnake, 
KoRn, 
Mötley Crüe, 
Skillet, Victorious(Atlantic)#199 (re-entry)
370 sold
A 16% boost with just under 70,000 sold.
Trivium, What The Dead Men Say(Roadrunner)#199 (re-entry)
370 sold
A 3% boost with just under 20,000 sold.
The Hu, The Gereg(Eleven Seven)330 sold
A 2% drop.
Havok, 
Seventh Day Slumber, Closer To Chaos (Rockfest)160 sold
This got boosted back up.
Alestorm, 
Ulthar, 
Make Them Suffer, How To Survive A Funeral(Rise)110 sold
A 94% drop in week two.
Fire From The Gods, 
Beyond The Black, Hørizøns (Napalm)100 sold
A second week 78% drop.
