Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
At the beginning of the year, our friends over at Metal Injection posted a piece about why the metal scene is doing better than ever. After reading this story when it popped up again, I’d have to say I’m all in agreement, especially looking at things from a charts perspective. It’s crazy how many bands come pouring onto the debuts list every week, and while this week’s list isn’t as long as others, its certainly consistent with how well metal has done this year.
Notable Debuts:
Silent Planet, Everything Was Sound (Solid State) Debut #21, 6,850 sold
The band’s second album lands a solid debut in the top 25.
Chelsea Grin, Self Inflected (Rise)
Debut #28
5,875 sold
This reaches about the same chart position as the band’s previous album, but that album sold over 10,000 in its first week.
Fates Warning, Theories of Flight (InsideOut Music)
Debut #62
3,025 sold
Fates Warning’s twelfth album does even better than their previous album, which was their first in nine years.
Through Fire, Breathe (Sumerian)
Debut#75
2,600 sold
The band’s debut album under their new moniker makes it to the top 75.
Circle of Contempt, Structures For Creation (SFC Music)
200 sold
This is the second album from this Finnish prog metal band, who put their last album out in 2009.
Pain of Salvation, Remedy Lane Re:lived (InsideOut)
180 sold
This is the band’s fourth live album.
Notable Sales:
Disturbed, Immortalized (Reprise)
#33 (from 43)
5,200 sold
This sold the same amount as last week, but now they’ve at least got a gold single.
Various Artists, 2016 Warped Tour Compilation (SideOne Dummy)
#44 (from 32)
4,250 sold
This doesn’t drop much in its second week. Only by 31%. These comps always sell well throughout the tour, which will be going on for a while more.
Volbeat, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie (Universal)
#46 (from 22)
4,175 sold
This takes a 20% drop, but it’s still sealing the deal and boogieing.
Whitechapel, Mark of the Blade (Metal Blade)
#86 (from 15)
2,275 sold
A 72% drop in week two, but they made their mark with a top 15 debut last week.
Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six (Prospect Park)
#88 (from 97)
2,275 sold
A small 3% boost, which is three percent less than it should be, given their album titled.
Gojira, Magma (Roadrunner)
#91 (from 64)
2,175 sold
A 31% drop in week three.
Pierce the Veil, Misadventures (Fearless)
#104 (from 92)
1,900 sold
A 20% drop with over 80,000 sold.
Hellyeah, Unden!able (Eleven Seven)
#121 (from 102)
1,700 sold
A 23% drop, but a certain Phil Collins cover featuring a certain former bandmate of the drummer’s is getting some attention at rock radio, which might help them.
Thousand Foot Krutch, Exhale (TFK)
#125 (from 91)
1,650 sold
This may need a krutch after a 31% drop.
Rob Zombie, The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (UMe)
#143 (from 133)
1,425 sold
Ten weeks on, this has sold over 70,000. While Zombie has a string of gold and platinum albums, this might not hit that mark, but at least he’s got a film career.
Shinedown, Threat To Survival (Atlantic)
#152 (from 158)
1,375 sold
A slight drop of 2%, but they seem to be doing ok for themselves.
Beartooth, Aggressive (Red Bull)
#175 (from 186)
1,150 sold
A drop of 7%, which is pretty modest.
Bring Me The Horizon, That’s The Spirit (Columbia)
#177 (from 121)
1,150 sold
On week 40, this takes a 36% drop with just under 160,000 sold.
Issues, Headspace (Rise)
#180 (from 176)
1,125 sold
A 13% boost is followed by a 13% drop.
Breaking Benjamin, Dark Before Dawn (Hollywood)
#183 (from 194)
1,100 sold
A drop of 8%.
Deftones, Gore (Reprise)
#193 (from 136)
1,050 sold
A 36% drop with just under 110,000 sold.
Nails, You Will Never Be One of Us (Nuclear Blast)
830 sold
A 34% drop.
Ice Nine Kills, Every Trick In The Book (Fearless)
820 sold
An 8% boost is killer.
Melvins, Basses Loaded (Ipecac)
730 sold
This gets boosted back up after dropping off last week.
Rival Sons, Hollow Bones (Earache)
610 sold
A 23% drop.
The Browning, Isolation (Spinefarm)
430 sold
An 84% drop in week two.
Stitched Up Heart, Never Alone (Another Century)
390 sold
A 43% drop may require stitches.
Dark Funeral, Where Shadows Forever Reign (Century Media)
380 sold
A 38% drop, but can’t really complain after the huge boost from last week.
Wage War, Blueprints (Fearless)
350 sold
A slight drop of 5%.
Hail The Sun, Culture Scars (Equal Vision)
270 sold
A 33% drop is scarring.
Denner/Shermann, Masters of Evil (Metal Blade)
250 sold
A 62% drop in week two.
Katatonia, The Fall of Hearts (Peaceville)
240 sold
A 15% boost lifts the heart.
Old Wounds, The Suffering Spirit (Good Fight)
230 sold
A drop of 4%.
220 sold
Fallujah, Dreamless (Nuclear Blast)
200 sold
A 26% boost back up after dropping off last week.