Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
Ever since Killswitch Engage got back together with Jesse Leach, each subsequent album release has always made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I think it’s because of how everything worked out for the band: when Howard Jones left to focus on his personal health, Leach was able to step back into the role and was welcomed with open arms. Not only that, but KSE and Howard Jones have been on nothing but good terms since the split, so much so that Jones makes a guest appearance on “The Signal Fire” off the new album. Seeing these two great vocalists side-by-side is just so wholesome. In addition to the new KSE, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard cracked the top 10 (and got boosts for a few of their previous albums as well) and Slipknot are still in the top 5.
Notable Debuts:
Killswitch Engage, Atonement (Metal Blade)Debut #2
21,475 sold
Killswitch Engage’s eighth album doesn’t sell quite as much as 2016’s Incarnate, but it is the band’s highest charting album yet.
This is the band’s best US debut yet, topping Fishing For Fishies from this past April. Speaking of, you’ll find three more albums from the band on MBN this week.
Shadow of Intent, Melancholy (Self-Released)Debut #54
1,700 sold
This is the band’s third album and it gets a pretty good debut despite being self-released.
HammerFall, Dominion (Napalm)Debut #62
1,525 sold
This is the band’s eleventh album.
Life Right Now, Avant Garde (Luxor)Debut #82
1,175 sold
This is the debut album from members of Attila and It Lies Within.
Devourment, Obscene Majesty (Relapse)Debut #93
1,075 sold
This is the band’s first album in 6 years.
Off With Their Heads, Be Good (Epitaph)Debut #108
1,000 sold
This is the band’s fifth album.
Cerebral Rot, Odious Descent Into Decay (20 Buck Spin)Debut #165
670 sold
This is the band’s debut album.
Diocletian, This is the band’s fourth album.
Uniform & The Body, This the second collaboration between Uniform & The Body.
Notable Sales:
Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner)#3 (from #1)
18,975 sold
A second week 81% drop only took this down 2 spots.
Skillet, 
Volbeat, 
Breaking Benjamin, 
Disturbed, 
Greta Van Fleet, A 3% boost with just under 260,000 sold.
I Prevail, 
Godsmack, 
Shinedown, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Greatest Hits (Sony Legacy)#154 (from 108)
710 sold
A 25% drop.
Godsmack, 
Strung Out, A second week drop of 70%.
Sabaton, 
Mötley Crüe, The Dirt Soundtrack(Eleven Seven)#184 (from 173)
600 sold
This sold the same as last week.
Five Finger Death Punch, And Justice For None (Prospect Park)
#191 (from 168)
570 sold
A 7% drop.
Def Leppard, The Story So Far: The Best of Def Leppard(UMC)#199 (from 200)
530 sold
Over 40,000 sold.
Tomb Mold, 
Russian Circles, 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 
Sleep Signals, 
Pathology, 
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, 
Abbath, 
David Ellefson, 
Destruction, 
Rival Sons, Feral Roots(Atlantic)170 sold
A 42% boost back up after dropping off last week.
Torche, 
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Gumboot Soup(ATO)140 sold
A 52% boost up.
Daughters, You Won’t Get What You Want (Ipecac)140 sold
A 31% boost back up the charts.
Gloryhammer, Legends From Beyond The Galactic Terrorvortex (Napalm)140 sold
A 53% boost after dropping off.
Tags: Abbath, Breaking Benjamin, Cerebral Rot, Daughters, David Ellefson, Def Leppard, Destruction, Devourment, Diocletian, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Gloryhammer, Godsmack, Greta Van Fleet, Hammerfall, Heilung, I Prevail, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Killswitch Engage, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Life Right Now, Motley Crue, Northlane, Off With Their Heads, Pathology, Queen, Rival Sons, Russian Circles, Sabaton, Shadow of Intent, Shinedown, Skillet, Sleep Signals, Slipknot, Strung Out, The Body, Tomb Mold, Torche, Uniform, Volbeat
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