Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I remember when Soundgarden came back. I was still a little kid when they first broke up, but when I started making my way through the realm of hard rock/metal, I, like many, was quite taken with “Black Hole Sun.” I listened to them the most out of the Seattle four and wondered if I would ever see them back together. So I was pretty stoked when things got up and rolling again in 2010. I remember hearing “Live To Rise” at the end of The Avengers. I remember when “Been Away For Too Long” was released as the first single for King Animal. I remember having opportunities to see them on tour and never being able to. Now, after Chris Cornell’s death and the subsequent disbandment, it’s strange to not only see a live album on here, but one that was recorded when the band was just beginning to breath new life.
You may have noticed there were no charts last week so I’ve made sure to note debut numbers for big albums like Sabaton as well as this weeks numbers.
Notable Debuts:
Soundgarden, Soundgarden: Live From The Artists Den (UMe)Debut #23
3,975 sold
This live album was recorded during Soundgarden’s 2013 tour in support for King Animal.
Wolves At The Gate, Eclipse (Solid State)Debut #29
3,025 sold
Wolves At The Gate’s fourth album marks their best debut yet.
Thy Art Is Murder, Human Target (Nuclear Blast)Debut #32
2,900 sold
The band’s fifth album has a good debut, but it sold less than half of its predecessor.
Sanction, Broken In Refraction (Pure Noise)Debut #65
1,525 sold
This is the band’s second album.
All Out War, Crawl Among The Filth (Unbeaten)Debut #166
630 sold
This is the band’s seventh album.
Cherubs, Immaculada High (Relapse)Debut #173
610 sold
This is the band’s fourth album.
John 5, Invasion (60 Cycle Hum)270 sold
This is John 5’s tenth solo album.
My Own Will, Disgust (Standby)200 sold
This is the band’s second EP.
Breaking Benjamin, Ember (Hollywood)#45 (from 55)
This re-entered the charts last week. It got another boost of 25%.
Sabaton, The Great War (Nuclear Blast)#56 (from 5)
1,800 sold
Last week, Sabaton’s latest album debuted at #5 with over 10,500 sold, making it their best debut yet in the US.
Greta Van Fleet, A 4% boost.
I Prevail, 
Disturbed, 
Godsmack, A 12% drop.
Shinedown, 
Rammstein, 
Godsmack, 
Sammy Hagar & The Circle, Space Between (BMG)#151 (re-entry)
680 sold
A huge 129% boost back up the charts.
Five Finger Death Punch, And Justice For None (Prospect Park)
#152 (from 159)
680 sold
A 7% boost.
Crown The Empire, Sudden Sky (Rise)
#155 (from 20)
670 sold
The band’s forth album debuted last week at #20 and sold over 4,600 sold.
Mötley Crüe,
Baroness, 
Sleep Signals, At the End of the World (Self-Released)400 sold
This got boosted way back up thanks to a tour with Hellyeah and Nonpoint.
Torche, Admission (Relapse)390 sold
A 39% drop.
Awake At Last, 
Tomb Mold, Planetary Clairvoyance (20 Buck Spin)350 sold
This debuted last week with just under 2,300 sold before dropping 85%.
Abbath, Outstrider (Season Of Mist)310 sold
A 24% drop.
Through Fire, All Animal (Sumerian)270 sold
This debuted last week with 800 sold and dropped 67% in its second week.
Rival Sons, 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 
Striker, 
David Ellefson, Sleeping Giants (EMP)170 sold
David Ellefson’s debut solo album opened last week with 2,075 sold and dropped by 92% in week two.
