Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.
I’m sure there are a few of you out there who are tired of hearing about Tool, but I’m not tired of writing about them. It’s still kind of strange that we are now living in a post-new Tool album world. Writing about it a week ago was even stranger. I’ve been doing this column about 7 years now (woah) and I’ve seen multiple artists show up on the charts multiple times across multiple years with multiple releases, so when a band comes up I haven’t seen so many times, it’s pretty exciting. And let me tell you, I wasn’t sure when I’d ever write an MBN featuring the new Tool album. Now that it’s happened, how can the rest of 2019 even hold a candle to such an event? Well, if you’re like me, upcoming releases from Cult of Luna, Opeth, Alcest, Leprous, and Sunn O))) will keep you pretty hyped.
Notable Debuts:
Sleeping With Sirens, How It Feels To Be Lost (Sumerian)Debut #12
6,525 sold
The band’s sixth album is its second-highest charting after their 2013 album Feel.
Senses Fail, From The Depths Of Dreams (Reissue) (Pure Noise)Debut #39
2,350 sold
This is a reissue of the band’s 2002 EP.
Black Star Riders, Another State of Grace (Nuclear Blast)Debut# 71
1,350 sold
The band’s fourth album charted high, sold lower than its predecessor.
Infant Annihilator, The Battle of Yaldabaoth (Self-Released)Debut #112
850 sold
This is the band’s third album.
Sonata Arctica, Talviyö (Nuclear Blast)Debut #136
740 sold
The band’s tenth album didn’t chart quite as well as its predecessor.
This is the band’s debut full-length.
Kayo Dot, Blasphemy (Prophecy Productions)310 sold
This is the band’s ninth studio album.
Mizmor, Cairn(Gilead)170 sold
Mizmor means “psalm” in Hebrew, and so the band name also typically appears as מזמור.
Liv Sin, Burning Sermons(Despotz)160 sold
This is Liv Sin’s second album following the split of Sister Sin.
Empty, Hope & the Loss of It (Solid State)160 sold
This is the band’s debut album. Not to be confused with the Spanish black metal band of the same name.
Notable Sales:
Tool, Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional LLC/Volcano)#5 (from 1)
27,175 sold
A second week drop of 89%, but still in the top 5.
Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner)#14 (from #8)
5,050 sold
A 37% drop. Also drummer Jay Weinberg did a cool thing.
Killswitch Engage, 
Skillet, 
Breaking Benjamin, 
Volbeat, 
Nirvana, Live And Loud (Geffen)#109 (from 38)
870 sold
A 65% second week drop. Also doesn’t Ozzy have an album called Live & Loud?
Greta Van Fleet, A 3% boost.
Knocked Loose, 
A 37% drop.
Godsmack, 
I Prevail, 
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, 
Disturbed, 
Wage War, 
Godsmack, 
Sabaton, 
Soundgarden, This has been on and off the chart the past few weeks.
Sons Of Apollo, Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony(InsideOut)390 sold
Only a 40% drop in week two.
Sacred Reich, 
Witch Vomit, 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 
Torche, 
Tarja, In The Raw (earMUSIC)210 sold
A 75% second week drop.
Rival Sons, 
Uniform, The Long Walk (Sacred Bones)170 sold
This came out little over a year ago, but has popped up again likely thanks to the band’s new collaborative album with The Body.
Russian Circles, 
Ceremony, 
Entombed A.D., 
Uniform & The Body, 
