Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 8, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are some charts! My apologies for the delay. An underwhelming week for some stellar debuts. The releases that particularly caught my ear were Obscura, The Lurking Fear, and Big Wreck. The riff in “Bombs […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on November 17, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Charts are here and on time! Compared to last week, this week’s numbers were underwhelming. Last week, Mastodon topped our charts with 17,600 sold but this week Bullet For My Valentine only managed 6,000 copies. […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on November 12, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Mastodon absolutely crushed the charts with their eight studio album. Fun fact, this was the first time since 2002’s Remission where Scott Kelly of Neurosis didn’t guest on a track. Also making a surprised impact was […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on November 4, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. A day late, but here we are! Dream Theater battled it out with Every Time I Die for the highest debut this week. Amazing albums from both bands, especially the Buffalo die-hards. Dropping hard […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 29, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Welcome to Horrorwood! The hype for Ice Nine Kills is real as they hit #4 for their debut week. The internet is loving them and their witty horror-themed concept albums. Most of the debuts […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 20, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Topping the charts was the great effort by Trivium, the Kings of Streaming! Not only did they sell 8,800 physicals this week but they also sold 4,000 digital albums and had roughly 194,000 video […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 19, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. These are the chart rankings from 9/29! A lot of notable debuts! Enjoy! Notable Debuts: Spiritbox, Eternal Blue (Rise Records) Debut #3 19,100 sold An incredible debut for such a fairly new band. One of […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on September 17, 2021
New Zealand’s indigenous metal trio, Alien Weaponry, has dropped their new album, Tangaroa via Napalm Records. From it comes “Hatupatu,” the third single from the album following “Tangaroa” and “Buried Underground.” The band performs the track entirely in their native language of te reo Māori. Alien Weaponry was formed in by brothers Henry and Lewis […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 17, 2021
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Carcass, Insomnium, Alien Weaponry, and more! For last week’s releases you can read the previous New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 5, 2021
New Zealand’s Alien Weaponry are gearing up for their sophomore effort, Tangaroa, out September 17th via Napalm Records. The group recently invited fans for a worldwide “stop” showdown by having their listeners submit a video of themselves performing a signature “stomp” for an upcoming video. Today (5th), the band unveils this fan-based footage featured […]
