Comments on: BIG SALES WEEK FOR THE FACELESS, DIR EN GREY, BEHEMOTH

By: cj

cj — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:55:56 +0000

Good to see a technical death metal band (The Faceless) in the top 200. Seems that metal is becoming more popular.

By: Adam Duncan

Adam Duncan — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:19:04 +0000

I think Trivium’s appeal is waning in the UK, which is one of their biggest markets. Shogun debuted at No.17 in the UK while The Crusade debuted at No.7! Still, they’re performing much better than Unearth or Shadows Fall!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:29:11 +0000

re: Unearth’s sales. In the Eyes of Fire opened up with 22,000 first-week sales just two years ago, so it’d be considered a massive flop thus far. I think The Oncoming Storm is over 200k copies sold and III has sold over well over 100k. A good band that simply has stagnated like Shadows Fall.

Looks like Trivium will never take off in the States. But they are massive in Europe and Australasia.

By: dthrasher

dthrasher — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:08:02 +0000

@jesse – nekrogoblikon do in fact rule.

By: Metdude

Metdude — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:58 +0000

Thanks for posting this week’s numbers. Extra points for including bands that are no longer on the Billboard 200. I hope you guys will post these more often.

By: McWeen

McWeen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:19:42 +0000

I couldn’t believe when I heard earlier this week the the deluxe version of the Dir en Grey album had sold out on Hot Topics website. I wish you guys had posted how the show with The Human Abstract/ Dir en Grey went.

By: tiagón

tiagón — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:41:03 +0000

new Faceless is really awesome. great news.

By: GREGDOUT

GREGDOUT — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:11:18 +0000

new faceless is devastating.

clean vocals are hot

By: dthrasher

dthrasher — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:33:25 +0000

I gotta pick up that faceless album at some point. And to the guy that said that cradle didn’t get any press…???? I saw interviews plus full page ads for multiple months in all three of the metal magazines that I read regularly; Decibel, Metal Hammer, and Terrorizer.

By: PD

PD — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:45:12 +0000

I’m glad to have helped with that Faceless number. I was disappointed that the album sleeve was the same damn art as the booklet. Too much computer generated looking shit IMO. I don’t want to listen to something that looks like it belongs on my Sophomore year roommate’s computer screen at 3 am on a Friday night.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:14:16 +0000

Come to think of it, why the hell doesn’t anyone on here cover Nekrogoblikon? They kick ass if I do say so myself.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:09:37 +0000

Unearth is one of the best bands out there and pretty much the only metalcore band that doesn’t embarrass themselves with every note they play on stage. I really would have liked to see higher numbers out of them. Whatever though, they still kick ass.

The Faceless getting numbers like that is an amazing feat for a progressive death metal band. For them to even be anywhere on that chart is a great moment for metal in general. People are finally realizing that it actually takes talent and a moderate amount of intelligence to create some of the thunderous masterpieces The Faceless have done.

Pretty soon Nekrogoblikon will be up there. Not really, but you know.

By: Princess

Princess — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:00:17 +0000

I really like the artwork on that Faceless album.

By: Dyslexic Fudgicle

Dyslexic Fudgicle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:52:21 +0000

Lulz @ unearth’s disappointing sales figures.
These guys make me embarrassed to be from MA.

By: Kye

Kye — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:47:19 +0000

And why the fuck does The Faceless basically have the same album cover as Abigail Williams?

Like I thought that was the Abigail Williams cd with slightly different coloring than mine…then it hit me that it was The Faceless.

By: Kye

Kye — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:45:49 +0000

Cradle’s album hasn’t been promoted the same way their last two were.

Actually Nymphetamine was the only one I’ve ever seen that big of a push for, and Thornography kind of fed off that success and the fact that it was more mainstream sounding.

Godspeed has barely had any advertising. Actually this is he only place I’ve seen any.

And yes, most of their sales are in Europe, once Hot Topic moved to deathcore, the culture that it was breeding that Cradle thrived off of in America kind of started to drift away.

Trivium also has a much larger fanbase in Europe.

By: hibernum

hibernum — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:29:45 +0000

Cradle of Filth is a really hit and miss band. I opine that their success depends heavily on who is currently in the band. For example, they had a Maidenesque flair to the guitars back before Paul Allender rejoined the band. First album with Allender back and boom, no twin guitars. With the new chick on keyboards, they have less piano in their music (as compared to Nymphetamine), and more orchestra hits. Damn, I’ve written too much about them already.

By: Byron. W

Byron. W — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:19:13 +0000

Funny you should mention that…. what about the cover for Antogonist’s “Exist”… thats a hell of a lot closer…

By: seveword

seveword — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:16:18 +0000

I’m really curious as to how well Chinese Democracy will fare.

Also, FUCK YEAH METAL WOOHOO

By: RayRay

RayRay — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:14:22 +0000

I agree I never noticed the album cover till now. Overcome really isnt all that bad. i gave it like 10 more listens and its growing. Some good catchy songs. It isnt on my top ten list or anything but still its OK.