Comments on: THIS WEEK IN SOUNDSCAN: BIG MASTODON DEBUT! EPIC CHRIS CORNELL FAIL!

By: Randy

Randy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:12:03 +0000

I thought there were at least 50 of them in America…there’s no way there are only 13.I remember Now That’s What I Call Music 13 coming out in around 2001.

By: Saul

Saul — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:14:29 +0000

Now That’s What I Call Music is only in its thirtieth iteration stateside? Ha. Across the pond we’ve got over seventy of the bastards.

By: myke

myke — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:09:33 +0000

good for mastodon this album fucking rules!!!

By: phale

phale — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:35:17 +0000

i actually paid money for crack the skye…dont think ive done that since 10000 days. so i did my part. too bad the gig is sold out.

By: The Mighty Fucking Quinn

The Mighty Fucking Quinn — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:20:54 +0000

Wow only 62 away from a Top Ten record.Either way, these dudes said in Revolver a few years back that it’s hard being in a metal band and “making it” was rare. They went so far as to say that they probably wouldn’t be around that long. That was just before they got signed, and now they have released a record that is one of the best released in this decade, not just 2009. Kudos to Mastodon – they aren’t hype and they deserve this.

By: Metdude

Metdude — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:27:12 +0000

Just seen sales of the No.10 album, which was Martina McBride’s new one. She outsold Mastodon by a mere 62 copies! They were so close. If the vinyl version of the album had come out the same week as the CD and digital releases, they would have definitely made the Top 10!

By: Ryd1ZZ

Ryd1ZZ — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:55:00 +0000

New Mastodon kicks balls

By: iolanach

iolanach — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:03:25 +0000

Damn. 41,395 copies in the first week?!? Amazing. And deserved. Great album from a great band.

By: Metdude

Metdude — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:56:33 +0000

Great result for Mastodon. Would have been nice if it made the Top 10 though. The No.10 album also 41,000 copies so it’d be interesting to know how narrow the gap was between the two.

Vince, Sacrament was at No.112 in its 5th week with 8,493 copies sold and had sold a total of 117,484 copies. So Wrath is still ahead by 2,500 copies but the margin between the two is getting narrower. It should end up selling at least as much as that album did. Their NA tour starts tomorrow so that should keep sales at a steady pace for the next few weeks.

I wouldn’t say A7X had a slow start with the debut of their latest album. It did debut at No.4 and sold 94,000 in its first week. It has held up very well though. Could go Platinum in a few years. City Of Evil has nearly sold a million after almost 4 years so I can definitely see this album managing it too.

By: Blackthorned

Blackthorned — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:38:39 +0000

Hopefully Cornell’s midlife crisis can stop now – it’s costing too much money and fans.

By: deckoff

deckoff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:14:14 +0000

The new MASTODON album is GREAT!!!

I hope it climbs up in sales!!
The Laaaaaast Baarooon !!!!!

New LoG is a very good release, too

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:12:49 +0000

No updates on Slipknot or, your favourite band, Disturbed?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:09:43 +0000

The new Mastodon record is fucking unbelievable and I hope they sell a shitload of copies. Easily the best record I have heard in years.

By: Nickweiser

Nickweiser — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:03:28 +0000

Mastodon deserved this more than anything. hard working band with a new top notch album and i cant wait to see them live

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:51:08 +0000

I think the AC/DC numbers are so high because Walmart committed to buying them all up front, thereby guaranteeing the double/triple/quadruple platinum numbers. However, that’s still an impressive business deal for the band. Brilliant, in fact. I’m not a huge fan of LOG, but it’s good to see them pushing that many albums so quickly. It’s good for metal in general.

Cornell’s new target market probably doesn’t know who he is, and his former target market(s) wouldn’t touch it with *your* money. But it’s easy to gamble when you’re already loaded.

I’m not a fan of Theory of a NickelRoach, but at least it’s categorized as “rock” music.

By: Gary S.

Gary S. — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:30:57 +0000

I wonder if the free digital copies of ‘Scream’ bundled with the tickets for his upcoming tour have anything to do with the particular low sales overall. Then again, it could just be the music…

By: Damotello

Damotello — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:18:44 +0000

Who the fuck are twiztid?