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		<title>SOUNDSCAN WEEK: DEATH, TAXES AND TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/11/19/soundscan-week-death-taxes-and-trans-siberian-orchestra/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/11/19/soundscan-week-death-taxes-and-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Says Metal Insider&#8217;s Bram Teitelman in his weekly Soundscan roundup, &#8220;There are only a few things that are certain: death, taxes, and a TSO album every other Christmas or so.&#8221; And so, as the holiday season fast approaches, last week saw strong sales from TSO&#8217;s latest amongst a bunch of greatest hits collections,  boxsets and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOUNDSCAN WEDNESDAY BELONGS TO BARONESS AND SKELETONWITCH</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/21/soundscan-wednesday-belongs-to-baroness-and-skeletonwitch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/21/soundscan-wednesday-belongs-to-baroness-and-skeletonwitch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Not that we had any doubt Baroness&#8217; Blue Record would have a strong debut, but it&#8217;s always nice to see the proof. And Skeletonwitch&#8217;s ripping new record Breathing the Fire had a great debut too; I&#8217;m elated to see the band sell as many records first week as they did. Elsewhere it was the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOUNDSCAN: ALICE IN CHAINS, HATEBREED, DETHKLOK, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE AND STEEL PANTHER DEBUTS</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/07/soundscan-alice-in-chains-hatebreed-dethklok-austrian-death-machine-and-steel-panther-debuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/07/soundscan-alice-in-chains-hatebreed-dethklok-austrian-death-machine-and-steel-panther-debuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=22161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five heavy hitting heavy hitters &#8212; Alice in Chains, Hatebreed, Austrian Death Machine, Steel Panther and Dethklok &#8212; all released new records last week. Solid 2nd and 3rd week performances from Three Days Grace, Muse, Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch and others made it an all-around big week for metal. Let&#8217;s see how everyone fared [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>SOUNDSCAN: MEGADETH, BLACK DAHLIA, SHADOWS FALL, EVERY TIME I DIE AND MORE</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/23/soundscan-megadeth-black-dahlia-shadows-fall-every-time-i-die-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/23/soundscan-megadeth-black-dahlia-shadows-fall-every-time-i-die-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[killswitch engage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=21249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Tuesday was a huuuuge week for new metal releases. Megadeth, Black Dahlia Murder, Shadows Fall, Living Colour, Dying Fetus, Porcupine Tree, Every Time I Die, Thrice and Ace Frehley all released new albums, and all charted in the Top 200! After the jump, let&#8217;s look at where they all ended up.

9    MEGADETH  -  ENDGAME
This [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>55</slash:comments>
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		<title>THIS WEEK IN SOUNDSCAN: IT TURNS OUT THAT JUGGALOS STILL BUY CDs</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/09/this-week-in-soundscan-it-turns-out-that-juggalos-still-buy-cds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/09/this-week-in-soundscan-it-turns-out-that-juggalos-still-buy-cds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chevelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insane clown posse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=20563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our bro-bros at Metal Insider have compiled some Soundscan and radio rankings from the world of metal last week for your perusal. The highlights:
Insane Clown Posse, Bang! Pow! Boom! (Psychopathic) #4, 50,000 sold
If the title of your new album closely resembles a song by the Black Eyed Peas, you might be a wigger.
Chevelle, Sci-Fi Crimes [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>SOUNDSCAN: BEHEMOTH VS. WINDS OF PLAGUE &#8212; WHO WON?</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/08/19/soundscan-behemoth-vs-winds-of-plague-who-won/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/08/19/soundscan-behemoth-vs-winds-of-plague-who-won/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[assjack]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=19469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Behemoth vs. Winds of Plague; Poland vs. America; Corpsepaint vs. wigger hats; ugly men vs. hot chick; real metal vs. deathcore; substance vs. gimmick. Who won????
The answer, as well as more of this past week&#8217;s metal Soundscan chart positions and sales figures, after the jump.

49 THRICE &#8211; BEGGARS
This week: 10,416 (debut)
Considering the debacle that unfolded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THIS WEEK IN SOUNDSCAN: ASSJACK AND A BUNCH OF FAILURES</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/08/12/this-week-in-soundscan-assjack-and-a-bunch-of-failures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/08/12/this-week-in-soundscan-assjack-and-a-bunch-of-failures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=19133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week was somewhat of a slow one for metal record sales. There weren&#8217;t a whole lot of new releases, but a few records that have been out for a while hung onto their spots in the Top 200 and Hank III&#8217;s Assjack project had a solid debut. Click through for chart positions and sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOUNDSCAN: A BIG WEEK FOR DREAM THEATER, DARKEST HOUR, GOATWHORE</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/07/01/soundscan-a-big-week-for-dream-theater-darkest-hour-goatwhore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/07/01/soundscan-a-big-week-for-dream-theater-darkest-hour-goatwhore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=17050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week was a ginormous week for new metal releases, and with new ones from Killswitch and Suicide Silence this week promises to be the same. Topping last week&#8217;s crop was Dream Theater&#8217;s Black Clouds &#38; Silver Linings which debuted at #6 on the Soundscan Charts. Wait a minute&#8230; Dream Theater debuted at #6?? Holy [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>THIS WEEK IN SOUNDSCAN: CHICKEN-WHAT?</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/17/this-week-in-soundscan-chicken-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/17/this-week-in-soundscan-chicken-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lacuna Coil]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=16388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week in Soundscan, supergroup Chickenfoot shifted a ridiculous number of records. I&#8217;m baffled too. Elsewhere, Iron Maiden had a solid debut and bands like Nickelback, Hollywood Undead, Shinedown, Slipknot, and Metallica continued on with business as usual.

4 CHICKENFOOT &#8211; CHICKENFOOT
This week: 79,300
Cume: 131,092
That&#8217;s a damn big number, but the real story is that in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THIS WEEK IN SOUNDSCAN: BIG MASTODON DEBUT! EPIC CHRIS CORNELL FAIL!</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/04/01/this-week-in-soundscan-big-mastodon-debut-epic-chris-cornell-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/04/01/this-week-in-soundscan-big-mastodon-debut-epic-chris-cornell-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=13397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The infamous Now That&#8217;s What They Call Music comp, now it&#8217;s thirtieth iteration (!), will never stop selling. Nor will Hannah Montana. Given, it&#8217;s tough for any true metal band to crack the Billboard 200, but Mastodon did just once again that by notching a #11 debut with Crack the Skye, beat out metal-wise only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SINCE YOU ASKED&#8230; SOUNDSCAN NUMBERS FOR THE WEEK</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/03/11/since-you-asked-soundscan-numbers-for-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/03/11/since-you-asked-soundscan-numbers-for-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=12674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lamb of God&#8217;s Wrath dropped 67% to #12, moving a still very respectable 22,146 units. They should cross the 100,000 mark next week. God Forbid&#8217;s Earthsblood dropped 54%, just barely out of the Top 200, but still shifted 2,493 units (check last week&#8217;s debut numbers for both releases here). Cannibal Corpse moved 1,389 copies of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LAMB OF GOD FORBID: THIS WEEK IN SOUNDSCAN</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/03/04/lamb-of-god-forbid-this-week-in-soundscan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/03/04/lamb-of-god-forbid-this-week-in-soundscan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lamb of God and God Forbid dominated the metal charts in their Soundscan debut weeks. A quick look at the numbers of those and other notable releases after the jump with our own witty commentary, natch.

#2 LAMB OF GOD &#8211; WRATH
This week: 67,630 (debut)
Missed the top spot to Taylor Swift (now in her 16th week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE DEPRESSING STATE OF THE RECORD INDUSTRY</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/01/15/the-depressing-state-of-the-record-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/01/15/the-depressing-state-of-the-record-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soundscan Charts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=10751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The sales of recorded music are in as bleak a state as ever, and this week&#8217;s Soundscan charts paint the picture. The screenshot at left is from the Top 25 of this week&#8217;s charts; the column in the middle is the percentage each album dropped from last week to this week. Excepting the Total Club [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>IT&#8217;S THE HOLIDAY SEASON = SOUNDSCAN SNOOZEFEST</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/12/17/its-the-holiday-season-soundscan-snoozefest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/12/17/its-the-holiday-season-soundscan-snoozefest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s the holiday season so there isn&#8217;t much to report in the way of new releases, with labels instead opting to cash in on best-of collections, holiday-themed albums and catalog albums (industry speak for albums that aren&#8217;t the band&#8217;s most recent release). That said, there&#8217;s a really interesting subplot happening on the Soundscan Charts this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIG SALES WEEK FOR THE FACELESS, DIR EN GREY, BEHEMOTH</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/11/19/big-sales-week-for-the-faceless-dir-en-grey-behemoth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/11/19/big-sales-week-for-the-faceless-dir-en-grey-behemoth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All is not lost in the world of metal; in fact, this past week brought some nice surprises, along with the usual mish-mash of shitty radio rock bands. Last week&#8217;s sales numbers, with our usual sardonic commentary, after the jump. (Hint: look at the tags below, and click &#8220;read more&#8221; if any of those bands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>METALLICA IS LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/01/metallica-is-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/01/metallica-is-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord knows we are completely sick of talking about Metallica here at the MS Mansion despite the fact that a Metallica post is automatically good for 50-100 comments and we love watching you all duke it out. But damn, the fact that Metallica&#8217;s Death Magnetic sits atop the Soundscan charts for the 3rd week in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEVERMIND, APPARENTLY SLIPKNOT HAS A #1 RECORD AFTER ALL</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/09/03/nevermind-apparently-slipknot-has-a-1-record-after-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/09/03/nevermind-apparently-slipknot-has-a-1-record-after-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soundscan Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whoops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slipknot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So remember two hours ago when we reported that Slipknot had missed the #1 Soundscan spot by a mere 13 albums to The Game? Apparently Roadrunner Records pulled an Al Gore and asked for a recount. Yup, really. And unlike the ill-fated and unfortunate display of electioneering and corruption of the year 2000, the results [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE GAME ROBS SLIPKNOT OF THE #1 ALBUM SPOT&#8230; BY 13 COPIES!</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/09/03/the-game-robs-slipknot-of-the-1-album-spot-by-13-copies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/09/03/the-game-robs-slipknot-of-the-1-album-spot-by-13-copies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seemed as if Slipknot was destined for their first-ever #1 album on the U.S. Soundscan charts. Not so, thanks to hip-hop artist The Game, whose new release LAX sold 238,285 copies, a whopping 13 more than the 238,272 units shifted of Slipknot&#8217;s All Hope is Gone &#8212; still an extremely respectable and awesome number. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE ACACIA STRAIN, HUMAN ABSTRACT TOP BIG WEEK FOR METAL ON SOUNDSCAN</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/08/28/the-acacia-strain-human-abstract-top-big-week-for-metal-on-soundscan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/08/28/the-acacia-strain-human-abstract-top-big-week-for-metal-on-soundscan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a good week for metal last week — we’ll politely ignore the fact that Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Roll Jesus shifted an astounding 100,000 copies in its 46th week on the charts (!) to move up to #2 &#8212; and that Staind&#8217;s The Illusion of Progress netted a #3 debut by the band&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHITECHAPEL: MORE POPULAR THAN I THOUGHT</title>
		<link>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/07/18/whitechapel-more-popular-than-i-thought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/07/18/whitechapel-more-popular-than-i-thought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vince Neilstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I glanced at this week&#8217;s Soundscan charts, one thing jumped out at me:  Whitechapel&#8217;s debut This Is Exile debuted at #117, tied with the new Maroon 5 live album (!), scanning 5,907 units.
Now, call me crazy, but this just makes no sense to me; a relatively unknown band moving such a respectable number [...]]]></description>
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