SOUNDSCAN WEDNESDAY: A BIG WIN FOR DEVIN TOWNSEND

Them Crooked Vultures debuted in the Top 20… how ’bout that. Not surprising given the cast of characters, I suppose. MetalSucks guest blogger Devin mothafuckin’ Townsend debuted in the Top 200, while a few other metal releases maintained. It’s all holiday shlock and best-of compilations from hereon out.

[UPDATE: Devin will be calling in to the Metal Injection Livecast tonight at 8pm EST! Make sure you tune in; get details here.]

Soundscan shite after the jump…

12    THEM CROOKED VULTURES  –  THEM CROOKED VULTURES
This week: 69,570 (debut)

23    TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCH.  –  NIGHT CASTLE (2CD)
This week: 31,400
Cume: 169,469

TSO were always, are, and will always be a sales machine.

71    ALICE IN CHAINS  –  BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
This week: 10,211
Cume: 248,961

82    MOTLEY CRUE  –  GREATEST HITS
This week: 9,224 (debut)

Haha, suckers. That’s what you get for releasing your FIFTH greatest hits collection, you d-bags.

84    SLAYER  –  WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
This week: 8,957
Cume:  64,202

145    METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOK  –  DETHALBUM II
This week: 4,674
Cume: 102,438

A cartoon band is very likely going to out-sell Slayer. Ponder that for a moment.

162    ATREYU  –  CONGREGATION OF THE DAMNED
This week: 3,924
Cume: 42,995

I feel worse for the suckers at Hollywood Records that signed this band than I do for the band themselves.

168    DEVIN TOWNSEND  –  ADDICTED
This week: 3,698
Cume: 3,754

Fuck to the yes! I wonder how many of those were the hand-signed / custom-drawn artwork pre-orders?

-VN