Neilstein Soundscam: Dillinger Gaining Ground
Not many debuts last week, but some chart movement nonetheless.
Get this week’s detailed sales numbers at Metal Insider.
1. ↔ Ghost / Peak: 1 / Last Week: 1 / Weeks On: 8
Albums sold: 1,892 (Infestissumam, week four)
Facebook: 7.0% Fan Activity (122,405 likes · 8,610 talking about this)
YouTube: 848,000 (“Secular Haze” official video)
Why not keep Ghost at #1? The FB Fan Activity percentage is still high and they’re killing it on tour. +48,000 YT views.
2. ↑ The Dillinger Escape Plan / Peak: 2 / Last Week: 5 / Weeks On: 3
Albums sold: 0 (One of Us is the Killer, May 14)
Facebook: 8.1% Fan Activity (183,292 likes · 14,828 talking about this)
YouTube: 222,000 (“When I Lost My Bet” official video)
What’s killer is that FB Fan Activity percentage. Awesome.
3. ↔ H.I.M. / Peak: 3 / Last Week: 3 / Weeks On: 2
Albums sold: 3,217 (Tears on Tape, week two)
Facebook: 2.0% Fan Activity (1,539,490 likes · 31,148 talking about this)
YouTube: 404,000 views (“Tears on Tape” official video)
Total albums sold (around 23k) is the same total as Ghost in half the time.
4. ↓ The Ocean / Peak: 2 / Last Week: 2 / Weeks On: 7
Albums sold: 750 (Pelagial, debut)
Facebook: 7.8% Fan Activity (33,832 likes · 2,670 talking about this)
YouTube: 59,000 (“Bathyalpelagic II” official premiere)
+5k YT views since last week.
5. ↑ Anciients / Peak: 6 / Last Week: 6 / Weeks On: 4
Albums sold: no data (Heart of Oak, week four)
Facebook: 9.4% Fan Activity (4,039 likes · 381 talking about this)
YouTube: nada
It’s all about the buzz. Huge spike this week with the announcement of their Lamb of God support slot. Band seriously needs to work on their social network presence, though.
6. ↓ Killswitch Engage / Peak: 1 / Last Week: 4 / Weeks On: 7
Albums sold: 3,500 (Disarm the Descent, week six)
Facebook: 0.7% Fan Activity (2,105,610 likes · 16,034 talking about this)
YouTube: 1.36 million (“In Due Time” official video)
Still more albums sold in week six than most bands’ debuts, but, like always, their FB percentage is startlingly low.
7. ↑ Alice in Chains / Peak: 7 / Last Week: 8 / Weeks On: 4
Albums sold: 0 (The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, May 28)
Facebook: 0.9% Fan Activity (3,485,286 likes · 31,567 talking about this)
YouTube: 728,000 (“Stone” official video)
Band needs to release another single or something to keep the momentum going.
8. Joe Satriani / Peak: 8 / Last Week: n/a / Weeks On: 1
Albums sold: 10,750 (Unstoppable Momentum, debut)
Facebook: 2.2% (2,094,350 likes · 47,317 talking about this)
YouTube: 86,000 (“A Door Into Summer” official video)
I had no idea Satch was still capable of selling 10k records.
9. The Black Dahlia Murder / Peak: 9 / Last Week: n/a / Weeks On: 1
Albums sold: 0 (Everblack, June 11)
Facebook: 1.1% (979,576 likes · 11,566 talking about this)
YouTube: 246,000 (“Into the Everblack” premiere)
Their June 11th album release is now quickly approaching and they released another new track this week.
10. Mouth of the Architect / Peak: 10 / Last Week: n/a / Weeks On: 1
Albums sold: 0 (Dawning, June 25)
Facebook: 2.1% (3,563 likes · 78 talking about this)
YouTube: nothing
Band could use some help in the FB and YT departments, but initial buzz is good. Stream a brand new track here.
