„No Sacrifice, No Victory“, the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 38 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.
„No Sacrifice, No Victory“ has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe:
#2 – Sweden
#7 – Germany
#20 – Switzerland
#21 – UK (Indie Albums chart)
#25 – Austria
#46 – Norway
#95 – France
PAPA ROACH’s fifth studio album, „Metamorphosis“, sold 44,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on The Billboard 200 chart.
PAPA ROACH’s 2006 CD, „The Paramour Sessions“, opened with nearly 37,000 copies — a drop from the 52,000 first-week performance of 2004’s „Getting Away with Murder“ — to debut at position No. 16 on The Billboard 200 chart.
MASTODON’s new album, „Crack The Skye“, sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.
MASTODON’s 2006 CD, „Blood Mountain“, came in with just over 24,000 units — significantly more than the 8,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, 2004’s „Leviathan“ — which put it at No. 32.