„Vigilance“, the sophomore album from Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL, sold around 1,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 32 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.
Here Waits Thy Doom“, the new album from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 8 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
3 INCHES OF BLOOD’s previous album, „Fire Up The Blades“, opened with 5,300 copies to enter The Billboard 200 chart at No. 147.
„From Afar“, the fourth album from Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM, sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 44 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.