Kirk Hammett, DOROTHY, Undeath

First Week Sales, Spotify Charts, Recent Attendance...

📸: Jonathan Weiner, 2012

This issue is action-packed.

First-week sales debuts from Kirk Hammett, Fontaines D.C., DOROTHY, Undeath, Lord, Northlane, Udo Dirkschneider, Bowling For Soup, The Rentals, Vanum, Somali Yacht Club, Archgoat, Caliban, Bodysnatcher, 2 Shadows, Skull Fist, Stone Broken, and more, plus weekly sales updates on dozens of albums.

Record Store Day sales, including The Cure, The Offspring, The Pixies, The Ramones, Joan Jett, The Cranberries, David Bowie, Spiritualized, Everlast, Devo, Blur, Def Leppard, Slipknot, Stiff Little Fingers, Gojira, and Goblin.

Top Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) songs around the world on Spotify this week, including new entries (many of them collaborations) from Sigrid and Bring Me The Horizon; BONES UK and Arcane; We Came As Romans and Brand Of Sacrifice; King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard; Northlane; Dead by April, Kirk Hammett, Pop Evil, IC3PEAK and Grimes, Caskets, and Veil Of Maya.

Attendance figures from recent shows in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the U.K., including Tool, Blonde Redhead; Billy Talent & Rise Against; Korn, Chevelle, Code Orange; 311; Judas Priest, Queensrÿche; Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead, Bad Wolves; Killswitch Engage, August Burns Red, Light The Torch; Simple Plan; The Trinty Of Terror tour with Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, and Lilith Czar; The Maine; Jerry Cantrell; Mayday Parade, Real Friends, Magnolia Park; Relient K; Poppy; The Amity Affliction; Ministry, The Melvins, COC; Point North, Lil Lotus; Touché Amoré, Vein.fm; Witch Fever; and Haunt. 

New silver, gold, and platinum BRIT sales certifications for A Day To Remember, Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, The Cure, Deep Purple, Foo Fighters, KISS, Meat Loaf, Panic! At The Disco, and Royal Blood.¹

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