Dethklok hits the charts @ #15
Submitted by a reader:
“Dethalbum II debuted at number 15 on the billboard charts. Figured that would be newsworthy.
http://m.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?begin=11&order=position
I think that the highest a metal album has reached, I’m not positive tho”
More info here:
BRAINGELL RADIO
http://www.braingell.com/?p=3430
Heavy metal juggernauts DETHLOK have exploded onto the Billboard Top 200 again with the release of Dethalbum II , selling nearly 45,000 copies in its first week. The ferocious new record from the stars of the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 six spots higher then their debut album Dethalbum back in 2007.
Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small had this to say about the chart debut of DETHKLOK’s “Dethalbum II”:
“I’m both happy and humiliated that DETHALBUM 2 reached number 15. Happy because we beat the first DETHALBUM numbers and humiliated to have been beaten by our second album numbers by ourselves. Either way we’re still not as good as the Archies and I never want to forget that. Having said all of that, dear god I am fantastic and talented.”
The September 27 release of Metalocalypse: Dethklok’s “Dethalbum II ” coincides with the start of Season 3 of Metalocalypse on Adult Swim in November. The third season of Metalocalypse will pick up right where Season 2 left, and this season the episodes will be thirty minutes long.
[...] Dethalbum II – Brendon Small holds a unique place within my basket of musical icons. The fact that his latest album is the 15th best selling CD in the country right now is a testament to his vision. I’ll let you all figure out why Dethklok’s success is particularly inspiring. Happy digging! A quick quote from Brendon – [...]