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Metal, Rock and Alternative Music Doing Well In Billboard

posted Aug 23, 2006 at 8:43 PM by MindSlavor.  (7 Comments)

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Below are the Top Billboard 200 Charts for this week's rundown in rock/alternative/metal:

#12 - BREAKING BENJAMIN - Phobia @ 50,208
#19 - HINDER - Extreme Behavior @ 35,452
#27 - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Stadium Arcadium @ 28,841
#28 - STONE SOUR - Come What(ever) May @ 28,124
#30 - THE FRAY - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE @ 26,836
#38 - AFI - Decemberunderground @ 21,049
#41 - BLUE OCTOBER - Foiled @ 19,893
#44 - SLAYER - Christ Illusion @ 17,702
#49 - BUCKCHERRY - 15 @ 15,899
#50 - SNOW PATROL - Eyes Open @ 15,728

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1. M3tal_H3ad writes:

dam, slayers debut on all the charts were great, but they just fallen since that :(

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2. Night_terror987 writes:

Well I have to say non of these albums are great as they dont make me want to break anything. but than again the world doesnt know what real metal is!!!

# Aug 24, 2006 @ 4:12 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Leather writes:

Damn Slayer was #5 and dropped to #44 well I guess Slayer isn't for everybody but I'm still happy they reached #5 that's awesome!

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4. amsterdamus writes:

Hey !!! Slayer aint no fluffy a$$ Brittney Agulera pop sh** that sits on the charts for months! !! Fact is...62,000 folks brought Christ Illusion last week puittin them up at number 5, they are the Best Cult Band in the world !! They will sell their 2 or 3 hundred thousand copies, tour their asses off in 5000 seaters and metal festivals, take some time off, and do it all over again, as they have since 83 !!!! That my friends ,is the way its done!!! Slayer Rules !!

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5. Spirit In Black writes:

amsterdamus is right. This is the difference between "mainstream" and underground. God...can't believe I called that Brittney crap mainstream....how about manufactured!?!?! SLAYER!!!!! Love the new disc!!!!!

# Aug 29, 2006 @ 9:56 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Terminator writes:

the fray? snow patrol? chilli peppers? this is what they consider rock/metal/alt? those are pop groups. aside from slayer, i cant stand to listen to anyone else shown here. though i guess it doesnt matter, i could give two whole sh**s less about who does well on the billboard charts. congrats to slayer though.

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7. Cfhdon writes:

cmon chillipeppers while on pop radio too me are an alt funk band. i still like them a little bit, but they do sing about california allot which is f***ing repetitive.

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