Within Temptation Tempt USA Over Slayer's Christ Illusion
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Within Temptation's "The Heart of Everything" sold 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 106 on The Billboard 200 chart. The Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band's first U.S. release for Roadrunner Records, "The Heart of Everything" has also topped 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.
In contrast, Slayer's much-hyped re-release of the "Christ Illusion" album has failed to make a dent, having shifted a little over 2,300 copies since being reissued on July 24 through Columbia Records. This brings the total number of "Christ Illusion" copies sold in the U.S. to approximately 172,000.
Slayer's "Christ Illusion" reissue contains the previously unreleased cut "The Final Six", as well as an alternate version of "Black Serenade". It also boasts a bonus DVD called "Slayer on Tour '07" which includes the "Eyes of the Insane" video; a live rendition of the band's 1988 LP track "South of Heaven" that was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, on last year's "Unholy Alliance" run; and a behind-the-scenes, five-minute documentary-style montage of footage shot earlier this year when the band performed in Florida and Australia.
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17 Comments on "Within Temptation Prevail Over Slayer's Illusion"
2. writes:
I don't think one new track and a gimmick DVD is enough to entice people who already bought the album to buy it again. The live songs are probably already available on concert DVDs anyway. 5 minutes of behind the scenes footage? WOW. This must've been the label's doing.
Supporter
3. writes:
It's usually never the bands decision saying "hey let's get this remastered so that we have more money to pay off to the record company!" This would be a huge waste if you already own the album unless you're a huge fan. I wouldn't want to spend $15 for something I already have. Just my two cents.
Member
4. writes:
I have to agree. It was a weird comparsion for the chart keepers to make...its suprising to some to see veteran bands fail at sales for some reason...there is really only one band that can take a sh** and sell a million copies of it to the continued amazement of all...
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5. writes:
It was a re-release essentially. I wonder how many the others typically sell. I've only considered getting a few ever when I already have the initial album release. And even though I've considered them, I've actually picked up exactly zero so far. By all means, if you don't have Christ Illusion yet, pick up the new Special Edition, but otherwise, it's probably not worth $15 more of your money.
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17. writes:
WHOA, BEN!!!, HA HA THIS IS FUNNY!!!!, NO OFFENSE BUT RIB WAS SLAYER'S PEAK, I HAVE ALL SLAYER'S SH*T!!!!!, ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THEM IN CONCERT, I EVEN HAVE THE SIGNATURE GUITAR, WHICH I'M IMPROVING THE PICKUPS, AND GAIN OUTPUT WHICH I'M ALMOST DONE, ANYWAY BACK TO WHAT'S THEIR BEST ALBUMS, RANKED TOP TO BOTTOM, BEST TO WORST, SLAYER ALBUMS:
1 RIB
"SLAYERS HOLY GRAIL, RIB, A CLASSIC MASTERPIECE, THE MEASURING STICK OF THRASH METAL, ANGEL OF DEATH, WHICH IS SONG ABOUT THE SICK TWISTED DR J MENGELE, WHO EXPIRIMENTED ON THE JEWS AT THE DEATH CAMP IN AUSCHWITZ, GERMANY DURING THE HOLOCAUST, THERE'S OTHER GREATS TOO, THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ALL METALHEADS"
2 SITA
"GREAT ALBUM, AGGRESSIVE EARLY 90'S THRASH METAL, WAR ENSEMBLE, DEAD SKIN MASK ' ABOUT SERIAL KILLER ED GEIN,' SITA, BEST SONG ON THIS ALBUM"
3 SOH
"AMAZING WHAT CAN I SAY, SLOWER, STILL THRASHY, EXPERIMENTAL SOH, THIS ALBUM PROVES, THAT SOMETIME'S A LITTLE EXPERIMENTATION CAN BE A GOOD THING, SOUTH OF HEAVEN, GREAT SONG, BEHIND THE CROOKED CROSS, MANDATORY SUICIDE, AND SPILL THE BLOOD"
4 DIVINE INTERVENTION
HEY BEN THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE, GREAT ALBUM BUT IT DOES NOT COMPARE WITH THE FIRST THREE LISTED, NO OFFENSE, ANYWAY GREAT ALBUM, KILLING FIELDS, DITTOHEAD, DIVINE INTERVENTION, SERENITY IN MURDER, 213 'WHICH IS ABOUT SERIAL KILLER JEFFREY DAHMER, YOU CAN TELL SINCE THIS WAS DAHMER'S ROOM NUMBER'"
5 DIABOLICA IN MUSICA
"FANTASIC ALBUM, DEATH'S HEAD, STAIND OF MIND, SCRUM, SCREAMING FROM THE SKY, AND POINT"
6 HELL AWAITS
" EVIL, MINDBLOWING, SLAYER AT THE TIME ABOUT 84, OR 85, ARE IMPROVING THEIR SOUND, ANYWAY GREAT ALBUM, FACT IF YOU PLAY THE BEGINNING OF HELL AWAITS BACKWARDS, IT SAY'S 'JOIN US'"
7 SHOW NO MERCY
"GREAT ALBUM, SOME CLASSICS IN THEIR, LIKE EVERY OTHER SLAYER ALBUM, THIS ALSO CONTAINS SOME CLASSICS, THE ANTICHIRST, DIE BY THE SWORD, TORMENTER, CHRONICLES, AND SHOW NO MERCY"
8 HUNTING THE CHAPEL
"THEIR SHORTEST ALBUM, NO WEAK SONGS ON THIS ONE, BUT REMEMBER THIS ALBUM MAY BE SHORT, BUT IF YOUR A TRUE SLAYER FAN YOU WOULD STILL NEED THIS, CHEMICAL WARFARE, CAPTOR OF SIN, HAUNTING THE CHAPEL, AND AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR, 'WHICH BECAME A TRACK ON THE RIB ALBUM, BUT REWRITTEN, BUT NOTE THIS IS ON THE JAPANEESE VERSION, OF RIB
9 GOD HATES US ALL
"GOOD ALBUM, BUT SOME OF YA'LL ARE WONDERING WHY GOD HATES US ALL NUMBER 9, SIMPLE, IT'S A GREAT ALBUM BUT IT DOESN'T MEARSURE UP TO THEIR OLD STUFF, BUT STILL IT'S WORTH IT, DISCIPLE, GOD SEND DEATH, NEW FAITH, BLOODLINE, SLAYER'S FIRST TIME USING MELODY, HERE COMES THE PAIN, AND PAYBACK"
10 CHRIST ILLUSION
"GOOD ALBUM, BUT, IT HAS SOME GOOD SONGS, THEN IT HAD SOME WEAKER SONGS,'NOT BAD, BUT NOT AS GREAT, CULT, GREAT SONG, EYES OF THE INSANE, IS OKAY, SLAYER WON A GRAMMY WITH THIS, BUT IT'S ONE OFF THE WEAKER SONGS ON THE ALBUM"
11 UNDISPUTED ADDITUDE
"WE ALL KNOW WHY THIS IS LAST, IT'S OK, BUT, THIS IS ALL COVER SONGS, I LIKE, AND I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE LIKE SLAYER'S OWN STUFF BETTER"
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1. billygoat213 writes:
Of course that Slayer re-release has barely sold any copies. Who would want another version of a sh** album?