Slipknot score their first Number 1 album in 18 years with We Are Not Your Kind
Kings of heavy metal Slipknot land straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart, ending Ed Sheeran’s reign at top.
The Iowa band’s sixth album We Are Not Your Kind claims the top spot with over 31,800 chart sales, made up of 25,500 physical sales, 5,000 downloads and 4,300 streaming equivalent album sales. It marks their first Number 1 album in 18 years and second overall, following 2001’s Iowa. Click here to view Slipknot's full UK chart history.
Slipknot knock Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project from the summit, which slips to second place after four consecutive weeks at Number 1.
It’s rare to see a heavy metal album at the top of the UK albums chart: the last time was four years ago, when Iron Maiden’s The Book of Souls hit the top in September 2015. Including Slipknot’s latest, just five heavy metal albums have reached Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this decade. The remaining five are:
Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls (September 2015)
Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King (September 2013)
Black Sabbath – 13 (June 2013)
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier (August 2010)
Look back over every Official UK Number 1 album ever
Elsewhere, indie rock band Feeder secure their ninth Top 10 album Tallulah at Number 4, and Bon Iver open at Number 11 with I,I after an early surprise release on streaming and download platforms. The physical release arrives on August 30.
Rick Ross is new at 18 and earns his fourth UK Top 40 album with Port Of Miami 2, while US rapper/singer Trippie Redd rounds off our new entries with ! going straight in at 19.
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I Am A Stegosaurus
Well, someone obviously read my comment on the update when I mentioned Maiden were the last metal band to get a #1 album 🙂
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Andy Norton
Brilliant. I should check out that album.
thierry henon
So happy Ed isn't this week number 1!! I do hope Bon Iver will crack the top 5 when they got a physical release of their new album!!
Jamie Crampton
Pretty sure Bring Me The Horizon had a number 1 album this year, would've thought they qualified as "metal", although not as much as their earlier stuff.
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spinny
I'd call Amo more power pop or something along those lines. Their first few albums, that is certainly metal, Amo doesn't really have metal at the forefront so much. I'd moreso just call it rock
It's amazing to see another 100% metal album at number 1 either way.
I Am A Stegosaurus
Maybe in that case they're the most recent metal band to get a #1 before this, though not a metal album
Piran
I know a lot of older chart followers are going to be thrilled by this! :)
If it's their first album in nearly two decades, I might have to check it out myself.
Jamie Crampton
It's a brilliant album, much more accessible I think than some of their earlier stuff.
Piran
Sounds good! What tracks would you recommend most from it?
Jamie Crampton
All of them :). Unsainted & Critical Darling are probably the "best" but it's a proper "album" designed to be listened to in full, most of the tracks run into each other \m/
I Am A Stegosaurus
I think Vol 3 is their most accessible
I Am A Stegosaurus
The two Jamie said along with Spiders if you want a more experimental and creepy one. Also nice Avicii pic
I Am A Stegosaurus
BTW it's not their first album in two decades, but their first topper. The most recent before this was in 2014
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Chaz
For the previous comment it's not their first Album in 2 decades but the first to reach no 1 :)
As for songs If you're a relatively new metal head Id recommend staring off with 'Unstained' and 'Nero Forte' They have amazing Riffs and choruses. Once you've understand the general tone Then i'd say listen to the ALbum in order as each song leads into the next smoothly, hope this helps :D
Piran
Hey Chaz! :)
I actually said their first album in "nearly" two years to reach #1, since it's actually been 18 years.
Haha, I occasionally like checking out metal, although it's not my favourite genre.
Anyway, I just heard both of those! 'Unsainted' was a really awesome headbanger, but I think 'Nero Forte's instrumentation needs to grow on me despite a good performance from the frontman.
Overall, thanks to the recommendations from you & Jamie, I'm even more intrigued to check out the album in full!