If you are unaware of the CSPC method, you will get the full idea within just a pair of minutes. In the first place, there is this Scribe video posted below. There are two ways to understand this revolutionary concept. The Commensurate Sales to Popularity Concept (CSPC)
Of course, if you are a regular visitor feel free to skip the video and get into the numbers directly. I fully recommend watching it before getting into the sales figures. If you are not yet familiar with the CSPC method, below is a nice and short video of explanations. In fact, it will also determine their true popularity.
This concept will not only bring you sales information for all Metallica‘ s albums, physical and download singles, as well as audio and video streaming. How does this stack in terms of cumulative sales up to date?Īs usual, I’ll be using the Commensurate Sales to Popularity Concept in order to relevantly gauge their results. Anger and Lulu, which alienated a good part of their entire fanbase, haven’t prevent them from continuing to comeback and be successful once again. Their longevity is brilliant and even flops like St. It’s still insanely huge to continue to hit #1 with massive sales with every new album 36 years after they issued their debut album, 1983’s Kill ‘Em All. These factors, in combination with the big market numbers of the 90s, shot Metallica‘s sales through the roof.
Lastly, they are an absolute reference for the metal world, meaning that any teenager who wants to get into this music genre will most likely do so by buying one of their LPs. Additionally, they still get big airplay, even more so in North America. In fact, the band never put a compilation on the market, making it an imperative for their fans and casual listeners to buy multiple studio albums. Most things converged in their favor and allowed the American group to become one of the biggest sellers in the entire world. Let’s review their impressive numbers from the very start up to date.Ĭommercially speaking, Metallica‘s career is especially remarkable for their huge back catalogue sales since the 90s. Currently in the final phase of their 159-dates WorldWired Tour, the band proved with their last album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct that they remain hugely popular. It was almost as if the empty chair was awaiting its next victim - or at least suggesting that you'd better strap yourself in before putting the record on.From the Four Horsemen to the Metal Kings, the road has been very long for rock legends Metallica. Though quite a bit cheesier (if we're being honest) than Kill 'Em All's cover image, there was an intriguing aspect to it, as well. With its connotations of primal violence, unleashed energy and unexpected thrills, the phrase also seemed to describe Metallica's musical approach, and the group soon adopted it as a suitable title for its new album.Ĭreated by AD Artists with direction from the band, Ride the Lightning's cover featured an electric chair suspended amid a dark blue sky, with bolts of electricity emanating from a glowing Metallica logo. When Hammett mentioned the evocative phrase to James Hetfield, it motivated the frontman to pen the song "Ride the Lightning," which he wrote from the standpoint of a convicted murderer sentenced to die in the electric chair. Video of Metallica " For Whom the Bell Tolls" at Golden Gods 2013 When Lloyd asks what happens then, an exasperated Devins replies, "Why, then you go on to Death Row at state prison and just enjoy all that good food until it's time to ride the lightning." Supreme Court, if necessary - though he expects the court will quickly reject the appeal.
Lloyd's lawyer, Andy Devins, outlines the upcoming trial process for his none-too-bright client while he expects the jury to find him guilty, Devins says he'll appeal the decision all the way up to the U.S. In King's novel, career petty criminal Lloyd Henreid finds himself incarcerated in the maximum-security wing of the Phoenix municipal jail, following a drug-fueled murder spree across the southwest. I was reading the book The Stand by Stephen King, waiting to do my parts, and I read that phrase." "It was when we were recording the first album, when we were staying the house of this guy named Gary Zefting. "I was the one who spotted the phrase 'Ride the lightning,'" he told Metal Hammer in 2016. While bassist Cliff Burton's burst of anti-industry frustration had given Metallica the name of their previous album, it was Hammett's horror obsession that ultimately inspired Ride the Lightning's title.