How Many Albums Have They Sold?

[Drew-ou812]

In the CoB gallery I saw one of the members (can't remember who) holding up a gold record. What's the count on record sales for "Are You Dead Yet?" in America? I'm assuming it's over 500,000. I've gotta say that's impressive for a black metal band to do especially in the US.

 

[Enemy242]

for a black metal band to do especially

 

[-Rivfader-]

OMG hahahahahaha

 

[Zarok666]

I'm assuming it's over 500,000.

Almost. The album sold 5,000 copies in the US and entered the charts at #195. Way too commercial if you ask me...

 

[Elysian893]

over 500,000 hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha, 500 is closer to the truth than 500,000

 

[Lari]

I hope you're a troll. I read somewhere they've sold 200k worldwide before AYDY

 

[Wings of a dream]

500,000 downloads in America? True....
500,000 sold in America? Hmmmm I don´t think so

 

[SILENT(-)SCREAM]

omg this cant be happening ENOUGH NEW MEMBERS!!!!!!!

 

[HauknessX]

The album sold 5,000 copies in the US and entered the charts at #195. Way too commercial if you ask me...

are you saying they sold too many records in the US? and blaming them for selling them? i really hope not.

 

[Elysian893]

are you saying they sold too many records in the US? and blaming them for selling them? i really hope not.

its called sarcasm, embrace it.

 

[skebaa]

Alexi told in this magazine------> www.soundi.fi that follow the reaper has sold 20 000 or something like that in united states...I dont know what's the situation now.

 

[Nick Brookes]

what would you call selling a good amount?

 

[Noble Viking]

Well to put things into perspective, Dream Theater's newest album Octovarium is the best selling cd in the "hard rock" category with sales at 180,000 in the U.S. alone (source August 05 Burrn! Magazine). Bodom has probably sold under 25,000 for an album like HCDR, and maybe a little more for the other albums because they been out longer....I'm just speculating though so uhhh Ignore this post :Spin:

 

[HauknessX]

its called sarcasm, embrace it.

ahh true. sarcasm is difficult to pick up via the internet, my bad

 

[BlackenedDawn]

I love the laughing for the "Black Metal" remark. You know when I first heard of Bodom they were labeled EVERYWHERE as a BM band. And if you actually listen to Something Wild and Hatebreeder, you can see where the label came from. I remember when FTR was first released (In Europe, it took almost 3 years to come to America) people were saying it wasn't "black metal enough." Everyone's a critic. Bodom = BODOM. nuff said. Cheers!

 

[Serephidian*]

Send in the clowns.

 

[Nick Brookes]

hehehehe he said clowns

 

[Jani Laiho]

500,000 downloads in America? True....
500,000 sold in America? Hmmmm I don´t think so

couldn't have said it better, man. im getting kind of annoyed with some of these new members....technically im new, i mean ive been here for like a year but....fuck! these kids are douchebags!!! lol

btw wings, are you gonna be in atlanta again this year for bodom? i'td be bad ass to see you again bro

 

[derek]

The silver/gold/platinum records are different for each country, relative to population. Chances are thats a finnish gold record. The finnish are mad for metal and with it having a reasonably small population it is easier to attain a gold record that it would be in, say, the US where the population is MUCH higher and thus the criteria for getting gold record is also proportionally larger.

hope that helps.

 

[Leandro]

newb<>n00b
I'm a newb but my brains are mine to command
I've heard something wild sold platinum in finland.