I agree on the Dream Theater/Nevermore issue as well...Nevermore kick their asses.And,as Famous Amos said,it doesn't matter about the amount of cds sold.The amount of cds sold depends on the promotion that the artist gets.The more a band's music is played on Mtv,mainstream radio,etc.the more cds they are likely to sell...and would it be a good thing if all of the sudden you started seeing Nevermore,Opeth and black and death metal bands playing on MTV and on the radio just so they could sell more cds?I think not.