Testament Record Sales
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one man
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I couldn't tell. Even if they had been, they've completely discredited themselves with that statement.
Lmfao Imagine if that was true. If it was "true", then Testament EASILY sold 30-35 million.
one man
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Yeah! Go figure. Anyway, thanks to sites like that it's hard to get any credible info in the Internet.
I wonder how much they both truley sold worldwide. Testament I would not have a hard time believing selling over 10 million
Oh man! Lmao you think Overkill selling 25 million is exaggerating! This dude claims that Testament sold over 60 million worldwide.
one man
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where are guys like that coming from? So I'm guessing Metallica sold 700 million according to him...I hope you'll eventually find some reliable sources in your research, but as you can see you have to sift through a lot of b/s.
I hope you'll eventually find some reliable sources in your research, but as you can see you have to sift through a lot of b/s.
You should see his "evidence" lmfao
http://www.thisishowmuchTestamentsoldyoudumbfuck.com/
one man
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http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1084475/testament-digs-in-with-dark-roots-of-earth
Have you seen this? That's an interview from a year ago. Billboard says Testament has sold 1.4 million albums in the United States during the SoundScan era (1991-2012). As you know, in 2004 they were reported to have sold 1,123,801 since 1991 (sludgescans). That would mean only a 300k increase in 8 years. But when you consider they only had one album out during that time, it's not that bad.
Additionally, they said that Formation sold 84,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. I don't know how fresh that info was, but in September Eric said it reached 100k (the Decibel Magazine interview quoted by Pascal).
Have you seen this? That's an interview from a year ago. Billboard says Testament has sold 1.4 million albums in the United States during the SoundScan era (1991-2012). As you know, in 2004 they were reported to have sold 1,123,801 since 1991 (sludgescans). That would mean only a 300k increase in 8 years. But when you consider they only had one album out during that time, it's not that bad.
Additionally, they said that Formation sold 84,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. I don't know how fresh that info was, but in September Eric said it reached 100k (the Decibel Magazine interview quoted by Pascal).
one man
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According to BBM:
The info isn't very accurate (how many copies per which record, Soundscan-era or not), but still better than nothing.
The info isn't very accurate (how many copies per which record, Soundscan-era or not), but still better than nothing.
Wow that's pretty good 84,000 in 4 years. It probably hit 100,000 by now. And 1.4 million? That's a good increase. Awesome find!
one man
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Yeah, it hit 100,000 a while ago, according to Eric who seems to be the best informed person in the band. I hope Dark Roots will do it next year at the latest.
Probably in the next year and a half. Although if they make another album it'll probably be quicker since new albums sometimes generate a sales boost from a band's previous albums.
Man you've gotta see these nut jobs. I thought they were just trolling but they legit think Testament sold 60 million and that they're bigger then Metallica in Africa.
http://forums.metalsludge.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=286427&p=6110786#p6110786
http://forums.metalsludge.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=286427&p=6110786#p6110786
They are truly bigger than Metallica in Africa, they even had a tour with Beatles as special guests but it sadly fell through.
Roflmao Yeah! Oh did you hear Megadeth sold over 2 billion worldwide?? Paul Macartney and Ozzy begged Dave Mustaine to tour with them a couple years ago but he deemed them unworthy of touring with him.
Tss, you´re just making stuff up. Why destroy a serious discussion about Testament sales with nonsens.
Tss, you´re just making stuff up. Why destroy a serious discussion about Testament sales with nonsens.
I'm serious man! Its not nonsense. Megadeth's outsold Metallica in MANY parts of the world. Metallica is more popular in America but Megadeth rules Germany, Africa, China, and South America. And they've never been to China because of their massive popularity, they'd go CRAZY for them over there. Half of the population owns at least 1 Megadeth record. They're worshiped at GODS over there. Dave Ellesfon has his own temple outside Beijing. Also it's "Nonsense" not "nonsens".
