Puscifer, Conditions of My Parole (Puscifer Entertainment) #26, 12,110 sold On another note, what’s up with that album cover? While TV On The Radio guitarist Dave Sitek played bass on most of the album, Chris Chaney (who appeared on Strays) has returned as the band’s touring bassist. Jane’s Addiction, The Great Escape Artist (Capitol) #12, 23,540 sold So for all the crap they’ve gone through to make The Great Escape (which TV On The Radio guitarist Dave Sitek played bass on), Jane’s Addiction should be pleased with their first week sales. Since reuniting in 2008, the band parted ways with original bassist Eric Avery, was joined by Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan, and then parted ways with McKagan after only 6 months. And on top of that, it hasn’t exactly been easy for Jane’s Addiction leading up to the album’s release. First, need we remind you how much has changed since 2003? Almost no one sells as many copies of an album as they did eight years ago. However, The Great Escape Artist’s first week is a major success for Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro for many reasons. Though their fourth studio album The Great Escape Artist (really, it’s only their fourth!) cracks the top fifteen in its first week, it also sells considerably less than 2003’s Strays (which sold around 110,500 copies in its first week and debuted at #4). Out of the five hard rock/metal releases to debut on the charts this week, the top release comes from alt rock legends Jane’s Addiction. Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.

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