Before revealing the results of this new TOP WAVES, let's have a look at the official sales ranking in France (source Snep) in the genres we are interested in on Music Waves
Metallica comes in third place with "72 seasons
Depeche Mode's "Memento Mori" remains at number 8
Maneskin's "Rush" is 19th
Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" Live at Wembley is 21st
Muse's "Will of the People" is 66th
Joe Bonamassa's "Tales of Time" is 75th
"Trouble and Their Double Lives" by Cradle of Filth enters at #83
"Mercury Act I" by Imagine Dragons is 84th
"Rökflote" by Jethro Tull is at number 90
TOP WAVES - GENERAL
It's not Metallica that arrives in first position but Hypno5e with its new album that "navigates on a rollercoaster alternating calm passages and intense fury. "Sheol" offers a music apart, cinematic, mature and powerful" (ThibautK)
HYPNO5E Sheol
Still no Metallica at the second place which finally goes to Empyre.
"With this intense and captivating "Relentless", Empyre succeeds in a real master stroke. A must listen." (Newf)
EMPYRE Relentless
Metallica still inherits the third place.
"Despite some flaws, "72 Seasons" is a very recommendable album from a Metallica that keeps a nice energy in the service of an efficient velocity thrash." (Noise)
METALLICA 72 Seasons
The detailed ranking
HYPNO5E: Sheol (Others Extreme) 18
EMPYRE: Relentless (Alternative Rock) 16
METALLICA: 72 Seasons (Heavy Metal) 12
STOMB: Massive Disturbed Meta Art (Progressive Metal) 11
OVERHEAD: Telepathic Minds (Progressive Rock) 10
ANTIMATTER: A Profusion Of Thought (Atmospheric Rock) 10
FALL OUT BOY: So Much (for) Stardust (Alternative Rock) 9
OVERKILL: Scorched (Thrash) 7
JETHRO TULL: Rökflöte (Rock) 6
JIRFIYA: W (Progressive Metal) 6
IHSAHN: Fascination Street Sessions (Progressive Metal) 5
THE DAMNED: Darkadelic (Rock) 5
LUCA SCHERANI: Everything's Changing (Progressive Rock) 5
LORDI: Screem Writers Guild (Heavy Metal) 4
POP EVIL: Skeleton (Hard Rock) 4
INNER PROSPEKT: Canvas Three (Progressive Rock) 3
IRIST: Gloria (Metalcore) 3
AHAB: The Coral Tombs (Doom) 3
UNITED PROGRESSIVE FRATERNITY: Planetary Overload - Part 2: Hope (Progressive Rock) 3
ATAN: Ugly Monster (Progressive Metal) 2
25 YARD SCREAMER: Nemesis (Progressive Rock) 1
LORNA SHORE: Pain Remains (Death Metal) 1
TOP WAVES - METAL
Hypno5e and Metallica logically share the first two places of this month's TOP WAVES METAL.
The third place goes to Ihsahn who "in only three tracks, shows us once again the extent of his talent with this very short EP "Fascination Street Sessions". (Newf)
IHSAHN Fascination Street Sessions
The detailed ranking
HYPNO5E: Sheol (Others Extreme) 20
METALLICA: 72 Seasons (Heavy Metal) 20
IHSAHN: Fascination Street Sessions (Progressive Metal) 12
LORDI: Screem Writers Guild (Heavy Metal) 11
OVERKILL: Scorched (Thrash) 11
JIRFIYA: W (Progressive Metal) 9
STOMB: Massive Disturbed Meta Art (Progressive Metal) 8
AHAB: The Coral Tombs (Doom) 6
ATAN: Ugly Monster (Progressive Metal) 6
IRIST: Gloria (Metalcore) 5
BAD OMENS: The Death Of Peace Of Mind (Metal Alternatif) 4
MEDEVIL: Mirror In The Darkness (Heavy Metal) 3
LORNA SHORE: Pain Remains (Death Metal) 1
SLEEPING ROMANCE: We All Are Shadows (Melodic Metal) 1
TOP WAVES - ROCK
The TOP WAVES ROCK naturally goes to Empyre, which precedes the latest Overhead.
"With "Telepathic Minds", Overhead offers us a sweet treat able to gather and convince all the audiences of the progressive sphere, both accessible and complex, while revisiting many styles associated with the genre." (Tonyb)
OVERHEAD Telepathic Minds
And the third place goes to Fall Out Boy.
"Five years later, Fall Out Boy are back to their roots, unfortunately losing a guitarist at the time of releasing this "So Much (for) Stardust", which is nevertheless jubilant and full of catchy tracks." (Nist)
FALL OUT BOY So Much (for) Stardust
The detailed ranking
EMPYRE: Relentless (Alternative Rock) 20
OVERHEAD: Telepathic Minds (Progressive Rock) 18
FALL OUT BOY: So Much (for) Stardust (Alternative Rock) 14
JETHRO TULL: Rökflöte (Rock) 11
ANTIMATTER: A Profusion Of Thought (Atmospheric Rock) 11
7TH CRYSTAL: Wonderland (Hard Rock Melodique) 9
POP EVIL: Skeleton (Hard Rock) 8
UNITED PROGRESSIVE FRATERNITY: Planetary Overload - Part 2: Hope (Progressive Rock) 7
LUCA SCHERANI: Everything's Changing (Progressive Rock) 5
INNER PROSPEKT: Canvas Three (Progressive Rock) 4
SAXON: More Inspirations (Hard Rock) 4
THE DAMNED: Darkadelic (Rock) 2
JOHN DIVA & THE ROCKETS OF LOVE: The Big Easy (Hard Rock) 2
MIKE TRAMP: For Første Gang (Rock) 1
25 YARD SCREAMER: Nemesis (Progressive Rock) 1
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