The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending October 26, 2004, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable):
THE HAUNTED – "rEVOLVEr": 2,890 ISIS – "Panopticon": 2,482 BURY YOUR DEAD – "Cover Your Tracks": 2,147 DIECAST – "Tearing Down Your Blue Skies": 1,588 3 INCHES OF BLOOD – "Advance And Vanquish": 1,035 MORTIIS – "The Grudge": 418 JAG PANZER – "Casting the Stones": 334 CULT OF LUNA – "Salvation": 204