SOUNDSCAN REPORT: TAPROOT, STRYPER

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending August 23, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (All figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable):

TAPROOT – "Blue-Sky Research": 28,000 (#33)
STRYPER – "Reborn": 8,000 (#111)