Tours with popular metal bands such as Pantera, Slayer and Morbid Angel saw the album sell in excess of 100,000 copies in the US, a relatively low number for a major label group at the time.
tˈʊɹz wɪð pˈɑːpjʊlɚ mˈɛɾəl bˈændz sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈæntɚɹə, slˈeɪɚɹ ænd mˈɔːɹbɪd ˈeɪndʒəl sˈɔː ðɪ ˈælbəm sˈɛl ɪn ɛksˈɛs ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈɑːpɪz ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs, ɐ ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli lˈoʊ nˈʌmbɚ fɚɹə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈeɪbəl ɡɹˈuːp æt ðə tˈaɪm.