Power Trip climbed two separate Apple Music charts with their masterful trash metal, 2017 album 'Nightmare Logic', following the death of singer Riley Gale, Loudwire reports. 'Nightmare Logic' topped the Metal Albums chart, outselling classics such as Metallica’s 'Black Album' and Tool’s 'Lateralus'. Power Trip’s debut full length, 'Manifest Decimation', also surpassed those albums, hitting No. 2 on the Metal Albums chart. On the Rock Albums chart, 'Nightmare Logic' and 'Manifest Decimation' nabbed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively, outselling the Beatles’ 1 compilation and 'Greatest Hits' records by Journey, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac.

Riley Gale, frontman of the acclaimed Texas thrash metal band Power Trip, has tragically died at the age of 34, Blabbermouth reported. Since their formation in 2008, Power Trip have been among the leaders of a new wave of thrash metal, with a sound bridging thrash and hardcore punk. They’ve built up a substantial following, although they only released two albums, thanks in large part to their electrifying live shows. Countless musicians, labels, festival organizers, venues, writers, photographers, and others in the hardcore and metal communities have been paying tribute to Riley - Deafheaven, Code Orange, Creeping Death, Ice-T, Hatebreed, Thursday... Brooklyn Vegan picks out 5 great live Power Trip videos. Guardian lovingly said Gale "mixed philosophy, economics and genuine empathy into a searingly potent vision for a better world".