Question: What rock band signed to Def American Recordings in 1989, shipped 500,000 copies of their third album reaching gold status? 

Context articles: Loliwe
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
Danzig (album)
Killswitch Engage discography
Bangin' on Wax
Danzig II: Lucifuge
Hotter than Hell (album)
The Black Crowes
Amorica
Drinking from the Sun

Loliwe (English: "The Train") is the debut studio album by South African singer-songwriter Zahara, released on 6 September 2011.
 The album's production was handled by Robbie Malinga and Mojalefa Thebe.
 Georgyn Kanana made a guest appearance on it.
 The album was supported by the singles "Loliwe" and "Ndiza".
 It sold over 20,000 copies and reached gold status within 72 hours of its release.
 Four weeks after it was released, the album sold 210,000 copies in South Africa.
 Furthermore, "Loliwe" sold 350,000 copies after four months of being on the market.
 It is the second fastest selling album in South African history behind Brenda Fassie's "Memeza", which sold over 500,000 copies.
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill is the third album by Glenn Danzig's band Danzig, and the highest to chart at the time of its release in 1992 on Def American Recordings.
 It was reissued in 1998 by Def American's successor, American Recordings.
Danzig is the debut album of the American heavy metal band Danzig, released in August, 1988.
 The album was the first release on producer Rick Rubin's new label Def American Recordings.
 Def American's successor, American Recordings reissued the album in the United States and United Kingdom in 1998.
 It remains the band's best-selling album having been certified Gold in the U.S. in 1994, and has since been certified Platinum.
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts.
 Their discography consists of seven studio albums, one video album, and nineteen singles.
 Formed with 1999, the band signed with Ferret Music, and released their self-titled debut album in 2000.
 They then signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records, releasing "Alive or Just Breathing" in 2002.
 The album peaked at number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.
 Their third album, 2004's "The End of Heartache", peaked at number 21 on the "Billboard" 200, and sold 38,000 copies in its first week of release.
 The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2007, denoting shipments of over 500,000 copies.
Bangin' on Wax is the debut album by American Hip hop group Bloods & Crips.
 The album was released in 1993 for Dangerous Records.
 Bangin' on Wax was a success, making it to #86 on the "Billboard" 200.
 Four singles were released ""Bangin' on Wax"", ""Piru Love"", ""Crip, Crip, Crip"" and ""Steady Dippin'"".
 The album has sold over 500,000 copies, reaching Gold status.
 Music videos were made for "Bangin' on Wax", "Piru Love" and "Steady Dippin"'.
 The album was produced by Ronnie Ron, DJ Battlecat, Siilski, Tweedy Bird Loc and J. Stank.
Danzig II: Lucifuge is the second album by American heavy metal band Danzig.
 It was released in 1990 on Def American Recordings and was reissued in the USA and UK in 1998 by Def American's successor, American Recordings.
Hotter Than Hell is the second studio album by American rock band Kiss, released on October 22, 1974 by Casablanca Records.
 It was certified gold on June 23, 1977, having shipped 500,000 copies.
 The album was re-released in 1997 in a remastered version.
 It peaked on the "Billboard" 200 charts at No. 100, without the benefit of a hit single.
 Many of the album's songs are live staples for the band, including "Got to Choose", "Parasite", "Hotter Than Hell", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" and "Watchin' You".
The Black Crowes were an American rock band formed in 1989.
 Their discography includes eight studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles.
 The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker", the following year.
 The follow-up, "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion", reached the top of the "Billboard" 200 in 1992.
Amorica (styled amorica.
 on the album cover) is the third studio album by The Black Crowes.
 Spawned from their unreleased scrapped album "Tall", "Amorica" was released in late 1994 on American Recordings and reissued in the UK in 1998 with two bonus tracks.
 The record notably featured a sexually explicit cover that displayed a woman's crotch wearing a United States flag thong with pubic hair sticking out, taken from the cover of the July 1976 issue of "Hustler" magazine.
 The album was subsequently banned from chain stores like Walmart and Kmart, resulting in the cover being censored with a solid black background, displaying only the thong.
 "Amorica" reached gold status in the United States, shipping 500,000 copies.
Drinking from the Sun is the sixth studio album by Australian hip hop group the Hilltop Hoods.
 The album was released on 9 March 2012.
 The album's first single, "I Love It", was released on 25 November 2011, and features vocals from fellow South Australian and Adelaide-born singer-songwriter Sia Furler.
 The album debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart reaching gold status on its first day, making it Hilltop Hood's third consecutive chart-topping album.
 The album is certified double platinum in Australia.