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METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic' Tops Canadian Chart

September 17, 2008

"Death Magnetic", the ninth studio album from METALLICA, is the top-selling album in Canada this week, debuting at No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan Top Current Albums chart with sales of over 81,000 copies in just three days. "Death Magnetic" hit shelves in Canada on a Friday instead of the traditional release date of Tuesday in order to accommodate a simultaneous worldwide release date. Canadian sales of "Death Magnetic" were the biggest in the world per capita.

"Death Magnetic" is METALLICA's first studio album since 2003's multi-platinum "St. Anger", which also debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries, including Canada, and to date has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. "Death Magnetic", helmed by legendary producer Rick Rubin (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, JOHNNY CASH, BEASTIE BOYS),was released worldwide on Friday, September 12, and despite only being in stores for three days, debuted at No. 1 in Canada and the US, as well as in Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden, with more No.1 rankings from other countries expected as the charts roll in. The album's lead single, "The Day That Never Comes" has been a runaway hit at Canadian rock radio, which is especially impressive since it is almost eight minutes in length.

"Death Magnetic" sold nearly half a million copies in the United States in just a three-day sales window to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The band's first studio album since 2003 moved 490,000 copies in its abbreviated frame, scheduled off-cycle on a Friday to accommodate a worldwide release date.

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