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Metallica
Metallica


Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s) Heavy Metal
Thrash Metal
Hard Rock
Speed Metal
Years active 1981—present
Label(s) Elektra Records
Vertigo Records
Associated acts Megadeth
Echobrain
Spastik Children
Leather Charm
Exodus
Ozzy Osbourne
Website Website
Members
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Robert Trujillo
Former members
Ron McGovney
Dave Mustaine
Cliff Burton
Jason Newsted



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Metallica Maintain Second Week Atop The Billboard Charts

September 25, 2008
Metallica Maintain Second Week Atop The Billboard ChartsMetallica has maintained their second week atop the Billboard charts with their first effort in 5 years, ‘Death Magnetic’.

The band has sold 337,000 in its second week of release with total record sales at 827,000 since it hit shelves on September 12 in the U.S.

Coming in at #2 for the week is Ne-Yo’s latest effort, ‘Year Of The Gentleman’ with 250,000 copies sold.

Rounding out at the top 5 are Nelly’s ‘Brass Knuckles’ at number 3 selling 84,000 copies, Kid Rock’s ‘Rock N Roll Jesus’ at number 4 with 64,000 copies sold and Darius Rucker, former lead singer of Hootie and The Blowfish, at number 5 with his album ‘Live to Learn’, selling 60,000 copies.

(by Victoria Tsigonis)



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