METALLICA Drummer Lars Ulrich On New Album -

METALLICA Drummer Lars Ulrich On New Album - "It's More Progressive And Nuttier, And The Songs Are Longer And Have Lots Of Crazy Guitar Solos"


METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Shay Quillen from Mercurynews.com recently about a number of topics including this weekend's Bridge School Benefit. Lars also provided an update on the band's ninth studio album and working with producer Rick Rubin. It's a change of pace for the band after recording its last four albums with Bob Rock.

"Rick has, obviously, a very different way of doing it," Ulrich says. "Everything about him is about the vibe, how we play with each other, how we connect to each other. He couldn't give a . . . [damn] what the individual sounds are like, or how perfect."
Ulrich says the change has "reinvigorated" the band, which now includes ex-OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Robert Trujillo.

"You know, when you get a little older, you get kind of set in your own ways," says Ulrich, 43. "It's good when the safety net and that whole thing is stripped away from you."

The next album, which Ulrich hopes to have completed by Christmas, follows St. Anger, a 2003 release that divided fans with its harsh, unrelenting sound and its lack of guitar solos.

"Certainly compared to the last record, there's a lot more dynamics and different shades - fast and slow, heavy and lighter," Ulrich says. He adds that the new material has more in common with the band's groundbreaking speed metal of the '80s than its bluesier offerings of the '90s. "It's more progressive and nuttier, and the songs are longer and have lots of crazy guitar solos."

Read more here.

METALLICA Taking Fans Inside New Album SessionsPosted on Monday,

www.Billboard.com reports:

As the September release of it's first album in five years draws near, METALLICA has launched the website "Mission: Metallica" to offer fans a wealth of exclusive content and teasers of new songs.

A preview clip shows the band recording and clowning around in the studio. Fans who sign up will be eligible to "win backstage passes to every show this summer," among other special offers.

"Mission: Metallica" also has a "platinum" level, entitling fans to a copy of the new album delivered on street date, weekly "fly on the wall" video clips, contests to travel to shows and/or Metallica's San Francisco compound, live show downloads, ringtones and more.

Read the full story here.

New METALLICA Album To Feature Ten Songs That Are "Definitely All Over The Place" Says Lars

According to Gary Graff from Billboard.com, METALLICA are "a couple of nips and tucks" away from completing its next album, which is still on target for a September release, according to drummer Lars Ulrich.

During a conference call yesterday (May 15) promoting this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Metallica will headline on June 13, Ulrich told reporters that the group hopes to wrap up work on the album in time for the Memorial Day weekend holiday. Metallica recently met with a graphic designer to begin planning the package, though there's no confirmed title for the album yet and the songs still have working names.

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just nutty, that we were gonna try and have a little more sane environment -- and we've actually, surprising mostly to ourselves, been able to keep to that," Ulrich said. "We've pretty much finished the music now, so all the next level stuff is just starting to go down."

Ulrich said Metallica came into the project with 26 songs, which were knocked down to 14 when the group started working with producer Rick Rubin. There are now 11 slated for the album, though Ulrich said "length issues" might mean one more has to be eliminated.

"These are long songs ... we're talking seven-minute, eight-minute, nine-minute nutty-ass songs," Ulrich revealed. "We don't make them long or short on purpose; you just kind of do what feels natural. We're not really gonna edit them, (so) we're gonna lose another one at some point in the next month or so and probably end up with 10."

Ulrich described the material as "definitely pretty all over the place. There's a lot of variation, a lot of fast, slow, melodic ... kind of hardcore, nutty super-fast speed stuff. It's a little more like how some of the earlier records were a little more dynamic within the songs."

Read more here.

METALLICA Single Is "An Eight-Minute Tour-De-Force That Features Some Of Their Fastest Playing Ever"






According to BW&BK sources, the new METALLICA album is scheduled for release in mid-September. The album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.

Drummer Lars Ulrich told Billboard.com recently that the group hopes to wrap up work on the album in time for the Memorial Day weekend holiday (Monday, May 26th). Metallica recently met with a graphic designer to begin planning the package, though there's no confirmed title for the album yet and the songs still have working names.

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just nutty, that we were gonna try and have a little more sane environment -- and we've actually, surprising mostly to ourselves, been able to keep to that," Ulrich said. "We've pretty much finished the music now, so all the next level stuff is just starting to go down."

Ulrich said Metallica came into the project with 26 songs, which were knocked down to 14 when the group started working with producer Rick Rubin. There are now 11 slated for the album, though Ulrich said "length issues" might mean one more has to be eliminated.

"These are long songs ... we're talking seven-minute, eight-minute, nine-minute nutty-ass songs," Ulrich revealed. "We don't make them long or short on purpose; you just kind of do what feels natural. We're not really gonna edit them, (so) we're gonna lose another one at some point in the next month or so and probably end up with 10."

Ulrich described the material as "definitely pretty all over the place. There's a lot of variation, a lot of fast, slow, melodic ... kind of hardcore, nutty super-fast speed stuff. It's a little more like how some of the earlier records were a little more dynamic within the songs."

Metallica's Mission: Metallica site has posted "fly on the wall" video of the band in the studio, working on their forthcoming new studio album. Check out the footage below:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrGPWYUlZpc&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/90026

METALLICA Butt Heads With Management Over New Album Leaks



METALLICA have issued the following update:

"While we occasionally enjoy reading the various comments, rumors, speculation, reviews, gossip and all the good that the internet brings, rarely do we feel the desire/need to respond to the 'blogosphere' . . . hey, everyone is entitled to have their thoughts and opinions, right? However, once we re-surfaced on Tuesday after a few weeks on tour in Europe, we were informed that someone at Q Prime (our managers) had made the error of asking a few publications to take down reviews of the rough mixes from the new record that were posted on their sites. Our response was 'WHY?!!! Why take down mostly positive reviews of the new material and prevent people from getting psyched about the next record. . . that makes no sense to us!'' So after a few rounds of managerial ear spank and sentencing everyone at Q Prime to 20 push-ups each, we figured why not take matters into our own hands and just post the links here on our site:

Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
The Quietus

You see, we have maintained an 'in the press' section here on Metallica.com for many years now, posting links to reviews of shows, album and DVD releases, and various other tidbits we've come across while surfing around. Some good, some not so good, but we put 'em all up . . . sort of the same way we treat our message boards on this site . . . welcoming all feedback.

So in the spirit of keeping this section current, we've put as many of the reviews of the rough mixes of the new record up here as we could find. If we missed any, let us know . . . and in the meantime, we're always adding, so peruse at your leisure."

As reported yesterday, a mysterious image has appeared at Metallica's official website under the news headline "???". No word whether it's a new band logo or relates to the artwork for the band's forthcoming album, due out in September. Watch fan-created video regarding the photo below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymxHZkeOMmY&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91353

METALLICA Albium Featured In Metal Hammer Podcast

Metal Hammer UK have posted a special METALLICA Podcast at this location where Deputy Editor Caren Gibson "gives a blow-by-blow account of their new record - fresh from a very, very exclusive London listening party."

As previously reported, Metallica have issued the following update at their website regarding press reports of their new album :

"While we occasionally enjoy reading the various comments, rumors, speculation, reviews, gossip and all the good that the internet brings, rarely do we feel the desire/need to respond to the 'blogosphere' . . . hey, everyone is entitled to have their thoughts and opinions, right? However, once we re-surfaced on Tuesday after a few weeks on tour in Europe, we were informed that someone at Q Prime (our managers) had made the error of asking a few publications to take down reviews of the rough mixes from the new record that were posted on their sites. Our response was 'WHY?!!! Why take down mostly positive reviews of the new material and prevent people from getting psyched about the next record. . . that makes no sense to us!'' So after a few rounds of managerial ear spank and sentencing everyone at Q Prime to 20 push-ups each, we figured why not take matters into our own hands and just post the links here on our site:

Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
The Quietus

You see, we have maintained an 'in the press' section here on Metallica.com for many years now, posting links to reviews of shows, album and DVD releases, and various other tidbits we've come across while surfing around. Some good, some not so good, but we put 'em all up . . . sort of the same way we treat our message boards on this site . . . welcoming all feedback.

So in the spirit of keeping this section current, we've put as many of the reviews of the rough mixes of the new record up here as we could find. If we missed any, let us know . . . and in the meantime, we're always adding, so peruse at your leisure."

A mysterious image has appeared at Metallica's official website under the news headline "???". No word whether it's a new band logo or relates to the artwork for the band's forthcoming album, due out in September. Watch fan-created video regarding the photo below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymxHZkeOMmY&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91357

METALLICA - "The First Seven Shows Of Our Little European Vacation Are Now Available For Your Downloading Pleasure"

METALLICA have issued the following update:

"Greetings . . . we're back!! Just a quick note here to let you know that the first seven shows of our little European vacation are now available for your downloading pleasure on www.livemetallica.com. The audio guys are a little tied up prepping for that not so top secret GH thing, so we're a little behind posting the club show from the Basement in Nashville and Bonnaroo, but we promise they will be there very soon . . . by Friday at the latest. Thanks for your patience!"

As previously reported, Metallica have have revealed the title of their new album - Death Magnetic. Set for a September release on Warner Bros., Metallica's Death Magnetic is their first album since 2003's St. Anger and their first with bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined in February of that year.

Death Magnetic is "a stunning, overdue return to the shock and rush of the band's speed-metal monuments, 1984's Ride The Lightning and 1986's Master Of Puppets," according to Rolling Stone.

According to BW&BK sources, the album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.

METALLICA Post More "Fly-On-The-Wall" Studio Footage


METALLICA's Mission: Metallica site has been updated with new footage of the band in the studio working on their upcoming studio album, Death Magnetic, due out in September.

Check out the footage below...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjomTQLEwNM&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91838

Set for a September release on Warner Bros., Metallica's Death Magnetic is their first album since 2003's St. Anger and their first with bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined in February of that year.

Death Magnetic is "a stunning, overdue return to the shock and rush of the band's speed-metal monuments, 1984's Ride The Lightning and 1986's Master Of Puppets," according to Rolling Stone.

According to BW&BK sources, the album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.

METALLICA - New Studio Footage Available

www.MissionMetallica.com has posted new fly-on-the-wall studio footage of METALLICA in the studio. Check it out at this location.

As previously reported, according to the Norway's Platekompaniet, METALLICA will release a Deluxe Box Set of their new album, Death Magnetic in September which includes the Death Magnetic digi, ten-track demo CD, making of Death Magnetic DVD, Death Magnetic flag, Death Magnetic plekter, t-shirt, USB memory stick (enabling digital download of Death Magnetic) and more.

The retailer also lists a five-LP version of Death Magnetic which will be available.

Death Magnetic is "a stunning, overdue return to the shock and rush of the band's speed-metal monuments, 1984's Ride The Lightning and 1986's Master Of Puppets," according to Rolling Stone.

According to BW&BK sources, the album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.

Metallica are featured in BW&BK and metal know-it-all and smart ass Eric Braverman's new TV show, The Greatest Music Ever Created And How It Ruined Our Lives. More on the show here. Check out the first episode below....

METALLICA - New Studio Footage Available

www.MissionMetallica.com has posted new fly-on-the-wall studio footage of METALLICA in the studio. Check it out below or go to this location.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUDmRlN5hQ&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92747

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PeOKwuKBQQ&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92747

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywzmjiKdRs&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92747

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnDaaUYppUM&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92747

METALLICA - The Box Magnetic (Death In A Coffin)

METALLICA have issued the following update in regards to their forthcoming album, Death Magnetic, due out in September:

"For you collector types out there we just had to put together something next level when the new record comes out in the fall . . . how about Death Magnetic in a coffin box?

The special edition box will come out the same day the album does (we'll tell you when that is soon . . . very soon) and will of course include the full CD (duh!), along with everything next level cool relating to Death Magnetic!

Seriously, there will be a CD with the demos of the songs, a DVD of even more "making of the album" footage not seen on Mission: Metallica, a t-shirt only available in this box, a flag, guitar picks, and a fold out poster along with a collector's credit card embossed with a code to redeem a free download of a special European show happening in September (yes, details coming soon!).

We're in the process of wrapping up the artwork now, so we'll be sure to have some things to show soon. The coffin box will only be available through www.metallica.com
, www.metclub.com
, and www.missionmetallica.com
and we'll keep you posted here as to when that will be (soon!)... not all countries will be available at the same time, so keep watching.

As usual, more to come . . . (soon!)"

As previously reported, The following packages will be available in North America:

Digital Death Magnetic:

Digital Death Magnetic first - at 320 KBIT/S delivered at midnight on street date
Downloads of two entire shows from this summer
Almost 2 hrs of additional exclusive fly on the wall footage
250 additional exclusive photos
Ringtones of riffs from the new album
Exclusive Contests: Airfare, hotel, tickets and meet + greet passes for Ozzfest, Reading UK and special listening party for the new album at Band HQ!
$10 off merch or Fan Club membership at www.Metallica.com or MetClub.com

Death Magnetic CD + Digital Death Magnetic:

The Death Magnetic CD with free shipping
Digital Death Magnetic first - at 320 KBIT/S delivered at midnight on street date
Downloads of two entire shows from this summer
Almost 2 hrs of additional exclusive fly on the wall footage
250 additional exclusive photos
Ringtones of riffs from the new album
Exclusive Contests: Airfare, hotel, tickets and meet + greet passes for Ozzfest, Reading UK and special listening party for the new album at Band HQ!
$10 off merch or Fan Club membership at www.Metallica.com or www.MetClub.com

5LP + Lithograph + Death Magnetic CD + Digital Death Magnetic

5 LP 180 gram box with 5 individual sleeves
Mission: Metallica Lithograph
The Death Magnetic CD
FREE shipping on all!!
The Death Magnetic CD with free shipping
Digital Death Magnetic first - at 320 KBIT/S delivered at midnight on street date
Downloads of two entire shows from this summer
Almost 2 hrs of additional exclusive fly on the wall footage
250 additional exclusive photos
Ringtones of riffs from the new album
Exclusive Contests: Airfare, hotel, tickets and meet + greet passes for Ozzfest, Reading UK and special listening party for the new album at Band HQ!
$10 off merch or Fan Club membership at www.Metallica.com or www.MetClub.com

More details can be found here.

Death Magnetic is "a stunning, overdue return to the shock and rush of the band's speed-metal monuments, 1984's Ride The Lightning and 1986's Master Of Puppets," according to Rolling Stone.
According to BW&BK sources, the album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.
Listen to Death Magnetic samples below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYO9hxTVskk&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/92933

METALLICA - An Addition To The Hammett Family

METALLICA's official website reports:

"Kirk and Lani Hammett gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Vincenzo Kainalu on June 28th. Mom and son are doing great. (Angel and Dad are coping)."

As previously reported, and according to Fragland.net, Microsoft has announced that METALLICA will join the Guitar Hero series, and how! Their now album Death Magnetic will be completely downloadable for Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero: World Tour. On top of that this will only be possible for the Xbox360 version.

Metallica have posted the following statement at their official website:

"Death Magnetic," the entire album, available for Guitar Hero too! It's a first in both music and gaming . . . the same day that "Death Magnetic" hits the streets, you'll be able to download every song from the album for Guitar Hero III! We are so psyched that we'll be the first out of the gate with this simultaneous release . . . who knows, maybe a few years from now this will be the norm when your favorite band's new record comes out.

And for those of you who are anxiously awaiting the next Guitar Hero, World Tour, we're ready for that too . . . you will be able to experience Death Magnetic for drums, vocals, and guitar when that game emerges this fall.

Keep watching here for the where, when, and how stuff..."

As previously reported, the following Death Magnetic packages will be available in North America:

Digital Death Magnetic:

Digital Death Magnetic first - at 320 KBIT/S delivered at midnight on street date
Downloads of two entire shows from this summer
Almost 2 hrs of additional exclusive fly on the wall footage
250 additional exclusive photos
Ringtones of riffs from the new album
Exclusive Contests: Airfare, hotel, tickets and meet + greet passes for Ozzfest, Reading UK and special listening party for the new album at Band HQ!
$10 off merch or Fan Club membership at www.Metallica.com or www.MetClub.com

Death Magnetic CD + Digital Death Magnetic:

The Death Magnetic CD with free shipping
Digital Death Magnetic first - at 320 KBIT/S delivered at midnight on street date
Downloads of two entire shows from this summer
Almost 2 hrs of additional exclusive fly on the wall footage
250 additional exclusive photos
Ringtones of riffs from the new album
Exclusive Contests: Airfare, hotel, tickets and meet + greet passes for Ozzfest, Reading UK and special listening party for the new album at Band HQ!
$10 off merch or Fan Club membership at www.Metallica.com or www.MetClub.com

5LP + Lithograph + Death Magnetic CD + Digital Death Magnetic

5 LP 180 gram box with 5 individual sleeves
Mission: Metallica Lithograph
The Death Magnetic CD
FREE shipping on all!!
The Death Magnetic CD with free shipping
Digital Death Magnetic first - at 320 KBIT/S delivered at midnight on street date
Downloads of two entire shows from this summer
Almost 2 hrs of additional exclusive fly on the wall footage
250 additional exclusive photos
Ringtones of riffs from the new album
Exclusive Contests: Airfare, hotel, tickets and meet + greet passes for Ozzfest, Reading UK and special listening party for the new album at Band HQ!
$10 off merch or Fan Club membership at www.Metallica.com or www.MetClub.com

More details can be found here.

Death Magnetic is "a stunning, overdue return to the shock and rush of the band's speed-metal monuments, 1984's Ride The Lightning and 1986's Master Of Puppets," according to Rolling Stone.

According to BW&BK sources, the album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.


Listen to Death Magnetic samples below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYO9hxTVskk&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/93280

l'album sortira le 15/09 et sera disponible en prévente, en coffret avec un coupon pour récupérer l'album lors de sa sortie (en physique, et en téléchargement 24H avant).
Le coffret donnerait en plus accès à cela sur www.missionMetallica.com :
3 concerts US en diffusion intégrale (streaming)
+ programme special "Kill'em All" de 30 minutes
+ téléchargement de riffs et extraits du nouvel album
+ galeries de 20 mini films de 2 minutes
+ galerie de 120 clips de 30 secondes
+ galerie de 300 photos (2 photos inédites par jour)
+ Concours : rencontre avec le groupe

la pochette

METALLICA - New Single To Exclusively Premier In The UK This Thursday; Another "Little Taste Of Death" Now Available

METALLICA have posted another "little taste of death" at their official website - the second short excerpt of a Death Magnetic track can be heard here (Windows Media Player/Real Player).

BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe presents the exclusive radio premier of Metallica's 'The Day That Never Comes' single, this Thursday, August 21st. His program runs from 7 - 9 PM (UK time). More on the show here.

As previously reported, Metallica have posted a "little taste of death" at their official website - the short excerpt of a Death Magnetic track can be heard here (Windows Media Player/Real Player).

Metallica recently finished mixing and mastering Death Magnetic which hits the streets worldwide on Friday, September 12th. The album was produced by Rick Rubin (SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPERS) and recorded at Sound City Studios, Shangri La Studios, and the band's very own HQ.

The complete tracklisting:

'That Was Just Your Life',
'The End Of The Line',
'Broken, Beat & Scarred',
'The Day That Never Comes',
'All Nightmare Long',
'Cyanide',
'The Unforgiven III',
'The Judas Kiss',
'Suicide & Redemption',
'My Apocalypse'

voici une chronique de rolling Stone, en attendant l'album :

Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt has posted a review of METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", at this location. He writes, "Half of 'Death Magnetic''s tracks are over seven minutes long, with song structures that are not so much "verse/chorus/verse" as 'long intro/heavy jam/verse/even heavier jam/chorus/bridge/wild solo/outro.' This feels like the right move for an era where Guitar Hero is the new rock radio. And it's not as if Top 40 stations were going to slip in METALLICA between CHRIS BROWN and the JONAS BROTHERS, anyway. These songs rarely feel too long: At their best, they combine the melodic smarts of METALLICA's mature work with the fully armed-and-operational battle power of their early days. 'The End of the Line' is a freight-train rocker with a ricocheting riff and lyrics about a doomed, drug-addicted star. It builds to a frantic guitar duel between Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield, a wah-wah-crazed solo and, finally, a bridge that feels like an entirely new song. And the spectacular 'All Nightmare Long' — a thematic sequel of sorts to 'Enter Sandman' — combines relentless 'Master of Puppets' guitars with a Black Album-worthy chorus."

Read the entire review at :
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/22723926/review/22787142/death_magnetic

METALLICA Deluxe Ticket Package Includes Copy Of Death Magnetic


According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA is offering a Death Magnetic Experience pre-sale ticket package between now and September 13th, the official general on-sale date for tickets to the band's upcoming North American tour. Members of the group's fan club have already had first crack at tickets, and now American Express cardholders will get their shot on Monday and Tuesday (September 8th and September 9th), followed by a general public pre-sale on Wednesday (September 10th). The package includes purchase of up to four tickets with better seating, a free download of the show you attend at LiveMetallica.com, and delivery "right to your door" of the band's new CD, Death Magnetic. The pre-sale ends at midnight on September 12th.

Metallica will kick off its first indoor North American tour on October 21st in Glendale, Arizona, with shows booked through the end of January.

A statement by the band noted: "For each ticket you buy, you get a copy of the album. If you purchase four tickets, you get four copies of the CD. Don't need four copies? Give one to your friends, your mom, or a random dude on the street... just spread the new album to as many ears as possible."

Metallica are currently streaming six full songs from their new album, Death Magnetic, on their official website. Tracks on offer are 'The Day That Never Comes', 'My Apocalypse', 'Cyanide, 'All Nightmare Long, 'Broken, Beat & Scarred' and 'The Judas Kiss'.

Death Magnetic is due out on September 12th.

METALLICA Poised For No. 1 Debut In The US

According to Geoff Mayfield from Billboard.biz, a title missing from last week's Nielsen SoundScan Building charts is destined to be the next No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as METALLICA's new Death Magnetic has a shot at half million opener.

The band's first album through Warner Bros. was absent from SoundScan's interim charts, because the set had an off-cycle Friday street date of Sept. 12, in order to accommodate a global release date. SoundScan's Friday Building chart reflects sales from nine leading accounts through close of business on Thursday.

An informed source estimates the album will start in the neighborhood of 450,000-500,000 copies, with one unpredictable variable being a ticket/album bundle offered by Ticketmaster. The album was also packaged with "Guitar Hero" at Best Buy, sold through "Guitar Hero" platforms Xbox and Playstation and packaged with a Metallica-branded set of headphones by Skull Candy.

Metallica's last studio album, St. Anger, also had a Friday release in 2003, but in that case, the off-cycle street date was a rushed release, which the band's long-time label, Elektra, said was motivated by Internet leaks. Albums in the U.S. generally hit the market on Tuesdays.

St. Anger sold 419,000 copies during that abbreviated three-day window, securing its fourth chart-topping start on the Billboard 200. By the end of its first full week of sales, that set rang 780,000 units in its first 10 days on the market.

Metallica's last chart appearance was for soundtrack EP Some Kind of Monster, which debuted No. 37 in 2004.

If projections hold, Death will be the seventh Metallica album in the Nielsen SoundScan era to start with more 300,000 copies in its first frame.

METALLICA Among Nominees For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame


The Associated Press reports:

RUN-D.M.C. could 'Walk This Way' right into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

The 1980s rap act is among nine nominees announced today for next year's induction class at the Hall in Cleveland.

The others are: METALLICA, THE STOOGES, guitarist JEFF BECK, singer WANDA JACKSON, LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS, WAR, BOBBY WOMACK, and disco and R&B group CHIC.

Chic is the only nominee back from last year's ballot.

The five leading vote-getters will be announced in January and inducted next April in Cleveland.

The ceremony typically has been held in New York but is returning to Cleveland for the first time in more than a decade.

More than 500 musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote on the inductions.

METALLICA - "Cleveland Rocks!"

It was announced this week that METALLICA are among nine nominees announced for next year's induction class at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

The band check in with the following message:

"We're honored to be among the nine nominees being considered for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . . . has it really been 25 years since our first record came out? Yeah, that's the criteria to be nominated and we're keeping company this year with JEFF BECK, CHIC, WANDA JACKSON, LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS, RUN D.M.C., THE STOOGES, WAR and BOBBY WOMACK.

Of course we don't know yet if we're really in... the official inductees for this year are not announced until January 2009. So as we always say, keep watching here for more info. The big ceremony will be held April 4th, 2009 in Cleveland.

For more info, check out www.rockhall.com ."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ5zXXUJsyc&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/97411

METALLICA Move 329,000 Copies Of Death Magnetic In First Week In The US

Hits Daily Double are reporting that METALLICA's new album, Death Magnetic, sold 329,000 copies in the US in it's first full week of release. The album will maintain the #1 spot on next week's Billboard 200 chart.

It was announced this week that Metallica are among nine nominees announced for next year's induction class at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

The band check in with the following message:

"We're honored to be among the nine nominees being considered for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . . . has it really been 25 years since our first record came out? Yeah, that's the criteria to be nominated and we're keeping company this year with JEFF BECK, CHIC, WANDA JACKSON, LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS, RUN D.M.C., THE STOOGES, WAR and BOBBY WOMACK.

Of course we don't know yet if we're really in... the official inductees for this year are not announced until January 2009. So as we always say, keep watching here for more info. The big ceremony will be held April 4th, 2009 in Cleveland.