The record is on track to take the number one slot on the top U.S. album charts this week!
Sales data is being released on Wednesday, but according to preliminary estimates, their new album will make it big.
According to many sources, Death Magnetic is said to have sold 450,000 – 500,000 copies last week, even though the album was only on sale for three days.
Their last album, "St. Anger", also sold very well during its first week of release, selling 419,000 copies in just three days as well.
Something that might be helping Metallica is the fact that some stores, like Best Buy, are bundling the album with Guitar Hero and even with some Metallica headphones.
Ticketmaster is also offering a ticket/album deal for buyers.
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