Death Magnetic by Metallica Sales Increase

On Australian charts Mtallica grab the no.1 spot. The band sold 60,000 copies in just eight days. Their album “Death Magnetic” becomes the fastest-selling album of the year.

Death Magnetic also claimed No.1 in the UK and is expected to top the US charts tomorrow.

As they campaigned their way to fight against pop and hip hop music over the recent years, , the much-anticipated new releases from Metallica and AC/DC signal men with guitars are back in a big way.

The sales explosion has given record labels and music retailers something to smile about for the first time in two years, with Death Magnetic the highest-selling record in one week since Damien Leith's post-Idol compilation The Winner's Journey in December 2006.

Four other Metallica albums were propelled into the ARIA top 50, confirming that a fresh release - the first new record in five years - from the legendary metal act reignites passion for their back catalogue.

And their rock heirs are benefiting from the shift from pop to rock.

‘Death Magnetic’ will sell around 329,000 units this week in America.

Paul Stinger writes for Musicobsession, a website that offers a wide array of vinyl discs, rare vinyl lps, cds, and dvds.

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