METALLICA Move 329,000 Copies Of Death Magnetic In First Week In The US
September 24, 2008, 16 years ago
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.
For more info, check out www.rockhall.com."
