BW&BK; has received the following press release:

Death Magnetic, the ninth studio album from multi-platinum hard-rock band METALLICA, is the best selling album in Canada this week, debuting at No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan Top Current Albums chart, selling over 81,000 copies in just 3 days. Death Magnetic hit shelves in Canada on a Friday instead of the traditional release date of Tuesday in order to accommodate a simultaneous worldwide release date. Canadian sales of Death Magnetic were the biggest in the world per capita.

Death Magnetic is Metallica’s first studio album since 2003’s multi-platinum St. Anger, which also debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries, including Canada, and to date has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. Death Magnetic, produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, JOHNNY CASH, BEASTIE BOYS), was released worldwide on Friday, September 12th, and despite only being in stores for three days, debuted at No. 1 in Canada and the US, as well as in Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden, with more No.1 rankings from other countries expected as the charts roll in. The album’s lead single, “The Day That Never Comes” has been a runaway hit at Canadian Rock Radio, which is especially impressive since it is almost eight minutes in length.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 100 million albums worldwide, including over 5 million in Canada alone. The band have toured relentlessly, playing to millions of fans the world over and have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards.

Metallica will be launching their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in over four years, beginning on October 21st in Glendale, AZ, and will include three Canadian stops in December.

Metallica's tour schedule is as follows:

October (with DOWN and THE SWORD)

21 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing Arena
23 - Albquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
25 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
26 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena

November

1 - Portland, OR - Rose Quarter
3 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena
4 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
6 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
8 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
9 - Columbus, - OH Schottenstein Center
17 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
18 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
20 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
22 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
23 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena

December (with LAMB OF GOD and The Sword)

1 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
2 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
4 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
5 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
7 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
12 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Bank Arena
13 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
15 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
20 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena

January (with MACHINE HEAD and The Sword)

12 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
18 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Center
26 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
29 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
31 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center

February

1 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center

More dates will be announced soon.