Metallica’s ‘Death’ nears half-million mark
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Tagged Under : Billboard 200, Brot, Lead, Metallica, Nielsen Soundscan, Release Date, Skates, Wednesday Morning, Window Close, Worldwide Release
Friday release sells 490,000 copies in short frame In just a three-day sales window, Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” skates close to the half million mark and will lead the Billboard 200 when Nielsen SoundScan releases its charts Wednesday morning. The band’s first studio album since 2003 moved 490,000 copies in its abbreviated frame, scheduled off-cycle on a Friday to accommodate a worldwide release date. It marks the biggest number the chart has seen since five weeks ago, when the Jonas Brot
