Music
Death Magnetic is the US rock outfit's ninth studio release and their third UK chart-topper. They previously reached number one with Metallica in 1991, then again five years later with Load.
The self-titled debut from acclaimed Scottish four-piece Glasvegas has to settle for the number two spot, while last week's chart-topper, Forth by The Verve, is at four.
Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid, winner of this year's Mercury Prize, re-enters the chart at seven.
Meanwhile, the comeback album from New Kids On The Block, The Block, has a disappointing debut at 16.
The top ten albums in full (click where possible for our reviews):
1. (-) Metallica: 'Death Magnetic'
2. (-) Glasvegas: 'Glasvegas'
3. (5) Rihanna: 'Good Girl Gone Bad'
4. (1) The Verve: 'Forth'
5. (4) Duffy: 'Rockferry'
6. (2) The Script: 'The Script'
7. (-) Elbow: 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
8. (3) Michael Jackson: 'King Of Pop'
9. (6) Abba: 'Gold - Greatest Hits'
10. (9) Coldplay: 'Viva La Vida'
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