I love this fucking album.  Billboard reports:

In just a three-day sales window, Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” (Warner Bros.) sold nearly half a million copies and tops The Billboard 200. The band’s first studio album since 2003 moved 490,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. “Death Magnetic” hit shelves on Friday instead of last Tuesday in order to [...]

In no way is this surprising.  First of all it’s Metallica, they could fart into a microphone and it’d go at least triple-platinum; secondly, this album is fucking awesome.  Ultimate-Guitar reports:

Metallica’s much anticipated follow-up to St. Anger, Death Magnetic, will debut at Number One on the Billboard 200 album chart. The debut marks the return [...]