Metallica scale the heights; beat Glasvegas in epic chart battle

by Luke Slater [Edit this content] ▾ 22 comments 14:26 September 15th, 2008

American thrash metal pioneers Metallica have rocked their way up to top-spot in the UK album charts for their Rick Rubin produced LP Death Magnetic.

Death Magnetic, the follow-up to 2003's stripped-down-but-ultimately-not-very-good St Anger, was released two days earlier than scheduled due to significant leakage, and beat hyped-up black clad Glasvegas' self titled début to number one, despite giving the Scottish rockers a two day head start.

Whilst the mighty Metallica play London's 02 Arena tonight, Glasvegas have a sold-out gig at Leeds' Cockpit...

In other non Glasvegas vs. Metallica chart news, Elbow's Mercury Prize winning album The Seldom Seen Kid jumped to 7th from 61st, and the now middle-aged and unaptly named New Kids On The Block complete their stratospheric comeback from obscurity with their fifth studio album The Block reaching number 16.

DiScuss: Glasvegas vs. Metallica...Metallica win the battle for sales but who would your put your money on in a fist fight? Sure, Hetfield may be a bit of a bruiser (Kirk Hammett less so...), but would he stand a chance against four battle-hardened Glaswegians? Glasgow kiss anyone?

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I have it on good authority that Robert Trujillo knows Kung Fu. And that James Hetfield used to drink a lot. And that Lars Ulrich likes Venom. And that Kirk Hammett is gay and wears leather trousers.

Glasvegas ain't got shit on them in a fight.

Stealthy | 15 Sep '08, 14:29 | X | Reply

.

and glasvegas are shit.

sexydave @Stealthy | 15 Sep '08, 14:43 | X | Reply

but their name does look a bit like glassjaw

cyberdemon @sexydave | 15 Sep '08, 14:59 | X | Reply

wow, Elbow win the Mercury and drop from 7th to 61st??!?!!

*pedant alert*

medulla | 15 Sep '08, 14:59 | X | Reply

oops, to 7th from 61st

*pedant is defeated and leaves to buy spectacles*

medulla @medulla | 15 Sep '08, 15:00 | X | Reply

in a fist fight

no contest really.

BUT, Glasvegas do have a girl amongst their number and no self respecting member of Metallica would ever hit a girl (unlike say members of other 80s US metal bands, mention no Guns N Roses names...) so perhaps they should let her rain down the punches.

I think she'd probably get worn out tho.

JonnyRockstar | 15 Sep '08, 15:10 | X | Reply