Metallica are on track for their fourth UK Number 1 album – and first in nearly 15 years - with their 11th studio record, 72 Seasons.
The heavy metal gods – comprising of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo – have previously reached the top of the Official Albums Chart with three other LPs; Metallica (1991), Load (1996) and Death Magnetic (2008).
See Metallica’s Official Charts history in full here. Meanwhile, Houston band Waterparks’ Intellectual Property could become their first UK Top 10 record (2).
This is the fifth album from the trio – who combine pop, rock and electronic elements in their music – who earned their first Top 40 entry in the UK with their 2021 Greatest Hits (37).
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