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Metallica’s new album, “Death Magnetic,” has hit the shelves in the United Kingdom earlier than planned.
The famous rock band’s highly-anticipated 12th album was due out on Friday, but Vertigo (Metallica’s record label) gave the green light to U.K. shops to sell before the planned date after some retailers broke the sale restriction.
One of the retailers which broke the embargo was Zavvi’s Oxford Street store in London. The store started selling Death Magnetic on Wednesday. HMV, which owns over 50 per cent of the music retail market in the UK, also announced the album was available in stores for the price of £9.99 (approximately $20).
“We were advised yesterday by the label that because it’s been leaked quite heavily, they should bring forward its physical release and allow retailers to merchandise it,” said an HMV spokesperson.
About 2,500 copies of Metallica’s 12th album were sold by the end of Wednesday. However, a spokesperson for the rock band said the official release date is still Friday. source
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