Guardian Music — The Death Magnetic CD is compressed so it sounds louder and more forceful - at the expense of sound quality. But don't worry, it'll sound better if you buy Guitar Hero... more info

The Daily Mail — Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicholas Sarkozy, joined Metallica for the filming of Jools Holland and Friends in London today. more info

NME — Metallica's ninth studio album has taken the top spot on the US Billboard chart after hitting Number One in the UK earlier this week. more info

MTV.com News — Friday release doesn't hurt sales for band's first album in five years.By Chris Harris Metallica's Death Magnetic Photo: WEA/ Reprise Three short days was all it took for Metallica to outsell every other album on next week's Billboard albu... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - In just a three-day sales window, hard rock band Metallica's first studio album since 2003 debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart with one of the biggest tallies of the year. more info

Canada.comMETALLICA Opens At US No. 1 Just Shy Of 500K - Sep. 16, 2008Blabbermouth.net - 31 minutes agoBillboard.com reports that METALLICA's Death Magnetic has sold close to a half million copies in just a three-day sales window and will lead The B... more info

BBC News - UK — Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sings alongside rock bands Metallica and Kings of Leon on a UK TV show. more info

The Daily Mail — Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicholas Sarkozy, joined Metallica for the filming of Jools Holland and Friends in London today. more info

The Daily Mail — Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicholas Sarkozy, joined Metallica for the filming of Jools Holland and Friends in London today. more info

The Independent — "In this room we have two No 1 artists, and the First Lady of France." It wasn't a phrase I recall Jimmy Savile ever using to introduce Top Of The Pops, but then Carla Bruni's predecessors, the various Madames Mitterand, Pompidou, Chirac etc, probabl... more info