METALLICA’s Second Song To Hit A Billion Plays, SLEEP TOKEN Imposters & Eight Other Top Stories You Missed This Week

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This week’s top stories include Metallica‘s Black Album continuing to be insanely popular, people lying about being in Sleep Token, a heartwarming story about a thrash-loving dog, and more! Check out all 10 top stories at the links below, and check out our Top Tracks Of The Week playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here.

1. A Second METALLICA Song Has Hit One Billion Plays On Spotify
2. SLEEP TOKEN Asks People To Stop Lying About Being In SLEEP TOKEN
3. A Dog Snuck Into METALLICA‘s California Show, Was Very Well Behaved
4. DEVIN TOWNSEND Reflects On Success & Dissatisfaction with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD
5. DEE SNIDER Isn’t Sure Big Bands Playing Deep Cuts Live Is The Best Idea
6. GHOST‘s TOBIAS FORGE Talks About His Death Metal Dreams Falling Apart
7. Nine Extremely Challenging (But Rewarding) Albums
8. DREAM THEATER‘s JAMES LABRIE Opens Up About His Least Favorite Songs To Perform Live
9. Album Review: KVELERTAK Endling
10. STATIC-X Streams One Of WAYNE STATIC‘s Final Songs, “Stay Alive”