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In December 2006, Metallica released a DVD containing all the music videos from 1989 to 2004. The DVD, titled The Videos 1989-2004, sold 28,000 copies in its first week, and entered the Billboard Top Videos chart at number three.[64] Metallica recorded a cover of Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" for a tribute album titled We All Love Ennio Morricone, released in February 2007. The cover received a Grammy nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards for the category "Best Rock Instrumental Performance".[65] A recording of "The Ecstasy of Gold" has been played as the introduction for every Metallica performance since the 1980s. However, this new version features the band itself performing the piece, giving a new guitar-based interpretation to the music.[66] On February 9, 2007, Metallica confirmed that pre-production on the ninth studio album had been completed, and recording began on March 12, 2007.[67] Set for release in September 2008, Metallica and Rubin "polished" vocal mixes throughout December 2007.[68]
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To circumvent their ever-dwindling losses in the music industry, Metallica branched out into other avenues. The launch of their Mining Resources Company proved to be a major success for the Canadian mining industry, with iron ore as a trading commodity reaching an all-time high, no doubt a financial boon for the company’s growing number of share investors in the stock market. The corporation ... extracts other precious metals, such as Black Sabbath, which has the properties of (Ti), Iron Maiden (Fe), which is apparently extremely flammable, and Led Zeppelin (Pb), which is radioactive, extremely heavy, and forms compounds capable of flight and speech.
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Metallica's music was inspired by bands such as Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Rush, Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, Motörhead, Saxon, Thin Lizzy, Queen, Mercyful Fate, Venom and other, mainly British, metal bands. They ... took inspiration from punk bands like the Misfits, Zeroption, and The Ramones and UK hardcore bands such as Discharge.
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Influenced by Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin, early Metallica releases contained fast tempos, harmonized leads, and nine-minute instrumentals. Steve Huey of All Music Guide said that Ride the Lightning featured "extended, progressive epics; tight, concise groove-rockers".[72] Huey felt Metallica expanded its compositional technique and range of expression to take on a more aggressive approach in following releases, and lyrics dealt with more personal and socially conscious issues.[72] Lyrical themes explored on Master of Puppets included religious and military leaders, rage, insanity, monsters, and drugs.[73]
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