Premise: Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on September 12 , 2008 through Warner Bros. . Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on March 3 , 1986 by Elektra Records . Metallica . Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time , having sold over 110 million records worldwide . As of January 2016 , Metallica is the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , selling a total of 59.12 million albums in the U.S. Metallica collaborated over a long period with producer Bob Rock , who produced four of the band 's studio albums between 1990 and 2003 and served as a temporary bassist during the production of St. Anger . St. Anger is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on June 5 , 2003 , by Elektra Records .
Hypothesis: Metallica is not a band.
Label: CONTRADICTION