Slipknot have become the first metal band to have a UK number one album for almost four years
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The Iowa band's sixth LP, We Are Not Your Kind, has gone straight in at the summit, knocking Ed Sheeran's collaborations LP off the top spot.The last metal act to conquer the UK album chart were Iron Maiden in 2015 with The Book of Souls.Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold - 2013Image captionMasked rockers Slipknot kicked Sheeran's star-filled No 6 Collaborations Project down into second place after a four-week stay at the top.
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