Metallica have just released the first single off their upcoming album, Death Magnetic. The epic track is entitled "The Day That Never Comes" and it's now available through iTunes. The band recently filmed a video for the track with Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg which will premiere soon.

Check out the track which is now streaming on www.Metallica.com at this location:

http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601119

or on MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/metallica

"The Day That Never Comes" is also available through iTunes now:

iTunes

Death Magnetic the new album from Metallica will be available worldwide Friday, September, 12, 2008.

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Source:	totalassault.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Metallica have announced the first leg of their upcoming North American tour:

"Time for a different sort of vacation... one right here on our home turf!! Now that "Death Magnetic" is complete, we're ready to start a proper indoor arena tour of the States and Canada and we can't wait to visit all of our 'Talli-fans here... it really has been too long (hey, what's four years amongst friends?).

Met Clubbers and Mission Metallica Platinum members will have first crack at 'em when tickets go on sale... dates, times and in general more on that later. But for now, we thought we would let you know where we'll be for the next couple of months... here's a complete list of cities and venues up through January 31, 2009!

Keep watching here for all ticket on sale dates and times... coming very soon. See you out there!"

All October/November dates with Down and The Sword :

October 21 - Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena
October 23 - Albquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
October 25 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 26 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
November 01 - Portland, OR Rose Quarter
November 03 - Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
November 04 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
November 06 - Omaha, NE Qwest Center
November 08 - Moline, IL iWireless Center
November 09 - Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
November 17 - St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
November 18 - Tulsa, OK BOK Center
November 20 - Houston, TX Toyota Center
November 22 - Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
November 23 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

All December dates with Lamb Of God and The Sword:

December 01 - Seattle, WA Key Arena
December 02 - Vancouver, BC GM Place
December 04 - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
December 07 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
December 12 - Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena
December 13 - Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
December 15 - San Diego, CA Cox Arena
December 17 - Los Angeles, CA The Forum
December 20 - Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

All January dates with Machine Head and The Sword:

January 12 - Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
January 13 - Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
January 15 - Washington, DC Verizon Center
January 17 - Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
January 18 - Boston, MA TD Banknorth Center
January 26 - Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
January 29 - Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
January 31 - Newark, NJ Prudential Center

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Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica
Event:	Metallica: North America Tour

On the 23rd of July Metallica announced the tracklist of the upcoming album Death Magnetic on their official website. Pretty much all of the information about this album is now known so only the music itself is a mystery.

Here are the song titles:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

From the band's MySpace blog:

"Death Magnetic," the entire album will be available for Guitar Hero too!

It's a first in both music and gaming - the same day that "Death Magnetic" hits the streets, you'll be able to download every song from the album for "Guitar Hero III!" We are so psyched that we'll be the first out of the gate with this simultaneous release... who knows, maybe a few years from now this will be the norm when your favorite band's new record comes out.

And for those of you who are anxiously awaiting the next Guitar Hero, "World Tour," we're ready for that too - you will be able to experience "Death Magnetic" for drums, vocals, and guitar when that game emerges this Fall."

The album cover for Metallica's new album ''Death Magnetic'' has been revealed recently. Cover image, wallpapers, icons and more can be found here.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Details about a special edition box for the new upcoming Metallica album "Death Magnetic" have been announced. The box, which will be in the shape of a coffin, will contain the full album, demos from the album, a making-of DVD, a t-shirt, a flag, guitar picks, a poster and a credit card with a code to redeem a free download of a special European show happening in September. This bonus edition will be released on the same day as the normal album and will only be available online via www.metallica.com, www.metclub.com and www.missionmetallica.com.

Metallica have also said that the artwork for Death Magnetic is nearly done too, so they have said to expect new updates soon.

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Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Metallica has just announced the title of their upcoming album, "Death Magnetic". The band has been posting teaser images all week leading up to this image. The album is due out in September.

A short video clip revealing the new album title can be viewed here. The clip also contains audio from a new and untitled song.

"Death Magnetic" is "a stunning, overdue return to the shock and rush of the band's speed-metal monuments, 1984's "Ride The Lightning" and 1986's "Master Of Puppets"," according to Rolling Stone.

According to some internet sources, the album will be preceded by an eight-minute single which is being described as "a tour de force that features some of their fastest playing ever." The record is being produced by Rick Rubin (Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and mixed by Greg Fidelman.

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Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Metallica has established a mini-site to promote the group's forthcoming studio effort. "Mission Metallica" will go live in May for the sole purpose of giving the fans a chance to "experience the new album before it's done."

Check it out at missionmetallica.com.

The band has been hard at 'work' recording the as-yet-untitled, long-awaited new album in Los Angeles with producer Rick Rubin. Motor-mouth Napster-hater Lars Ulrich recently announced that the group's follow-up to 2003's "St Anger" will be released this September.

While speaking with Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson on Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, Ulrich said, "We're just finishing up a record, we've got six weeks left and it should be out in September, that's the idea right now." He embellishes further, saying, "I like what I've heard so far. I'm not one of the great sellers of 'the new record's the best thing we've ever done and it shits all over the last record and it's way heavier'. I'm not a great believer in all that horseshit." To finish up, he adds a classic Lars statement that could easily have been taken from the St. Anger period; "I like it and I'm one of Metallica's harshest critics. So far it feels pretty good but there's still plenty of time to fuck it up, so let's see what happens."

Lars told Revolver magazine that the group's new material "is certainly a lot more dynamic and a lot more varied than the last couple of go-rounds," adding, "There's a lot of light and shade in these songs. There's heavy, fast, nutty stuff, and then there's some slowdowns and musical interludes." Ulrich also said that the album has more in common with some of the group's '80s releases than more recent offerings like "St. Anger" and "Load".
Ulrich wouldn't agree that the yet-to-be-titled disc is a total return to their thrashed up 'widdley-widdley leads' past, saying, "I hate to be that specific, because six months from now people are gonna go, 'What the fuck? Lars lied to us!' But it feels that way to me. It's been no secret that Rick suggested to us that we use a couple of those records as reference points ? that we spend some time kind of accessing that headspace. So when we would come to forks in the road, sometimes the exercise became, 'What would we have done at this point in 1985?"

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Source:	metallicabb.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Vitamin Records press release:

"Metallica is the little engine that roars. That's Motorbreath. This heavy metal locomotive fuels its fire with anger, rage, and uncertainty. Your conductors are Hetfield and Ulrich. By making stops all over the world, Metallica has become the most popular metal band of all time. Beginning with 1983's Kill 'Em All, each subsequent album has brought car loads of new fans. The ride hasn't always been smooth, but Metallica has never been derailed.

This Piano Tribute to Metallica pulls away the iron panels of speed and coal-blackened distortion to reveal the fundamental element of the band's success: grandiose melody. With these arena-sized anthems laid bare, the haunting melodies are heard in their pristine beauty. Fortunately, it is impossible to fully suppress the Wagnerian sturm und drang of the music. Enter Piano Man!"

Release Date: 4/8/2008

"The Piano Tribute to Metallica: Bite The Ivory" cover] tracklist:

01. The Ecstasy Of Gold
02. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
03. Fade To Black
04. Hero Of The Day
05. Escape
06. Mama Said
07. Nothing Else Matters
08. Astronomy
09. One
10. Turn The Page
11. Bleeding Me
12. The Unforgiven

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Source:	vitaminrecords.com
Band profile:	Metallica

From the official Metallica website:

"All the European tour dates for the '08 summer vacation have been announced. We've added shows in Turkey, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. For our US fans, we've added a stop in Tucson, Arizona. Pre-order any of the shows on LiveMetallica.com and receive a 10% discount. For a full list of tour dates and ticket information, check out the Metallica.com Tour page. Keep checking Metallica.com for more tour date annoucements."

May 16 - Tucson, AZ - KFMA Day
May 28 - Chorzow, Poland - Slaski Stadium
May 30 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival
May 31 - Getafe, Spain - Electric Weekend
June 03 - Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Stadium
June 05 - Lisbon, Portugal - Rock In Rio
June 07 - Nurburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring
June 08 - Nurnburg, Germany - Rock Im Park
June 13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

With Down, The Sword:

July 16 - Bergen, Norway - Bergenhus Castle
July 18 - St. Petersburg , Russia - SKK Hall
July 20 - Riga, Latvia - Skonto Stadium
July 22 - Bologna, Italy - Parco Nord
July 23 - Bucharest, Romania - Cotroceni Football Stadium (no Down)
July 25 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Levski Stadium
July 27 - Istanbul, Turkey - Ali Sami Yen Stadium

Aug. 14 - Arras, France - Grand d'Arras
Aug. 15 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
Aug. 17 - Wil/Jonschwil, Switzerland - Degenaupark
Aug. 20 - Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park (with Tenacious D)
Aug. 22 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
Aug. 24 - Reading, England - Reading Festival

In other touring news, Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne are strongly rumored to be headlining this summer's Ozzfest.

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Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Metallica have issued the following update:

"While we're finishing up the new album, we told the dudes at the record company we thought it might be cool to dust off the old tapes and get all retro with some vinyl re-releases... First up are the first two albums (duh!?), "Kill 'Em All" and "Ride The Lightning," coming out on April 15 in North America and pretty fucking close to that in the rest of the world.

There will be two versions... one like the original on a single disc spinning at 33 1/3, the other a two disc, 180 gram vinyl, 45 rpm package all in a double gatefold. The music was half speed mastered from the original analog tapes at Mobile Fidelity to bring you audiophile quality.

Both versions will be available in the online store here and over at Met Club. Oh, and in case you were wondering, "Master" and "Justice" will obviously be next and should be coming out on vinyl in June."

Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Stereo Warning has posted this report:

"The release of Metallica's new album has been delayed again, sources from the band's record label told Stereo Warning. The album is now expected to hit the stores in September. Originally Lars Ulrich said it would be out in February, then the release was delayed till April. With the band still in the studio, it was clear that April was not gonna happen. Fans can take comfort in the fact that the last time the band spent this much time in the studio the year was 1991 and the result was the "Black Album". One can only hope for similar results this time! In the meantime, the boys have lined up a few dates for their upcoming European tour this summer."

Source:	stereowarning.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Bay Area metal legends Metallica will close the first day of Pinkpop Festival, the world's longest running outdoor festival, set to take place from May 30th to June 1st in Landgraaf, The Netherlands. They will play a 2 hour set, one of the longest sets ever allowed at the Pinkpop Festival. Metallica will share the stage with notable bands like Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters, and many others.

Source:	metronieuws.nl
Band profile:	Metallica
Event:	Pinkpop Festival

The following update has been posted on metallica.com today (14 March):

"Metallica left the comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to begin recording their 9th original album. This is the first time they've recorded outside of the Bay Area since they spent an eternity at One-On-One Studios recording The Black Album in '90 and '91. The last couple days have been devoted to each band member working out the right sounds, including Lars who remembered to turn on the snare and Kirk who played a solo! The big, shiny red button was finally pushed today - and the wait begins."

Some pictures of the band recording the follow-up of 2003's "St. Anger", can be found at this location.

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Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

The following message has been posted on metallica.com:

"Enough already with this announcing one show at a time B.S. . . . we've got four more to tell you about!

First up, is Oslo, Norway on July 10th. Last time we were there is it was winter (Dec. '03). . . we're psyched to be playing outside in the summer, actually our first outside gig ever in Norway.

We haven't been to Stockholm, Sweden in way tooooooo long . . . so it's very cool that we'll be back on July 12th to play at Stockholm Stadion for the second time. See how these things work ... 'cause the next show is in . . . Helsinki, Finland, July 15th, our eighth visit to Helsinki and again our second time at the Olympic Stadium. Yeah, there are a couple of days off in there . . . what to do, what to do?

Last tidbit from tonight's update . . . a city we have only played once before, and site of one of the best and most intense shows in 'Tallica history . . . Moscow on July 18th, this time at the Lushniki Stadium.

They're all Metallica shows, with of course a few cool opening bands that we'll let you in on as soon as all the details are sorted.

We have a few more shows in the works, so we'll get back to you soon as they're confirmed . . . keep watching here."

According to the Metallica Newsletter, the band would maybe even be hitting a certain band member's home turf.

Metallica "Sick of the Studio '07 Tour" dates so far:

Jul. 01 - Werchter, BEL @ Rock Werchter Festival
Jul. 03 - Athens, GRE @ Rockwave Festival
Jul. 05 - Vienna, AUT @ Rotundenplatz
Jul. 10 - Oslo, NOR @ Valle Hovin Stadion
Jul. 12 - Stockholm, SWE @ Stadion
Jul. 15 - Helsinki, FIN @ Olympic Stadium
Jul. 18 - Moscow, RUS @ Lushniki Stadium

Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica
Event:	Metallica: Sick Of The Studio Tour

A Memorial Day in honor of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton was held on September 30th at The Gyllene Rasten venue, located in Ljungby, Dörarp, Sweden. A memorial stone was unveiled at the event, but was recently moved so it would not suffer from the snow and the harsh weather during the winter in Sweden. Click here to view the final resting place of the Cliff Burton Memorial stone.

Burton died on September 27th, 1986 when Metallica's tour bus hit black ice and flipped over in rural Sweden (Kronobergs län).

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Source:	cliffinourminds.com
Band profile:	Metallica