Death Magnetic

Death Magnetic
A magnetic field around a coffin-shaped structure. Over it is the text "Metallica – Death Magnetic".
Studio album by
Metallica
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2008 (2008-09-12)
RecordedMarch 14, 2007 – May 22, 2008
Studio
Genre
Length74:54
Label
ProducerRick Rubin
Metallica chronology
St. Anger
(2003) 		Death Magnetic
(2008) 		The Metallica Collection
(2009)
Metallica studio album chronology
St. Anger
(2003) 		Death Magnetic
(2008) 		Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)
Singles from Death Magnetic
  1. "The Day That Never Comes"
    Released: August 21, 2008[1]
  2. "My Apocalypse"
    Released: August 26, 2008[2]
  3. "All Nightmare Long"
    Released: December 15, 2008[3]
  4. "Broken, Beat & Scarred"
    Released: April 3, 2009[4]

Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on September 12, 2008, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by Rick Rubin, marking the band's first album since Metallica (1991) not to be produced by longtime collaborator Bob Rock, and with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich as co-producers. It is also the first Metallica album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo, and only the second album to share writing credit with all four of the band's members.

Metallica began writing music for a new album in 2006, later recording the album at different studios across Los Angeles County, California, from March 2007 to May 2008. Musically, Death Magnetic is a radical departure from Metallica's previous album, St. Anger (2003), and is considered a return to the band's thrash metal roots,[5] with more complex compositions, standard guitar tuning on most songs and long guitar solos from Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield. It also includes the band's first instrumental piece, "Suicide & Redemption", since "To Live Is to Die" from ...And Justice for All.

Death Magnetic made Metallica the first band to achieve five consecutive number-one studio albums on the U.S. Billboard 200.[6][7][8] The album received positive reviews from critics, who considered it a return to form for Metallica. However, the album's production was criticized as overcompressed and cited as a product of the loudness war. The album and its songs were nominated for six Grammy Awards (five in 2009 and one in 2010) and won three, including Best Metal Performance for "My Apocalypse". In support of the album, Metallica embarked on the World Magnetic Tour from October 2008 to November 2010. Four unreleased tracks from the album's recording sessions were later released as the Beyond Magnetic EP in December 2011.

  1. ^ "The Day That Never Comes". Release date. Metallica.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "NEWS HEADLINES". Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  3. ^ "All Nightmare Long". Release date. Metallica.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Broken, Beat, & Scarred". Release date. Metallica.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Edmondson, Jacqueline (2013). Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-313-39348-8. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "HMV spokesman claims Metallica's label allowed retailers to sell 'Death Magnetic' early". Blabbermouth. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
  7. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (February 20, 2006). "Rick Rubin producing new Metallica album". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 10, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  8. ^ Hasty, Katie (September 17, 2008). "Metallica Scores Fifth Straight No. 1 Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2008.