METALLICA Performs 'The Day That Never Comes' On British Television; Video Available

September 16, 2008

METALLICA performed its new single, "The Day That Never Comes", earlier tonight (Tuesday, September 16) on the BBC television show "Later… with Jools Holland". Watch the performance below.

According to Billboard.com, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" has sold close to a half million copies in just a three-day sales window and will lead The Billboard 200 when Nielsen SoundScan releases its charts tomorrow morning (Sept. 17). The CD moved 490,000 copies in its abbreviated frame, scheduled off-cycle on a Friday to accommodate a worldwide release date.

The new 10-song collection is the band's first since 2003, when it issued the controversial "St. Anger". Many fans were turned off by that record's primitive production and lack of guitar solos, but drummer Lars Ulrich told The Pulse of Radio that doing "St. Anger" paved the way to return to a more traditional sound on "Death Magnetic". "I'm pretty sure that a big part of the reason the new record sounds and feels like it does is because we had to go and do that in order to get to where we are now. You know what I mean?" he said. "We had to get that out of our systems. It was just, it was vital, it was unavoidable. We had to just fuck it up to that point."

"Death Magnetic" was produced by the band and Rick Rubin, known for his work with the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, JOHNNY CASH and many others.

The album marks the recording debut of bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined METALLICA in 2003 shortly after "St. Anger" was completed.

METALLICA will kick off its indoor North American tour on October 21 in Glendale, Arizona, with shows booked through the end of January.

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