Metallica Releases New Single

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Metallica delivers its new single, called "The Day That Never Comes," on Thursday (August 21st) to radio stations nationwide. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, Death Magnetic, and clocks in at a hefty seven minutes and 56 seconds. Drummer Lars Ulrich told us that the rest of the tunes on the CD don't get much shorter than that: "This is not three, four minute little ditties. These are, pretty much all of them are, quote, 'epics.' Most of them are seven, eight minutes, I think there's one at six, you know, but it's that type of stuff. When I think of those (Metallica) records from the '80s, I think of the songs being journeys that take you to all these different places and different musical landscapes and all that type of stuff, and this is kind of what these songs do."

Death Magnetic arrives in stores worldwide on September 12th in a variety of digital and physical configurations, ranging from a straight download to a deluxe "coffin box" edition.

Metallica will play two shows in Europe to celebrate the CD's release, both of them with low ticket prices. The group will perform in Berlin on the 12th to open the new O2 arena there, with tickets going for $14. Next the quartet will head to London for a September 15th show at that city's O2 arena, with tickets costing around $9. Both shows are open to fan club members only. Proceeds from both gigs will go to local charities.

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

Source: kshe95.com