Death Magnetic

Death Magnetic
Studio album by
Metallica
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2008
RecordedMarch 12, 2007–May 11, 2008 at Sound City in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California; Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and Metallica's HQ in San Rafael, California
GenreThrash metal, heavy metal
Length74:41
LabelWarner Bros., Vertigo, Mercury, Universal Music Japan
ProducerRick Rubin
Metallica chronology
St. Anger
(2003)		 Death Magnetic Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)
Singles from Death Magnetic
  1. "The Day That Never Comes"
    Released: August 21, 2008
  2. "My Apocalypse"
    Released: August 26, 2008
  3. "Cyanide"
    Released: September 1, 2008
  4. "The Judas Kiss"
    Released: September 8, 2008

Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released September 12, 2008 with the hits The Day That Never Comes, Cyanide, My Apocalypse, The Unforgiven III, and The Judas Kiss.

Track listing

  1. That Was Just Your Life
  2. The End of the Line
  3. Broken, Beat & Scarred
  4. The Day That Never Comes
  5. All Nightmare Long
  6. Cyanide
  7. The Unforgiven III
  8. The Judas Kiss
  9. Suicide & Redemption
  10. My Apocalypse

Awards

2009 Grammy nominations

Death Magnetic was nominated for four Grammy awards. Rick Rubin won "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical" for his work on Death Magnetic, as well as other albums this past year.

The album won two Grammys for "Best Metal Performance" and "Best Recording Package" at the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 2009.

Chart performance

Album

Country Provider(s) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
Argentina CAPIF 1 Platinum 40,000+
Australia ARIA 1 2x Platinum 140,000+
Austria Music Control Europe 1
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 1 Platinum 30,000
Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop 2 Platinum 30,000
Brazil ABPD Gold 30,000
Canada Nielsen SoundScan 1 3x Platinum 240,000+
Croatia HDU 1
Czech Republic All Records/IFPI 1 Platinum 20,000
Denmark IFPI Danmark 1 Platinum[source?] 30,000
Europe IFPI 1 Platinum 1,000,000
Finland GLF 1 2x Platinum 60,000
France SNEP/IFOP 1 Gold 75,000
Germany IFPI 1 2x Platinum 400,000
Greece IFPI 1 Platinum 15,000+
Hungary Mahasz 2 Platinum 6,000+
Ireland IRMA 1 Platinum 15,000
Italy FIMI 1 Platinum 118,000+
Japan Oricon 3 Gold 83,000
Mexico AMPROFON 1 Gold 60,000
Netherlands GFK/Dutch Charts 1 Gold[source?] 40,000
New Zealand RIANZ 1 Platinum[source?] 60,000
Norway VG Nett 1 2x Platinum[source?] 64,000
Poland ZPAV 1 2x Platinum[source?] 40,000
Portugal AFP 1 Platinum[source?] 20,000
Spain PROMUSICAE 2 Gold[source?] 40,000+
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 1 2x Platinum 80,000+
Switzerland Media Control Europe 1 Platinum 30,000
Turkey Mu-Yap Turkey Gold 8,500
United Kingdom OCC 1 Gold 175,000+
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 1 Platinum 1,770,000

U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums
U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums
U.S. Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums

Singles

Single Chart Peak
position
"The Day That Never Comes" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 18
UK Singles Chart 19
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart 18
"My Apocalypse" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 67
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 38
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 30
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart 38
UK Singles Chart 51
"Cyanide" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 50
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 19
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 22
UK Singles Chart 48
"All Nightmare Long" U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 10

Non-singles

Song Chart Peak
"The Unforgiven III" Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart 41
Canadian Hot 100 89
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 14
Greek Singles Chart 7
Norwegian Singles Chart 9
UK Singles Chart 120
"That Was Just Your Life" Norway Singles Top 20 16

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