Wednesday 6 August 2008

Metallica likes Friday for 'Death Magnetic'

New album set for off-cycle press release on Sept. 12




NEW YORK -- Like its forerunner "St. Anger," the new Metallica album, "Death Magnetic," will be released oecumenical off-cycle on Friday, Sept. 12, via Warner Bros. No reason was granted for the switch from a traditional Monday/Tuesday release; in 2003, the group's label claimed Friday was chosen to prevent pirated copies of "St. Anger" from entering the marketplace.

On Friday, Metallica shot a video for first undivided, "The Day That Never Comes," with director Thomas Vinterberg. "We spent the better