Disposable Heroes, they ain't. Five years and a new producer later, Metallica is back to prove that old-school Bay Area thrash is still kicking. After tossing ex-producer Bob Rock to the curb and hiring Slayer wizard Rick Rubin in his place, the band holed up in the studio for two years, incubating Death Magnetic until it was honed to the razor edge of a Kirk Hammett guitar solo. Recently, Metallica announced that the album is finished, unveiled a tracklist, and set a release of late August for the album's first single, "The Day that Never Comes."
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