Beyond Magnetic
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Beyond Magnetic is a digital/CD EP released by Metallica. The EP was released to coincide with the bands anniversary shows, in which they released a new song for all 4 days of the shows; it was released exclusively as download on iTunes[1]. The four songs featured on the EP were all recorded during the Death Magnetic sessions but were never released.[2][3]
Release
The band stated the following about the EP:[4]
During the Death Magnetic album sessions in 2007 and 2008, we originally recorded 14 songs. When it came time to pick the songs for the final album, we decided on 10 songs that you’ve all come to know over the last three years… Some of you may have heard bits and pieces of those other songs on ‘Mission Metallica’ (remember ‘Mission Metallica’?!) or heard rumors about them during the recording process, and wondered, ‘What ever happened to those other four songs???.’ We kept them in the vault and decided to pull them just for this special celebration, so here are the four leftover tracks from the Death Magnetic sessions. They are ROUGH mixes, unfinished to their original degree of mixing from March ’08. These four songs were released as gift to our closest fans, the members of our Fan Club, to enjoy. Now they’re being made available to you.
During its first week of release, Beyond Magnetic sold a whopping 36,000 copies which is considered impressive for a product with practically no promotion. These sales made it land at number 32 on the Billboard 200.[5]
On 3 January 2012, Metallica announced that Beyond Magnetic was to be released as a CD on 31 January in the United States and 30 January internationally.[6]
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by James Hetfield; all music is composed by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hate Train" | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Just a Bullet Away" | 7:11 |
| 3. | "Hell and Back" | 6:57 |
| 4. | "Rebel of Babylon" | 8:01 |
| Total length: | 29:08 | |
Personnel
- Metallica
- James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Just a Bullet Away"
- Lars Ulrich – drums
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass
- Production[8]
- Produced by Rick Rubin
- Recorded by Greg Fidelman and Mike Gillies
- Assisted by Sara Lyn Killion, Joshua Smith, and Adam Fuller
- Album production coordination by Lindsay Chase
- HQ album production coordination by Kent Matcke
- Recorded April 2007–March 2008 at Sound City in Van Nuys, CA, Shangri La in Malibu, CA, and HQ in San Rafael, CA
- Rough mixed on March 28, 2008
- Mastered by Vlado Meller at Masterdisk
- Management by Q Prime Inc.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart[9] | 35 |
| US Billboard 200 | 32 |
References
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - METALLICA's 'Beyond Magnetic' Cracks U.S. Top 40 - Dec. 21, 2011". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- ^ "News | Four Previously Un-released Tracks On iTunes". Metallica.com. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - METALLICA Releases 'Beyond Magnetic' Digital EP". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Metallica releases Beyond Magnetic EP". Consequence of Sound. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "METALLICA's 'Beyond Magnetic' Cracks U.S. Top 40". Blabbermouth.net. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "METALLICA: 'Beyond Magnetic' To Receive CD Release". Blabbermouth.net. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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- ^ http://www.metallica.com/releases/beyond-magnetic.asp
- ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
