Death Magnetic

***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
1. The End of the Line
1. Broken, Beat & Scarred
1. The Day That Never Comes
1. All Nightmare Long
1. Cyanide
1. The Unforgiven III
1. The Judas Kiss
1. Suicide & Redemption
1. My Apocalypse

### 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.
- Best Rock Album
- Best Metal Performance ("My Apocalypse")
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance ("Suicide & Redemption")
- Best Recording Package

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

### Album

|align="left"|Country|align="left"|Provider(s)|style="text-align:center;"|Peak position|style="text-align:center;"|Certification|style="text-align:center;"|Sales/ shipments|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Argentina|style="text-align:center;"|CAPIF|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|40,000+|
|align="left"|Australia|style="text-align:center;"|ARIA|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|140,000+|
|align="left"|Austria|style="text-align:center;"|Music Control Europe|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"||
|align="left"|Belgium (Flanders)|style="text-align:center;"|Ultratop|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|30,000|
|align="left"|Belgium (Wallonia)|style="text-align:center;"|Ultratop|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|30,000|
|align="left"|Brazil|style="text-align:center;"|ABPD|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|30,000|
|align="left"|Canada|style="text-align:center;"|Nielsen SoundScan|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|3x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|240,000+|
|align="left"|Croatia|style="text-align:center;"|HDU|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"||
|align="left"|Czech Republic|style="text-align:center;"|All Records/IFPI|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|20,000|
|align="left"|Denmark|style="text-align:center;"|IFPI Danmark|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|30,000|
|align="left"|Europe|style="text-align:center;"|IFPI|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|1,000,000|
|align="left"|Finland|style="text-align:center;"|GLF|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|60,000|
|align="left"|France|style="text-align:center;"|SNEP/IFOP|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|75,000|
|align="left"|Germany|style="text-align:center;"|IFPI|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|400,000|
|align="left"|Greece|style="text-align:center;"|IFPI|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|15,000+|
|align="left"|Hungary|style="text-align:center;"|Mahasz|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|6,000+|
|align="left"|Ireland|style="text-align:center;"|IRMA|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|15,000|
|align="left"|Italy|style="text-align:center;"|FIMI|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|118,000+|
|align="left"|Japan|style="text-align:center;"|Oricon|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|83,000|
|align="left"|Mexico|style="text-align:center;"|AMPROFON|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|60,000|
|align="left"|Netherlands|style="text-align:center;"|GFK/Dutch Charts|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|40,000|
|align="left"|New Zealand|style="text-align:center;"|RIANZ|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|60,000|
|align="left"|Norway|style="text-align:center;"|VG Nett|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|64,000|
|align="left"|Poland|style="text-align:center;"|ZPAV|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|40,000|
|align="left"|Portugal|style="text-align:center;"|AFP|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|20,000|
|align="left"|Spain|style="text-align:center;"|PROMUSICAE|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|40,000+|
|align="left"|Sweden|style="text-align:center;"|Sverigetopplistan|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2x Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|80,000+|
|align="left"|Switzerland|style="text-align:center;"|Media Control Europe|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|30,000|
|align="left"|Turkey|style="text-align:center;"|Mu-Yap Turkey|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|8,500|
|align="left"|United Kingdom|style="text-align:center;"|OCC|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|175,000+|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|_Billboard_|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|1|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|1,770,000|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Rock Albums|||||||||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Hard Rock Albums|||||||||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums|||||||||

### Singles

|style="text-align:left; width:190px;"|Single|align="left"|Chart|align="left"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;"|"The Day That Never Comes"|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot 100|style="text-align:center;"|31|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|1|||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Modern Rock Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|5|||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Digital Songs|style="text-align:center;"|18|||
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|19|||
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|18|||
|rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|"My Apocalypse"|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot 100|style="text-align:center;"|67|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|38|||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Digital Songs|style="text-align:center;"|30|||
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|38|||
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|51|||
|rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|"Cyanide"|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot 100|style="text-align:center;"|50|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|1|||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Modern Rock Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|19|||
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Digital Songs|style="text-align:center;"|22|||
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|48|||
|align="left"|"All Nightmare Long"|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|10|

### Non-singles

|style="text-align:left; width:190px;"|Song|align="left"|Chart|align="left"|Peak|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|"The Unforgiven III"|Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|41||
|Canadian Hot 100|style="text-align:center;"|89||||
|U.S. _Billboard_ Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|style="text-align:center;"|14||||
|Greek Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|7||||
|Norwegian Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|9||||
|UK Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|120||||
|"That Was Just Your Life"|Norway Singles Top 20|style="text-align:center;"|16|||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Death Magnetic
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Metallica
- **released**: September 12, 2008
- **recorded**: March 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
- **length**: 74:41
- **genre**: Thrash metal, Heavy metal music, heavy metal
- **label**: Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros., Vertigo Records, Vertigo, Mercury Records, Mercury, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Japan
- **producer**: Rick Rubin
- **prev title**: St. Anger
(2003)
- **next title**: Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)