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“Cyanide” by Metallica
From the album Death Magnetic (2008)
“Cyanide” by Metallica appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2008 and 2009. It was first released in 2008 on the album Death Magnetic. Its best result is #42 on the WCYY Top 50 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #107 alternative song of 2009.
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"Cyanide" was the first taste of Death Magnetic that Metallica let loose in 2008, a promotional single from their ninth studio album that fans could stream from the band's website, with a download held back for Platinum Members of the Mission: Metallica site. They'd already road-tested it at Ozzfest in Dallas that August, and it was the first song from the new record they played live all the way through.
Rick Rubin produced, Greg Fidelman recorded it and mixed it with Andrew Scheps, and all four members share the writing credit, with James Hetfield handling the lyrics and lead vocal while Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo bark backup. It's thrash with the brakes cut: Hetfield and Hammett locking electric guitars, Trujillo's bass churning underneath, Lars Ulrich pounding away. Later that year they took it to Later... with Jools Holland, too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 73 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2009 | 50 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 67 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 | 99 |
| 2009 | 42 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Top 50 of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 58 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 | 99 |
| 2009 | 43 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 | 105 |
| 2009 | 63 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
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