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“The Day That Never Comes” by Metallica
From the album Death Magnetic (2008)
“The Day That Never Comes” by Metallica appears on 15 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2008 and 2009. It was first released in 2008 on the album Death Magnetic. Its best result is #8 on the 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 2008 and #467 of the '00s.
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"The Day That Never Comes" led the way into Death Magnetic, Metallica's ninth album, arriving on radio and as a download on 21 August 2008, and it was the first single to feature new bassist Robert Trujillo. Its working title was "Casper". Rick Rubin produced, and James Hetfield wrote the words, with the music credited to Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Trujillo.
It follows the old Metallica playbook for a slow one, sitting at track four just like their earlier ballads and building the way "One" and "Fade to Black" did: clean, brooding guitars in the verses, distortion crashing in on the choruses, then a bridge that gathers speed into galloping twin-guitar harmonies and a long Hammett solo. It ends as a purely instrumental charge, and Rock Sound heard shades of Thin Lizzy in it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 70 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009) | 70 |
Also listed as: The day that never comes; The Day that Never Comes.
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