Metallica have announced that ‘The Day That Never Comes’ will be the first single to be lifted from their new ‘Death Magnetic’ album.

The band offered the following statement on the video shoot: “Today (Thursday, July 31) we shot a video… nah, more like a short film really….for the first featured track from ‘Death Magnetic’. Directed by fellow Dane/filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg, we spent the better part of the afternoon playing ‘The Day That Never Comes’ to a sold-out crowd of dust and smoke just outside of Los Angeles, CA…. Should be ready to share with all of you at the end of the month, give or take…more to come.”

‘Death Magnetic’ will allegedly be released at some point in September, the same month in which Metallica will play two very special club gigs in Berlin on September 12th and London on September 15th. Before both of these events, Metallica headline the Reading and Leeds festivals on August 22nd – 24th.

To see pics of the video shoot courtesy of Blabbermouth, click here.

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