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Metallica Sets "Death Magnetic" Release Date For September 12

posted Aug 7, 2008 at 10:17 PM by deathbringer.  (19 Comments)

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Metallica has set the world-wide release date of their upcoming album, "Death Magnetic," for Friday, September 12. No reason was given for the switch from a traditional Monday/Tuesday release, but the band also issued St. Anger on a Friday claiming to reduce pirated copies from entering the marketplace according to Billboard.com.

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19 Comments on "Metallica Sets 'Death Magnetic' Release Date"

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1. ultradrummer writes:

good job at reporting this a week late!

# Aug 7, 2008 @ 10:36 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. deathbringer writes:

Thanks for the support - it is hard to post news when the server was down.

# Aug 7, 2008 @ 10:44 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Kalis_wrath writes:

Wow Ultradrummer, you just gave a bad name to drummers! Anyhow, would anyone kindly explain to me how having al album released on Sept 12th reduces the chances of it being pirated?

# Aug 7, 2008 @ 10:58 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. Chupacabra_hunter writes:

ultadrummer...you just make yourself look like a huge jackass.

# Aug 7, 2008 @ 10:59 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Kalis_wrath writes:

Whats worse is that he (UltraDrummer,) has been a member since Febuary!

# Aug 7, 2008 @ 11:12 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. ultradrummer writes:

I really do like this site for two reasons, i get a ton of news here obviously, and i love reading nonsense BS comments and seeing the reaction. for example i used to write "nothing's gayer than slayer" because what better way to cause a feeding frenzy of comments. sadly my comments started to disappear when i would type that.

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 1:23 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Red_Chord writes:

Yeah this site is so well done that ultra useless c***suckers like you have their comment disappear as soon as they are posted.

Let me tell you something ultra dummer, thanks for b****ing DB, who built and designed that site out of passion for the music. Thanks for b****ing him at a time when the site was hacked by a useless moron like you. Thanks for not not thanking DB for all is hard work and dedication even thought it's a heck of a lot of job to maintain and evolve a website.

And finally thanks for making sure that you will never have any friends on this site because we the users of MU love and respect DB for this and for giving us a home where we can meet, exchange ideas and discover tons of news and new bands.

So you say that you come here because you get tons of news right ? Well read the news and enjoy.

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 7:31 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. deathbringer writes:

I am pretty light on the moderation in general, but if you make a habit of trolling as you just described (a comment with no value just meant to stir things up), then sure, they may be deleted.

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 9:21 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. Cr4wf0rdTxJ1ng0J4ng0 writes:

Rahrhrrrr!

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 10:29 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. ultradrummer writes:

sounds like you need some love in your life red_chord. I do appreciate everything you do deathbringer, i do a lot of work on some pretty big sites myself and i understand the frustrations.

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 10:40 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. That_One_Guy writes:

I think the reason they say it might cut down on pirating is because they think the sooner they release it, the less people will pirate it, which is not necessarily true, of course.

Now playing - Carcass - "Heartwork"

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 10:57 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. Kalis_wrath writes:

T.o.G, my thoughts exactly! I hardly think that people that pirate music "take a day off."

Go Red and Deathbringer! I truly hate trolls! I say if you are THAT board go find something useful to do! Jerking off to porn would be more constructive in my opinion!

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 12:31 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. Red_Chord writes:

Well ultra dummer, I do need love, like everybody else and the thing is I get that from my family and I can give some love back. And I know when to appreciate someone's hard work and dedication. You just need to stop existing and everything will be alright.

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 7:32 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. Red_Chord writes:

And you say that you work on some pretty big sites yourself, you could go there and work on it, that would be cool because then you would not be here.

# Aug 8, 2008 @ 7:35 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. rockeron--croatia writes:

great to see release date...but better for metallica to produce something that
will bring back a lot of fans.

there is tracklist of new album published on other sites..about week ago....

new video is filmed for.. day that never comes..song.

# Aug 9, 2008 @ 3:30 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. deathbringer writes:

A week ago? We had THAT on June 23. We do try to be on top of the news, but even when not getting hacked, some stuff does slip by us... We're people with lives to tend to as well.

# Aug 9, 2008 @ 3:43 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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17. Red_Chord writes:

Amen to that brother but heck you are still pretty much on the ball all the time.

# Aug 9, 2008 @ 7:06 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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18. Pedro writes:

I'm not big Metallica fan, but will buy it with pleasure!

Hope that would be good as Black Album ;)

# Aug 9, 2008 @ 7:25 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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19. ugly-bob writes:

i love how metallica seems to be the only metal band in the entire universe that has their tails between their legs in regards to their music being pirated, and to make it public makes me giggle.

i havent read the article so forgive me for my ignorance but is this the same situation? all i read was involving st. angers release being changed for the sake of tricking those tricky pirate tricksters (haha like changing the release date is gonna make them run around in circles trying to figure out where the new album is) piraters are always going to be around and bringing a cd out one day early isnt going to throw them into disarray. i believe i just found my answer, there was no reason. my bad. and im in reds corner, DB does a fantastic job keeping this site fresh and up to date. its so great to have a site specifically targeted at metalheads who can actually find a place on this big ol' internet where they can share their love of metal music. i think thems all the words what i can thinks of.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:48 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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