FINALLY: Metallica release their first single from Death Magnetic!

Yep they did. After such a long long wait Metallica release their first single, The Day That Never Comes, from their highly anticipated new album due for release of September 12th Death Magnetic.

The song is definitely a return to their roots - a relief to many fans including myself. Metallica have also recorded a music video of the song which will premier near the album's release date. James Hetfield had a few words to say about the album and the new song:
"That's the beauty, I think, of writing vague but powerful lyrics — that someone like a movie director can interpret it in his own way and obviously, someone creative is able to take the metaphors and apply them to whatever he needs in his own life," the frontman explained. "The main [theme of the video] is the human element of forgiveness and someone doing you wrong, you feeling resentment and you being able to see through that in the next situation that might be similar and not take your rage or resentment out on the next person and basically keep spreading the disease of that through life...The one thing that I wasn't keen on here was Metallica plugging into a modern war or a current event [that] might be construed as some sort of political statement on our part... There are so many celebrities that soapbox their opinions, and people believe it's more valid because they're popular. For us, people are people — you should all have your own opinion. We are hopefully putting the human element in what is an unfortunate part of life. There are people over there dealing with situations like this, and we're showing the human part of being there."

METALLICA ARE BACK!!! And I mean it. Welcome back guys.

Roo

PS: You can download the song off of iTunes, or for the unlucky sods with no money or iTunes account from HERE.