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"The Day That Never Comes" is the fortieth single by American heavy metal band Metallica, and the first from the band's upcoming studio album, Death Magnetic. Metallica.com has confirmed "The Day That Never Comes" was released to the radio and internet on Thursday August 21st, 2008 at 11 am PDT.

In an interview with the creators of the music video game Rock Band in October 2007, it was stated that Metallica had given the rights to MTV Games, the game's publisher, to have the first single off Death Magnetic available for playability on the game before the album's release. On August 1, 2008, that first single was ultimately revealed to be "The Day That Never Comes."

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