Beyond Magnetic is a 2012 EP by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released to coincide with the band's 30th anniversary shows, in which they released a new song for all four days of the shows. It was originally released as a digital download only on iTunes on December 13, 2011. All four songs featured on Beyond Magnetic were all recorded for the group's Death Magnetic sessions but had not been released. Beyond Magnetic was released on CD on January 30, 2012, internationally, and on the following day in the United States. As of 2013, Beyond Magnetic sold over 162,000 copies in the U.S. Reviews of Beyond Magnetic have been largely positive. Allmusic gave Beyond Magnetic a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, and reviewer Stephen Erlewine called the EP "as potent as its 2008 parent." Meanwhile, Artistdirect gave the EP the maximum of 5 stars. Reviewer Rick Florino commented that the band "sounds like an uncaged beast ready to once again rip rock 'n' roll a new one." Florino also called the album's closing track, "Rebel of Babylon", a "metallic symphony with crescendos of pain, paranoia, and power" comparable to the songs "Master of Puppets" and "...And Justice for All". During its first week of release, Beyond Magnetic sold 36,000 copies and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200. Personnel Metallica ■ James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Just a Bullet Away" ■ Lars Ulrich – drums ■ Kirk Hammett – lead guitar ■ Robert Trujillo – bass guitar Technical personnel ■ Rick Rubin – production ■ Mike Gillies – engineering ■ Greg Fidelman – mixing ■ Sara Lyn Killion – engineering ■ Joshua Smith – engineering ■ Adam Fuller – engineering ■ Ted Jensen – mastering ■ Vlado Meller – mastering (wiki) Companies etc Copyright (c) – Metallica Copyright (c) – Creeping Death Music Licensed To – Universal International Music BV Mastered At – Masterdisk Phonographic Copyright (p) – Metallica Recorded At – Sound City Studios Recorded At – Shangri La Recorded At – HQ, San Rafael Credits Lyrics By – Hetfield Management – Q Prime Inc. Mastered By – Vlado Meller Photography By – Anton Corbijn Producer – Rick Rubin Producer [Album Production] – Lindsay Chase Producer [Hq Album Production] – Kent Matcke Recorded By – Greg Fidelman, Mike Gillies Songwriter – Hetfield, Hammett, Ulrich, Trujillo Notes The sticker on the jewel case says: "4 previously unreleased tracks from the Death Magnetic album sessions" Recorded April 2007 - March 2008, at Sound City in Van Nuys, CA, Shangri La in Malibu, CA & HQ, San Rafael, CA. Rough mixed on March 28, 2008. All songs © 2008 Creeping Death Music (ASCAP) © 2011 E/M Ventures. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 -9362-49520-5 3