"My Apocalypse" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, and the second single from their studio album Death Magnetic, and is the final track on the album. On August 26, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (for Platinum Members only) on the Death Magnetic website Mission: Metallica. The song was later released as a digital single in the iTunes Store.
The band first performed this song in Birmingham, England on March 25, 2009, during their World Magnetic Tour. "'My Apocalypse' was a cool song," remarked bassist Robert Trujillo. "It was fast; it had the thrash element of the past." The name of its parent album is derived from its lyric, "Death magnetic, pulling closer still."
At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the single won the "Best Metal Performance" category.
More recently, a new introduction to the song was added. Lars Ulrich said, "We've been enjoying playing 'My Apocalypse' out here on the road but felt like it could use something extra. We decided that it needed a cool intro to set the mood so James wrote one."
At 5 minutes and 1 second long, "My Apocalypse" is the shortest song on Death Magnetic.
Track listing
Charts Chart (2008) Peakposition Australian ARIA Singles Chart38Austrian Singles Chart56Belgium Singles Top 5049Canadian Hot 10028Denmark Singles Chart15Finland Singles Top 203Irish Singles Chart 45Italy (FIMI)48Norway Singles Chart9Swedish Singles Chart15UK Singles Chart51U.S. Billboard Hot 10067U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks38
Personnel Metallica James Hetfield – rhythm guitar, vocals Lars Ulrich – drums Kirk Hammett – lead guitar Robert Trujillo – bass guitar
Production Rick Rubin – producer Ted Jensen – mastering Greg Fidelman – mixing
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