Here's the thing about being Metallica: You kind of get to play by your own rules. And if people don't like it, well, kill 'em all, right? So, in keeping with their disdain for doing things the way everyone else does — which extends to recording hundreds of guitar riffs for just a few seconds of actual shredding — the band announced that its new album, Death Magnetic, will come out on Friday, September 12, busting the traditional Tuesday new release tradition (which we suspect they think is for girly-men anyway).
Last week, a