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