The new Metallica album is dedicated to all the musicians that have lost their lives at the hands of rock, the band have revealed. The rock titans confirmed the full tracklisting for "Death Magnetic" earlier this month, prompting singer James Hetfield to explain the title. He says the follow-up to 2003's "St Anger" is for all the "rock and roll martyrs" taken by the music scene over the years. "It started out as kind of a tribute to people that have fallen in our business, like (Alice In Chain's) Layne Staley and a lot of the people that have died, basically - rock and roll martyrs of sorts. And then it kind of grew from there. "Thinking about death...just like a magnet, some people are drawn towards it, (and) other people are afraid of it and push away", explained Hetfield. "Death Magnetic" will be released later this year, in a historic simultaneous link-up with the Guitar Hero video game. Watch Metallica's music videos here... Search for the latest concerts tickets on Ticketmaster
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