''Death Magnetic'' is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on September 12, 2008 through Warner Bros. Records. It is the band's first album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo as well as the first album to be produced by Rick Rubin. It was the first Metallica album since 1988's ''...And Justice for All'' not to be produced by Bob Rock. ''Death Magnetic'' is also the band's first album released through Warner Bros. Records, although they still remain with Warner Music Group, which also owns their previous label, Elektra Records. Outside of North America, they are distributed through Universal Music Group as they remain signed to Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom. The album is the band's fifth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the ''Billboard 200'' in the United States, making Metallica the first band ever to achieve five consecutive number one debuts. - Wikipedia