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Metallica Streaming Another Unreleased Song, "Just A Bullet Away"

By Josh Hart published 8 December 2011

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Last night, at the second show of their fan-club only 30th anniversary celebration, Metallica dusted off yet another previously-unheard track from the Death Magnetic sessions. You can listen to "Just a Bullet Away" below.

The first concert of the band's 30th anniversary shows -- which featured guest appearances by Jason Newsted, Saxon's Biff Byford, Apocalyptica and members of Diamond Head -- saw the band dust off "Hate Train", also from the Death Magnetic sessions.

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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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