The Day That Never Comes

"The Day That Never Comes"
Single by Metallica
from the album Death Magnetic
B-side"No Remorse" (Live)
ReleasedAugust 21, 2008
RecordedMarch 12, 2007 – May 11, 2008 in Los Angeles
Genre
Length7:56
Label
Composers
LyricistJames Hetfield
ProducerRick Rubin
Metallica singles chronology
"Some Kind of Monster"
(2004)
"The Day That Never Comes"
(2008)
"My Apocalypse"
(2008)
Music video
"The Day That Never Comes" on YouTube

"The Day That Never Comes" is a song by heavy metal band Metallica, and the lead single from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The song was released to the radio and for digital download on August 21, 2008.

The working title of the song was "Casper", as shown in the Mission: Metallica videos and in Demo Magnetic.

This was their first single to feature their new bassist Robert Trujillo.