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Quebec Magnetic

Quebec Magnetic is a live concert video album by Metallica, documenting two shows the band played at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada, on October 31 and November 1, 2009, on their World Magnetic Tour, released on December 10, 2012. The album is the first to be released via Metallica's own label, Blackened Recordings.

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Quebec Magnetic
Video by
Metallica
ReleasedDecember 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)
RecordedOctober 31 – November 1, 2009
VenueColisée Pepsi (Quebec City)
Genres
Length176:59
LabelBlackened
ProducerDana Marshall
Metallica chronology
The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
(2010) 		Quebec Magnetic
(2012)

Quebec Magnetic is a live concert video album by Metallica, documenting two shows the band played at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada, on October 31 and November 1, 2009, on their World Magnetic Tour, released on December 10, 2012.12 The album is the first to be released via Metallica's own label, Blackened Recordings.3

The album was announced on September 20, 2012, with fans voting online to decide which of the two shows recorded would be shown in its entirety; the remaining songs will be shown as "extras" on the album.1 On October 22, the album's track list, release date and cover art was released.2 A 33-second teaser trailer for the album was released on November 19.4

The album sold about 14,000 copies during the first week after its release, charting at number two on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart.5

Track listing

The album contains songs from both shows, with songs not played in the main setlist included as extras.2

Disc 1 (Full Concert)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Ecstasy of Gold"Ennio Morricone1:36
2."That Was Just Your Life"James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo7:08
3."The End of the Line"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo7:46
4."The Four Horsemen"Hetfield, Ulrich, Dave Mustaine5:27
5."The Shortest Straw"Hetfield, Ulrich6:09
6."One"Hetfield, Ulrich7:54
7."Broken, Beat & Scarred"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo8:25
8."My Apocalypse"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo6:45
9."Sad but True"Hetfield, Ulrich6:00
10."Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett6:10
11."The Judas Kiss"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo9:48
12."The Day That Never Comes"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo7:58
13."Master of Puppets"Cliff Burton, Hammett, Ulrich, Hetfield8:05
14."Battery"Hetfield, Ulrich7:05
15."Nothing Else Matters"Hetfield, Ulrich5:47
16."Enter Sandman"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett8:49
17."Killing Time"Vivian Campbell, Trevor Fleming, Raymond Haller, Davy Bates2:55
18."Whiplash"Hetfield, Ulrich7:05
19."Seek & Destroy"Hetfield, Ulrich14:01
Total length:2:14:53
Disc 2 (Bonus Tracks & Footage)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Whom the Bell Tolls"Burton, Hetfield, Ulrich5:06
2."Holier Than Thou"Hetfield, Ulrich3:46
3."Cyanide"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo6:58
4."Turn the Page"Bob Seger5:18
5."All Nightmare Long"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo7:52
6."Damage, Inc."Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett5:19
7."Breadfan"Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Ray Phillips4:09
8."Phantom Lord"Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine3:38
Total length:42:06
Disc 2 (Extra)
No.TitleLength
1."Quebec City Love Letters Featuring Band and Fan Interviews"8:09
Total length:50:15

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Music DVDs Chart6 3
Austrian Music DVDs Chart7 2
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart8 3
Dutch Music DVDs Chart9 5
Finnish Music DVDs Chart10 1
German Albums Chart11 29
Hungarian Albums Chart12 35
Italian Music DVDs Chart13 8
Spanish Music DVDs Chart14 9
Swiss Music DVDs Chart15 1
UK Music Videos Chart16 9
US Music Videos Chart5 2
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart17 2
Danish Music DVDs Chart18 4
Swedish Music DVDs Chart19 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)20 Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)21 Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

References

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