Metallica previewed two tracks from their forthcoming new album, ‘Death Magnetic’, as they closed the Reading Festival last night.

Both songs – ‘Cyanide’ and ‘The Day That Never Comes’ – were enthusiastically received during what was an otherwise hit laden set from the American group.

Earlier in the day, the band had praised the festival, telling the BBC that it was both an “honor and a privilege” to be performing.

Other highlights of Metallica’s set included raucous versions of ‘Master of the Puppets’ and the evenings final song ‘Seek and Destroy’.

Metallica released their new album worldwide on September 12th.

Metallica’s setlist was:

1. Creep
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Ride The Lightning
4. Harvester Of Sorrow
5. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
6. Cyanide
7. ...And Justice For All
8. No Remorse
9. The Day That Never Comes
10. Master Of Puppets
11. Motorbreath
12. Nothing Else Matters
13. Sad But True
14. One
15. Enter Sandman
16. Last Caress
17. So What
18. Seek And Destroy

(by Jason Gregory)