Metallica - Hardwired…To Self-Destruct

Hardwired... to Self-Destruct is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in November 2016 via Blackened Recordings.

This is their first studio album in eight years following Death Magnetic (2008), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in the band's career. It is also their first studio album not to feature songwriting credits from lead guitarist Kirk Hammett since he joined the band in 1983, and their first studio album released through their own label, Blackened.

Hardwired... to Self-Destruct was produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic.

The album was Metallica's sixth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 and overall, the album topped the charts in 57 countries, including Australia.

Metallica released the first single from the album, Hardwired, in August 2016. Subsequently the second single from the album Moth Into Flame was released along with a video. In fact, each of the songs off the album would recieve videos, stated Ulrich.  

"Now that YouTube is the world's biggest television station, we figured we may as well knock a video out for every song... the practicality of shooting twelve music videos is kind of crazy, especially when you're trying to promote your record, and you're all over the place, and trying to make sure it doesn't leak. It's crazy but, at the same time, fun" -Lars Ulrich, 2016

Check out a few tracks from this hard rock album.  Moth into Flame, Hardwired, Summer of Lords,  Atlas, Rise! 

This is a Limited Edition 2016 Black Friday Record Store Day Exclusive Double Album 2LP Record set on 180 Gram Red Marbled Translucent Coloured Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve with two Printed Inserts and Digital Download Code, pressed in Europe.