METALLICA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “HARDWIRED…TO SELF DESTRUCT” ON NOVEMBER 18TH, BAND POSTS VIDEO FOR “HARDWIRED”
Metallica have just announced that they’ll be releasing their new album, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, on November 18th. They have also released a music video for Hardwired, which can be viewed above.
“Has it really been eight years? Doesn’t feel like it! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink,” said Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.
“We’re obviously beyond psyched to share new tunes with all our friends out there. We’ve been rockin’ along in the studio with Greg, on and off, for the last 18 months firing up the creative engines again.
Putting new music out there, getting in your faces once again and all that comes with it is what we love to do more than anything else, so strap yourselves in … INCOMING!”
Pre-order options are available at the band’s website, including digital, CD, various vinyl options including a box set and more. At present, only a concert this Saturday (August 20th) at Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium and a September 24th appearance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City are on their schedule, but you can keep up with their touring announcements here.
Hardwired … To Self-Destruct Track Listing
Regular Album (On CD, Vinyl & Digital Formats)
Disc One:
1. Hardwired
2. Atlas, Rise!
3. Now That We’re Dead
4. Moth Into Flame
5. Am I Savage?
6. Halo On Fire
Disc Two:
1. Confusion
2. Dream No More
3. ManUNkind
4. Here Comes Revenge
5. Murder One
6. Spit Out The Bone
Deluxe Version (On CD & Vinyl only):
Disc One:
1. Hardwired
2. Atlas, Rise!
3. Now That We’re Dead
4. Moth Into Flame
5. Am I Savage?
6. Halo On Fire
Disc Two:
1. Confusion
2. Dream No More
3. ManUNkind
4. Here Comes Revenge
5. Murder One
6. Spit Out The Bone
Disc Three:
1. Lords Of Summer
2. Riff Charge (Riff Origins)
3. N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M. (Riff Origins)
4. Tin Shot (Riff Origins)
5. Plow (Riff Origins)
6. Sawblade (Riff Origins)
7. RIP (Riff Origins)
8. Lima (Riff Origins)
9. 91 (Riff Origins)
10. MTO (Riff Origins)
11. RL72 (Riff Origins)
12. Frankenstein (Riff Origins)
13. CHI (Riff Origins)
14. X Dust (Riff Origins)
additional source: loudwire.com
Great tune. Short and sweet.
Now post the new Devin Townsend song just released. 😉
Do you think that intro is long enough?
Eh.
You know, I was expecting a lot more Metallica bashing comments than are here. Just one really as of this writing. But I know they’re out there. Am I a Metallica fan? Yes. Do I like this song? Yes. Is it “as good as the old stuff”? Not necessarily, but most importantly it does sound like Metallica in an old school type of style. That’s good. So was Death Magnetic. If this album sounds like Death Magnetic II, I’m pretty OK with that at this point – though of course I’d like it to slide further towards the sound of the first 4. If you hate Metallica, or they’re “not metal enough” for you, or you just can’t stand Lars or whatever, fine. As a longtime fan that yearns for the “old stuff” though, I felt the last album was a return to form – as much as I could expect this deep into their career, and so far this one track is encouraging for the rest of the new album. I hope there are better songs on it, but this is pretty decent for those of us who like Metallica circa 2016.
The song is better than I expected it to be. I liked the tempo. It’s just one song, but I don’t have a lot of hope for the rest of the album being good. I hope James and the boys pleasantly surprise me.