Metallica Announce New Album 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct', Share Video For New Single
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Written by Jon Stickler
Metallica have announced their new album, 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct'.
The follow up to 2008's 'Death Magnetic' is scheduled for release on November 18 and covers over 80 minutes across two discs, with a deluxe edition also available. The band confirmed the news with a statement:
"It really does exist! We know it’s been a long time coming, but today we proudly introduce you to Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, the long-awaited next Metallica studio album that is the follow up to Death Magnetic! Two discs, nearly 80 minutes of music is coming your way on November 18, 2016.
"Hardwired… represents the next phase of our journey as Metallica and we are so excited to share it with you and we’re hoping you’ll hear a lot more of it in the coming days.
"Produced by Greg Fidelman, along with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, this is our 11th studio album and is available for pre-order in a variety of configurations including 12 songs on a double CD, vinyl, digital download, as well as a deluxe version with the riffs that were the origins of the album.
"Everyone who pre-orders the album through Metallica.com will receive an instant download of the song Hardwired.
"We cannot wait to hit the road to play these songs live and get in your faces once again, so strap yourselves in."
Check out the album's tracklist below, along with the video accompanying the record's lead single, Hardwired.
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 (Deluxe Edition Only) 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)
Prior to the release, Metallica perform at Minneapolis’ US Bank Stadium on August 20, which will be broadcast via Pandora in the States, Australia and New Zealand and on Metallica's website for the rest of the world.
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