Metallica - Hardwired... To Self Destruct (New Album)

[Blayney]

Metallica are releasing a new album on the 18th of November 2016 titled "Hardwired... To Self Destruct". They have also released the first track off the album, "Hardwired".

https://youtu.be/uhBHL3v4d3I

The track listing is as follows

Disc One:
Hardwired
Atlas, Rise!
Now That We're Dead
Moth Into Flame
Am I Savage?
Halo on Fire

Disc Two:
Confusion
Dream No More
ManUNkind
Here Comes Revenge
Murder One
Spit Out the Bone

Disc Three (Deluxe Edition Only):
Lords of Summer
Riff Charge (Riff Origins)
N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M. (Riff Origins)
Tin Shot (Riff Origins)
Plow (Riff Origins)
Sawblade (Riff Origins)
RIP (Riff Origins)
Lima (Riff Origins)
91 (Riff Origins)
MTO (Riff Origins)
RL72 (Riff Origins)
Frankenstein (Riff Origins)
CHI (Riff Origins)
X Dust (Riff Origins)


Here's the cover art.




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So new 'tallica! The first song is very thrashy, short and sweet. Vocals fit the song but seem a bit uninspired, lyrics I'm not convinced by... but it all works for a thrash song. Cover art isn't the greatest! So in standard form it is a double album... although apparently comes in under 80 minutes so I'm not sure why.

Anyway I'm very excited to hear what the rest of the album sounds like now!

[Blayney]

It took me a couple of listens but it's a grower. Not amazing but 7/10 or so. If a song makes me pick up a guitar and start learning then it can't be bad.

[Blayney]

New track

Moth Into Flame

https://youtu.be/1iprubvCfdM

[Blayney]

Apparently Hardwired was written fairly late as they felt they needed something short and to the point to open the album with. So I guess the rest of the album will be more along the lines of Moth Into Flame.

[Blayney]

Album is out tomorrow officially. Leaked a few days ago. I haven't listened to it though.

They have also been releasing a video every 2 hours since last night. Every song on the album has had a video made for it... which reflects the way music is being consumed these days!

The song's I have listened to sound really good so far. But I need to listen with my headphones tomorrow.

There's a lot of hype for the closing track "Spit Out The Bone". So looking forward to that

[Blayney]

My physical copy of the deluxe edition was on the door mat when I got in from work. Happy days!

Just on Atlas, Rise! now. Enjoying it immensely so far.

edit - Finished listening to it. Really enjoyed it. A few tracks will require further listening to sink in (bit like Hardwired) but so far I thought Hardwired, Atlas, Rise!, Moth Into Flame, Dream No More (potential favourite on the album), Halo On Fire, Confusion, Am I Savage? and Spit Out The Bone were the best. I really like Dream No More.

Edited by Blayney on Friday 18th November 15:15

[Blayney]

I've given this a few spins now, keeps getting better. Really solid album. Probably top 5 of the Metallica albums for me.