album · November 18, 2016
Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
Blackened Recordings / Universal MusicSee this day
This 2016 double album marked Metallica's first studio release in eight years, featuring a return to their signature thrash metal sound after a period of experimentation.
- The album was produced by Greg Fidelman, who had previously worked with the band on "Death Magnetic."
- "Hardwired… to Self-Destruct" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 290,000 copies in its first week.
- The album's title track and "Moth Into Flame" were both nominated for Grammy Awards in 2017.
Metallica is a Grammy-winning American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. They are pioneers of thrash metal, with a sound characterized by fast tempos, aggressive musicianship, and often dark lyrical themes. At the time of "Hardwired… to Self-Destruct," the band had recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of their seminal 1986 album "Master of Puppets" and were two years removed from their studio comeback with "Death Magnetic."
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