On November 18, 2016, “Blackened Recordings” label released “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct”, the tenth Metallica studio album. It was recorded May 2015 – August 2016, at “Metallica’s HQ” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”, Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Czech Republic by “IFPI Czech Republic”, Platinum in France by “SNEP”, 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, 2 x Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”, Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”, 3 x Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”, 4 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and Platinum in USA by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo– bass, backing vocals
- Lars Ulrich– drums
- Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
- Mike Gillies, Sara Lyn Killion – additional recording
- Ken Matcke – engineer assistant
- Dan Monti, Jim Monti, Jason Gossman – digital editing
- Dave Collins – mastering
- Turner Duckworth – design
- Herring & Herring – creative direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.
- Hardwired
- Atlas, Rise!
- Now That We’re Dead
- Moth into Flame
- Dream no More
- Halo on Fire
- Confusion
- ManUNkind – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
- Here Comes Revenge
- Am I Savage?
- Murder One
- Spit Out the Bone
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