METALLICA haben das Artwork, den Titel, die Tracklist und ein erstes Video zu ihrer kommenden Platte veröffentlicht. Der Nachfolger von "Death Magnetic" hört auf den Namen "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" und erscheint am 18. November 2016. Schaut euch jetzt das erste Video zum Track "Hard Wired" an und werft einen ersten Blick auf die verschiedenen Editionen in denen das Album erscheinen wird.

Das Video könnt ihr euch als ersten Vorgeschmack über Facebook ansehen:

Das Doppelalbum wird ca. 80 Minuten Musik auf 2 CDs enthalten. Die Tracklist liest sich wie folgt:

CD1:
01. Hardwired
02. Atlas, Rise!
03. Now That We're Dead
04. Moth Into Flame
05. Am I Savage?
06. Halo On Fire

CD2:
01. Confusion
02. Dream No More
03. ManUNkind
04. Here Comes Revenge
05. Murder One
06. Spit Out The Bone

Darüber hinaus wird in der "Deluxe-Edition" des Albums noch eine Bonus-CD enthalten sein. 

CD3: (nur Deluxe-Edition)
01. Lords Of Summer
02. Riff Charge (Riff Origins)
03. N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M. (Riff Origins)
04. Tin Shot (Riff Origins)
05. Plow (Riff Origins)
06. Sawblade (Riff Origins)
07. RIP (Riff Origins)
08. Lima (Riff Origins)
09. 91 (Riff Origins)
10. MTO (Riff Origins)
11. RL72 (Riff Origins)
12. Frankenstein (Riff Origins)
13. CHI (Riff Origins)
14. X Dust (Riff Origins)

Hier die Original-Meldung der Band von Metallica.com:

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... yes, THIS YEAR!

Hardwired... represents the next phase of our journey as Metallica and we are so excited to share it with you. If anyone was tuned into radio station 93X in Minneapolis earlier today, you heard the world debut of the first track, “Hardwired” and we’re hoping you’ll hear a lot more of it in the coming days. Produced by Greg Fidelman, along with James and Lars, 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.”

Keep watching this space for more information, we cannot wait to hit the road to play these songs live and get in your faces once again, so strap yourselves in... INCOMING!

Weitere Infos samt einer Übersicht der ganzen Versionen (Deluxe, Digital, Digital Deluxe, Deluxe Box Set,...) findet ihr hier.

Artwork zu "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct"

Metallica 2016

(Quelle: www.metallica.com)