AlbumE · 2016
Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
by Metallica
Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is a 2016 heavy metal album by Metallica. It runs 26 tracks across 157 minutes on Blackened. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.6/5 from 60 ratings.
Heavy Metal · Thrash Metal · Metal
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- 3.6 /5
- 60 ratings
- 71 /100
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- 26
- Tracks
- 157 min
- Runtime
- 125 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
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60 ratings · avg 3.6
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- The Guardian4/5
- NME4/5
- PopMatters8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Sputnikmusic3.5/5
- Pitchfork6.5/10
- The Daily Telegraph3/5
- Classic Rock3/5
- The Chicago Tribune2/4
- Metacriticaggregate73/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6.8/10
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Hardwired… to Self-Destruct album cover
The Hardwired… to Self-Destruct cover was designed by Alex Tenta and Turner Duckworth and photographed by Herring & Herring and Shutterstock.
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- Alex Tenta, Turner Duckworth
- Photography
- Herring & Herring, Shutterstock
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Tracklist
26 tracks · 157 min
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Hardwired... to Self-Destruct is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as a double album on November 18, 2016 by their vanity label Blackened Recordings. It is their first studio album in eight years following Death Magnetic (2008), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in the band's career. It is also their first studio album not to feature songwriting credits from lead guitarist Kirk Hammett since he joined the band in 1983, and their first studio album released through Blackened. Hardwired... to Self-Destruct was produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic. The album was Metallica's sixth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 291,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, and topping the charts in 57 countries. The album has sold over two million copies worldwide, and critical reception of the album was mostly positive.
In brief
- Is Hardwired… to Self-Destruct good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Hardwired… to Self-Destruct 3.6/5 from 60 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Hardwired… to Self-Destruct?
- Moth Into Flame, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
- When was Hardwired… to Self-Destruct released?
- Hardwired… to Self-Destruct was released in 2016 on Blackened.
- How many tracks are on Hardwired… to Self-Destruct?
- Hardwired… to Self-Destruct has 26 tracks, with a runtime of 157 minutes.
- What genre is Hardwired… to Self-Destruct?
- Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is catalogued under Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Metal.
- What BPM is Hardwired… to Self-Destruct?
- Hardwired… to Self-Destruct runs at a median tempo of 125 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Hardwired… to Self-Destruct?
- Listeners of Hardwired… to Self-Destruct also rate Rust in Peace by Megadeth, The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden, The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! by Megadeth.
- Who produced Hardwired… to Self-Destruct?
- Hardwired… to Self-Destruct was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Greg Fidelman produced 12 of them.
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