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[[caption-width-right:316:''We're so fucked, shit out of luck, hardwired to self-destruct.'']]
''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' is the tenth studio album by Music/{{Metallica}}, released on November 18, 2016, as a double album. It is the first studio album self-released on the band's own label, Blackened Recordings, which now owns their whole body of work. Released eight years after 2008's ''Music/DeathMagnetic'', this album marks the band's longest gap between main albums. Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett lost his phone at the airport in [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Copenhagen]], causing him to lose his potential contributions to the album. As a result, this is the first Metallica album not to give him any songwriting credit since 1983's ''Music/KillEmAll'', which was written before he joined the band. The band spent three years touring for this album.
!!Tracklist:
[[AC:Disc One]]
# "Hardwired" (3:09)
# "Atlas, Rise!" (6:28)
# "Now That We're Dead" (6:59)
# "Moth into Flame" (5:50)
# "Dream No More" (6:29)
# "Halo on Fire" (8:15)
[[AC:Disc Two]]
# "Confusion" (6:43)
# "[=ManUNkind=]" (6:55)
# "Here Comes Revenge" (7:17)
# "Am I Savage" (6:30)
# "Murder One" (5:45)
# "Spit Out the Bone" (7:09)
!!Principal members:
* James Hetfield - Vocals, guitar
* Lars Ulrich - Drums
* Kirk Hammett - Guitar
* Robert Trujillo - Bass
!! Trope out the bone:
* AlbumTitleDrop: "Hardwired" drops the full title in the chorus.
--> "We're so fucked\\
Shit outta luck\\
'''Hardwired... to self-destruct'''"
* {{Anaphora}}: Appears in multiple songs, including the first lyrics of "Hardwired"
--> "'''In the name of''' desperation\\
'''In the name of''' wretched pain\\
'''In the name of''' all creation"
* {{Bookends}}: "Hardwired" and "Spit Out the Bone" are the fastest songs on the album.
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: Downplayed. The ThrashMetal on the album is concentrated in the first half. The second half has some thrash-y moments, but, save for "Spit Out the Bone", has thrash take a backseat to slower TraditionalHeavyMetal that's similar to [[Music/MetallicaAlbum the Black Album]] but a bit less radio friendly.
* EldritchAbomination: Cthulhu himself is the subject of "Dream No More".
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Confusion", the first song on disc two, takes over a minute and a half for the vocals to start. Most other songs in the second half also take more than a minute.
* EpicRocking: Most of the songs pass the six-minute mark or at least go near it, with "Hardwired" (3:09) being the lone exception.
* FaceOnTheCover: The faces of the four Metallica members sharing a head.
* FullyEmbracedFiend: "Am I Savage?" is implied to be about a werewolf embracing his beastly side.
--> "Faithful, as the full moon is rising\\
Beauty and the beast are colliding\\
Sharpened edge touch liquid flame\\
Deepened seed soaks anger's reign\\
Arching back, shape-shift derange\\
Father, how I watched you change"
* GardenOfEden: Mentioned in "[=ManUNkind=]"
--> "Garden\\
Of Eden, so simple and pure\\
Greedy\\
Needy, must we have more?"
* HumansAreBastards: The title of "[=ManUNkind=]" suggests that it does not speak not speak very highly of humanity, yet the narrator still looks for faith in it anyway.
* LongestSongGoesLast: Downplayed. The first disc ends with the longest overall track, "Halo on Fire" (8:16).
* NightmareFace: The multi-faced being on the cover with the faces screaming and/or looking menacing.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The narrator and his partner in "Now That We're Dead" shed their bodies to live forever, becoming ghosts.
* RevengeBallad: "Here Comes Revenge"
* RobotWar: Implied in "Spit Out The Bone". The war is not directly mentioned, but the machines have nonetheless succeeded at [[KillAllHumans slaughtering all humans on Earth]].
* TitleTrack: "Hardwired" gets partial credit, as it omits the subtitle.
* WarIsHell: The narrator in "Confusion" is aware of losing his mind over fighting an endless war.
--> "Leave the battlefield\\
Yet its horrors never heal\\
Coming home from war\\
Pieces don't fit anymore\\
Make it go away\\
Please, make it go away"
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[[caption-width-right:316:''We're so fucked, shit out of luck, hardwired to self-destruct.'']]
''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' is the tenth studio album by Music/{{Metallica}}, released on November 18, 2016, as a double album. It is the first studio album self-released on the band's own label, Blackened Recordings, which now owns their whole body of work. Released eight years after 2008's ''Music/DeathMagnetic'', this album marks the band's longest gap between main albums. Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett lost his phone at the airport in [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Copenhagen]], causing him to lose his potential contributions to the album. As a result, this is the first Metallica album not to give him any songwriting credit since 1983's ''Music/KillEmAll'', which was written before he joined the band. The band spent three years touring for this album.
!!Tracklist:
[[AC:Disc One]]
# "Hardwired" (3:09)
# "Atlas, Rise!" (6:28)
# "Now That We're Dead" (6:59)
# "Moth into Flame" (5:50)
# "Dream No More" (6:29)
# "Halo on Fire" (8:15)
[[AC:Disc Two]]
# "Confusion" (6:43)
# "[=ManUNkind=]" (6:55)
# "Here Comes Revenge" (7:17)
# "Am I Savage" (6:30)
# "Murder One" (5:45)
# "Spit Out the Bone" (7:09)
!!Principal members:
* James Hetfield - Vocals, guitar
* Lars Ulrich - Drums
* Kirk Hammett - Guitar
* Robert Trujillo - Bass
!! Trope out the bone:
* AlbumTitleDrop: "Hardwired" drops the full title in the chorus.
--> "We're so fucked\\
Shit outta luck\\
'''Hardwired... to self-destruct'''"
* {{Anaphora}}: Appears in multiple songs, including the first lyrics of "Hardwired"
--> "'''In the name of''' desperation\\
'''In the name of''' wretched pain\\
'''In the name of''' all creation"
* {{Bookends}}: "Hardwired" and "Spit Out the Bone" are the fastest songs on the album.
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: Downplayed. The ThrashMetal on the album is concentrated in the first half. The second half has some thrash-y moments, but, save for "Spit Out the Bone", has thrash take a backseat to slower TraditionalHeavyMetal that's similar to [[Music/MetallicaAlbum the Black Album]] but a bit less radio friendly.
* EldritchAbomination: Cthulhu himself is the subject of "Dream No More".
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Confusion", the first song on disc two, takes over a minute and a half for the vocals to start. Most other songs in the second half also take more than a minute.
* EpicRocking: Most of the songs pass the six-minute mark or at least go near it, with "Hardwired" (3:09) being the lone exception.
* FaceOnTheCover: The faces of the four Metallica members sharing a head.
* FullyEmbracedFiend: "Am I Savage?" is implied to be about a werewolf embracing his beastly side.
--> "Faithful, as the full moon is rising\\
Beauty and the beast are colliding\\
Sharpened edge touch liquid flame\\
Deepened seed soaks anger's reign\\
Arching back, shape-shift derange\\
Father, how I watched you change"
* GardenOfEden: Mentioned in "[=ManUNkind=]"
--> "Garden\\
Of Eden, so simple and pure\\
Greedy\\
Needy, must we have more?"
* HumansAreBastards: The title of "[=ManUNkind=]" suggests that it does not speak not speak very highly of humanity, yet the narrator still looks for faith in it anyway.
* LongestSongGoesLast: Downplayed. The first disc ends with the longest overall track, "Halo on Fire" (8:16).
* NightmareFace: The multi-faced being on the cover with the faces screaming and/or looking menacing.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The narrator and his partner in "Now That We're Dead" shed their bodies to live forever, becoming ghosts.
* RevengeBallad: "Here Comes Revenge"
* RobotWar: Implied in "Spit Out The Bone". The war is not directly mentioned, but the machines have nonetheless succeeded at [[KillAllHumans slaughtering all humans on Earth]].
* TitleTrack: "Hardwired" gets partial credit, as it omits the subtitle.
* WarIsHell: The narrator in "Confusion" is aware of losing his mind over fighting an endless war.
--> "Leave the battlefield\\
Yet its horrors never heal\\
Coming home from war\\
Pieces don't fit anymore\\
Make it go away\\
Please, make it go away"
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