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| alt = A portrait of the band's faces superimposed on each other. The band name and album title appear at the top and bottom, respectively.
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| recorded = May 2015 – August 2016
| studio = Metallica's HQ ([[San Rafael, California]])
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{{Singles
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In October 2011, bassist [[Robert Trujillo]] said that the band had returned to the studio to begin writing new material. He said: "The writing process for the new Metallica album has begun. We've been in the studio with [[Rick Rubin]], working on a couple of things, and we're going to be recording during most of next year."<ref>{{cite web|last=Warner|first=Brett|url=http://ology.com/music/metallica-begin-work-their-next-studio-album|title=Metallica Begin Work on Their Next Studio Album|website=...ology|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=October 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106002222/http://ology.com/music/metallica-begin-work-their-next-studio-album|archive-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' on January 8, 2013, [[Lars Ulrich]] said regarding the album, "What we're doing now certainly sounds like a continuation [of ''Death Magnetic'']". He also said, "I love Rick [Rubin]. We all love Rick. We're in touch with Rick constantly. We'll see where it goes. It would stun me if the record came out in 2013."<ref>{{cite web|last=Barton|first=Geoff|title=Ulrich: Metallica 3D movie project influenced by Zeppelin|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/ulrich-metallica-3d-movie-project-influenced-by-led-zeppelin/|website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|access-date=January 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113022730/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/ulrich-metallica-3d-movie-project-influenced-by-led-zeppelin/|archive-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref> In a July 2013 interview, Ulrich told ''Ultimate Guitar'', "2014 will be all about making a new Metallica record"; he said the album would most likely be released during 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metallica to Hit the Studio in 2014: 'We'll Run Out of Excuses for Not Doing It by Then'|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/metallica_to_hit_the_studio_in_2014_well_run_out_of_excuses_for_not_doing_it_by_then.html|website=Ultimate Guitar|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080029/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/metallica_to_hit_the_studio_in_2014_well_run_out_of_excuses_for_not_doing_it_by_then.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Trujillo and [[Kirk Hammett]] later confirmed the band's intention to enter the studio.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dekel|first=Jon|title=Metallica to record new album in 2014|url=http://o.canada.com/entertainment/tiff13/metallica-to-record-new-album-in-2014/|publisher=[[Postmedia News]]|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=December 26, 2013|archive-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229153844/http://o.canada.com/entertainment/tiff13/metallica-to-record-new-album-in-2014/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2014, Metallica began a tour called "Metallica By Request", in which fans requested songs for the band to perform,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/metallica-announce-final-round-request-summer-2014-tour-dates |title=Metallica Announce Final Round of 'By Request' Summer 2014 Tour Dates |
On February 6, 2016, during their "The Night Before" show at [[AT&T Park]] prior to [[Super Bowl 50]], [[James Hetfield]] said that the band was nearing the end of the recording process, and Ulrich said that the album would be released soon.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|title=Metallica Nearing The End Of Recording Process For New Album, Allude To A 2016 Release|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/metallica-says-new-record-is-almost-done-alludes-to-a-2016-release|work=Metal Injection|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505073816/http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/metallica-says-new-record-is-almost-done-alludes-to-a-2016-release|url-status=live}}</ref> This was compounded by the band playing a new riff at the show, which ended up being from the song "Murder One". Ulrich further elaborated in March 2016, when he said that the band hoped to finish production of the album during the spring. "I think [2016] will be a pretty in-your-face year, at least the back half of it... hopefully we should be able to knock that on the head (finishing the album) this spring, I would guess".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|title=Metallica Hints At "Real, Heavy" New Album In The Second Half Of 2016|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/metallica-hints-at-real-heavy-new-album-in-the-second-half-of-2016|work=Metal Injection|date=March 11, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512205745/http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/metallica-hints-at-real-heavy-new-album-in-the-second-half-of-2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2016, Hammett said that the band had worked with [[Greg Fidelman]], who engineered and mixed ''[[Death Magnetic]]'', as producer on the new album. "The title 'producer' itself is a bit ambiguous. It differs from person to person. You can call Rick Rubin a producer, but he's not the [same] type of producer as [[Bob Rock]], who is there for every note. At the same time, Rick Rubin gets stuff done. Greg Fidelman is a different type of producer in that he's with the engineer always looking to try and move the project forward."<ref>{{cite news|last=Downey|first=Ryan J.|title="This month I start writing my script" – Q&A with Kirk Hammett of Metallica|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/this_month_i_start_writing_my_script_qa_with_kirk_hammett_of_metallica|work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421030716/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/this_month_i_start_writing_my_script_qa_with_kirk_hammett_of_metallica|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Music ==
The lyrics follow a general theme of nihilism and pessimism. The title, "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct", came from an utterance Hetfield heard. "Somebody said to me the other day, and it stuck with me, 'Hardwired... Hardwired to Self-Destruct'. So it's like no matter what you do in your life you're really trying to not go down that path that you're maybe hard-wired to do."<ref>{{cite web|title=Metallica: Riff Charge (The Making of "Hardwired")|website=YouTube|date=November 26, 2016 |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sFkXt_TB-QA&feature=youtu.be|access-date=4 March 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302150453/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=sFkXt_TB-QA&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}</ref> This theme unites disparate topics such as the dangers of fame on "Moth Into Flame" and [[cosmicism]] in "Dream No More".
''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' marks the first studio album by the band not to feature songwriting contributions from Hammett since he joined the band in 1983 prior to the recording of ''Kill 'Em All''. In
== Release and promotion ==
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== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
|ADM=6.8/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web |title=Metallica: Hardwired...To Self-Destruct |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8387/Metallica-HardwiredTo-Self-Destruct.aspx |website=
|MC = 73/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|title=Hardwired...To Self-Destruct|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/hardwiredto-self-destruct/metallica/critic-reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=December 24, 2016|archive-date=November 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120062545/http://www.metacritic.com/music/hardwiredto-self-destruct/metallica/critic-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' received generally positive reviews. The album received an average score of 73/100 from 29 reviews on [[Metacritic]], indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic" /> At
[[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] said although the album featured all of Metallica's core music elements, he thought the band did not sound as ferocious as it did in its '80s heyday.<ref name="AM" /> David Anthony of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' had a mixed impression, saying "77 minutes of endless thrashing gets tiring" and thought the songs would benefit from leaner songwriting. He did, however, praise the album's first three singles, saying they were some of the best songs the band has written since the 1980s.<ref name="AV">{{cite web|last=Anthony|first=David|title=Metallica's latest is quality thrash that gets a little tiring|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/metallicas-latest-quality-thrash-gets-little-tirin-245922|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118233230/http://www.avclub.com/review/metallicas-latest-quality-thrash-gets-little-tirin-245922|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[David Fricke]] said ''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' reminded him of ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]'' and ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]'', having the "jagged apocalypse" of the first and the "focused brawn" of the second.<ref name="RS" />
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|scope="row"| Planet Rock Awards
| International Album
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/metallica-black-star-riders-and-joe-bonamassa-among-winners-of-the-rocks-2017/|title=Metallica, Black Star Riders & Joe Bonamassa among winners of The Rocks 2017!|work=Planet Rock |access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053503/https://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/metallica-black-star-riders-and-joe-bonamassa-among-winners-of-the-rocks-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|scope="row"| [[2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards|iHeartRadio Music Awards]]
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== Commercial performance ==
''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 291,000 [[album-equivalent units]] in its first week, of which 282,000 were pure album sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7588880/billboard-200-metallica-no-1-album|title=Metallica Rocks With Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|website=billboard.com|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223125909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7588880/billboard-200-metallica-no-1-album|url-status=live}}</ref> The remaining 9,000 units comprised 34,000 song purchases and 9.3 million streams. It was the third-largest debut of the year in the US on pure sales, behind [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s ''[[Views (album)|Views]]'' and [[Beyoncé]]'s ''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sinha-Roy|first=Piya|title=Metallica rocks to top of Billboard album chart|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-music-charts-metallica-idUKKBN13N246|work=[[Reuters]]|date=November 28, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2016|archive-date=November 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129003536/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-music-charts-metallica-idUKKBN13N246|url-status=
On April 12, 2017, the album went platinum.<ref>{{cite web|title=RIAA certification for Metallica albums|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=metallica#search_section|access-date=June 1, 2017|archive-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108002501/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=metallica#search_section|url-status=live}}</ref> Since July 7, 2017 the album officially sold more than 1,004,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Metallica's 'Hardwired' Hits 1 Million Sold in the U.S|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7857905/billboard-200-chart-metallica-hardwired|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709123812/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7857905/billboard-200-chart-metallica-hardwired|url-status=live}}</ref> The former No. 1 set is the band's 12th album to sell at least a million copies since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991. The album earned gold certification in Netherlands on September 6, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYtN1_8A54s/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/metallica/1597994328175910444 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram post by Metallica • Sep 6, 2017 at 4:36pm UTC|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> With 585,000 copies sold in the US during 2017, it finished as the country's ninth highest selling album of the year.<ref name="USsales2017End">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8085932/ed-sheeran-divide-nielsen-music-top-album-2017 |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |title=Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2017 in U.S |magazine=Billboard |date=January 3, 2018 |access-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227232707/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8085932/ed-sheeran-divide-nielsen-music-top-album-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| title1 = [[Hardwired (Metallica song)|Hardwired]]
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| title2 = [[Atlas, Rise!]]
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| title3 = [[Now That We're Dead]]
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| title4 = [[Moth into Flame]]
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| title5 = Dream No More
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| title6 = Halo on Fire
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| title8 = Ride the Lightning (Live)
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| length8 = 6:56
| title9 = [[Fade to Black (Metallica song)|Fade to Black]] (Live)
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| title10 = [[Jump in the Fire]] (Live)
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| title11 = [[For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)|For Whom the Bell Tolls]] (Live)
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| title12 = [[Creeping Death]] (Live)
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| title13 = Metal Militia (Live)
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| title14 = Hardwired (Live)
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