Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct

Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct

Released November 18th, 2016

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While not directly positioned as such, Metallica’s 10th album, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct is their best work in some twenty years. Though the band seems to be slowing down with age, there are a few solid efforts on the overlong release. A few songs would have been better served at a faster pace, and shorter structure, but overall the album proves that Metallica is pretty good at being Metallica. That is to say while there are not enough risks taken here. They often stick too closely to Metallica’s songwriting formula. But a long term fan would certainly find something to like. The three singles released prior “Hardwired”, “Atlas Rise”, and “Moth into Flame” do the band and the album justice as excellent entries to their catalogue, but the real stand out of the album is the closing track “Spit Out The Bone.” It’s unfortunate that it has to be the album’s finale that shows what could have been throughout. More tracks in that vein could have made the album a classic for all time, but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.

3.5 of 5 stars

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