Metallica's upcoming album on November 16 - "Hardwired...to Self-Destruct"

[Izmael]

First studio album in 8 years, two singles have already been released:

- Hardwired

IMO a solid opening track, I liked the simple riffs, clean vocals and the 3:18 length. It's obvious they are trying to find that magic they had in the 80s (been trying since Death Magnetic at least imo) and this track sounds like the closest they ever got.


- Moth into Flame

Disappointed. Sounds like a bunch of riffs glued together, with no actual musical idea behind the song. Everything is cleanly executed, of course, but that doesn't make it good music. Sounded a lot like an average Death Magnetic to me.


All in all, I'm not expecting a new Ride the Lightning or even a Black Album - you don't step in the same river twice - but I'm hoping for one or two really good tracks out of this double album.

The music videos for both songs were boring but who cares. Watching Lars sticking his tongue out while displaying mediocre drumming gets old quick anyway.


Now if they could just swap Lars with Dave Lombardo omg.