Metallica - Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Released November 18th, 2016
James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich
Genre: Thrash metal
Intro
This album starts off GREAT. Almost every single song on the first half lands perfect, the issue is when it gets later in the album, the other songs are just pretty forgettable. I'm not even going to dive into the deluxe edition songs because I don't want this review to be longer than my list of problems in life. I think this album is great and has some amazing underrated hits that deserve to be listened to. Especially coming from 72 seasons, I MUCH prefer this album over that one.
Thoughts & Feelings?
This album makes me feel like I'm on one of those bullet trains in Japan or whatever and I'm just like flying through the train going a million miles an hour, drinking beers and hanging out with people just like me- but then the train slows down and everyone's gotta get off and I'm stuck alone- homeless in the streets. Don't ask me to elaborate further.
This album is great, it has so many underrated songs that are great. Spoiler alert here: Hardwired is fucking fantastic, Atlas, Rise is fucking fantastic, Now That We're Dead is pretty good, Moth Into Flame is FUCKING WILD, other than that... everything else is pretty meh. Here Comes Revenge is pretty neat. I don't know much about the other songs, but I'll give them another listen and let you know below. Here we go boys and girls strap in and let's start ranking some fucking good ass (or mid ass) songs.
Smash or Pass?
Hardwired - SMMMMAAAAAAASSSSSHHHHH. I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG. The chuggy riff at the beginning is so fucking amazing. I absolutely love how fucking fast this song is. It's absolutely batshit how crazy good this song is, it's so high up here. The vocals are ON FUCKING POINT, this song slaps. This is the speed that I like my metal songs at, take note future Metallica because that recent album 72 seasons was pretty slow and shit. Bring back THIS. Also that fucking INTERLUDE midway through is so sick.I didn't realize how fucking short this song is too, but it's absolutely nuts to butts the entire way. Love this song and I love everything about it.
Atlas, Rise! - SMMMAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSHHHHHHH, This FUCKING SONG BRO. This song is so fucking badass and has some of the best riffs Metallica have made in decades. I fucking LOVE this song. It sounds great, it's nice and fast and super catchy with sexy riffs and licks, it's absolutely amazing. The fucking guitar during the chorus drives me up the fucking wall. This song is just so fucking unique with so many elements to love that you just can't help have it stuck in your head. I love this song so much. Shoutout to the key of A, babyyyyy. Let's go. If you play guitar, learn this fucking song cause it's fun as FUCK.
Now That We're Dead - SMASH. This song is awesome. It's definitely not as good as the last two, but that's okay. It's just another great metal song that kicks ass. The riff is sexy as all hell, I just wish it was a little faster and punch me in the gut. I want this song to be just a bit more badass but I can't complain. It's a great song, probably even playlist worthy to be perfectly honest. This song takes a little bit to get going but it's fine. I can't complain really, this is a great catchy song. The chorus kicks ass. The fucking BREAKDOWN is awesome.
Moth Into Flame - SMMMAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH. LET'S GO BABY, THIS COULD BE MY FAVOURITE SONG ON THIS ALBUM it's hard to decide. I fucking LOVE everything about this song. The opening harmonized guitar, the chugging, the badass riff, EVERYTHING. This song kicks so much fucking ass it's so absolutely metal. The fucking pre-chorus and chorus get stuck in my head every single god damn day bro this shit is the catchiest fucking song ever. I absolutely LOVE the chorus. Yeah this might be my favourite song on the album. Holy that BRIDGE SECTION TOO THE FUCK??? No need to go that hard boys, it's fucking badass.
Dream No More - Pass. I mean you might as well just stop the album here. For real, the last 4 songs kicked so much fucking ass, and it just kinda goes downhill from here on. This song is kinda cool just super slow and not really that interesting to me. The vocals really bother me here, I just really don't like them. The pre-chorus really bothers me, honestly I just want to say I'm really not enjoying this song because of the vocals only- they just really bother me.
Halo On Fire - Smash... kinda. This song is pretty cool despite being slow. The harmonized guitars at the beginning are pretty interesting. This one is pretty interesting to be honest, and I do enjoy listening to songs like these that completely slow down the pace of the album. This is a neat song and I appreciate it very much, but I don't think I'd ever put this in my playlist. This song goes on for fucking way too long though, I spaced out and completely forgot it was going on. You ever seen a YouTube video where they try to pad out the runtime to get to 10 minutes for the extra ad revenue? This is how I feel about this song.
Confusion - Pass. This song is really neat and has some good riffs. It's just kinda slow and not very exciting. I want there to be more. It's like when you go to someones house and they offer you a glass of water, but they only fill up the glass 1/4th. What kind of lunatic would do that? It's not enough. So yeah that's how I feel. This song has potential it just needs more. More but less, cause this song goes on for fucking ever and nothing is ever very interesting. It's pretty standard boring stuff.
Man UNkind - Smash. This song is pretty fucking neat to be honest. I completely forgot about this song but I really love the sexy riff that's working well here. The vocals aren't the worst ever. Honestly this is a fairly decent song it just goes on a little longer than I would have liked.
Here Comes Revenge - SMASH. This is a pretty fucking neat song, I like it a lot. The music video for this one is very strange but quite interesting. The chorus gets stuck in my head pretty often but other than that, I don't really listen to this one too often. Maybe once in a belgium moon. Sexy guitar riff so that's always appreciated. This is definitely my favourite song on this back half of the album.
Am I Savage? - Smash. Shoutout to Am I Evil? This song is kinda cool but it just makes me wanna listen to Am I Evil way much more. This song is so slow and I think it kinda tries too much to be it's own thing. Not the best in my opinion. This barely gets a smash from me. I much prefer Here Comes Revenge. The pre-solo section is pretty fucking cool though.
Murder One - Pass. Fade to Black, anyone? Honestly I'm not very crazy about this song. I'm pretty fucking bored listening to this one. I just want to listen to Fade to Black now, literally the same 3 fucking notes at the beginning lmao. Yeah honestly just forget about this song, it's so generic and slow.
Spit Out the Bone - Smash... I guess idk. This one is okay. It's kinda cool I guess, I just don't have the energy anymore for this. Like I know this is gonna be so generic and have nothing too crazy going for it. The bridge is kinda cool I guess. Honestly I feel nothing anymore, this is such a generic song I just wanna be done with this album. Just absolutely meh.
Conclusion
This album starts off nuts to butts to begin, but then falls way flat once the first 4 songs are over. Honestly just stick to the medal songs on this album cause they're fucking awesome. This album has some of Metallica's most underrated riffs and songs here, so enjoy them while they're here- or am I completely wrong and you disagree? I have no idea, give me a comment below and let me know what your thoughts are.
RANK: B+
- Sharky
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