Watch Metallica Play Their New Track Atlas, Rise! In The Studio
From Metallica’s upcoming album “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” available everywhere on November 18.
On February 7, 2012, Metallica announced that it would start a new music festival called Orion Music + More, which took place on June 23 and 24, 2012, in Atlantic City. Metallica also confirmed that it would headline the festival on both days and would perform two of its most critically acclaimed albums in their entirety: The Black Album on one night, and Ride the Lightning on the other.[123] In a July 2012 interview with Canadian radio station 99.3 The Fox, Ulrich said Metallica would not release its new album until at least early 2014.[124] In November 2012, Metallica left Warner Bros. Records and launched an independent record label, Blackened Recordings, which will produce the band’s future releases.[125][126] The band has acquired the rights to all of its studio albums, which will be reissued through the new label. Blackened releases will be distributed through Warner subsidiary Rhino Entertainment in the U.S. and elsewhere through Universal Music.[127][128] On September 20, 2012, Metallica announced via its official website that a new DVD containing footage of shows it performed in Quebec in 2009 would be released that December; fans would get the chance to vote for two setlists that would appear on the DVD.[129] The film, titled Quebec Magnetic, was released in the U.S. on December 10, 2012.[130]
In an interview with Classic Rock on January 8, 2013, Ulrich said regarding the band’s upcoming 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.”[131] Also in 2013, the band starred in a 3D concert film titledMetallica: Through the Never, which was directed by Antal Nimród and was released in IMAX theaters on September 27.[132] In an interview dated July 22, 2013, Ulrich told Ultimate Guitar, “2014 will be all about making a new Metallica record”; he said the album will most likely be released during 2015.[133] Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo later confirmed the band’s intention to enter the studio.[134] At the second Orion Music + More festival held in Detroit, the band played under the name “Dehaan”—a reference to actor Dane DeHaan, who starred in Metallica: Through the Never.[135] The band performed its debut album Kill ‘Em All in its entirety, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release.[136] On December 8, 2013, the band played a show called “Freeze ‘Em All” in Antarctica, becoming the first band to play on all seven continents.[137] The performance was filmed and released as a live album the same month.[138]
Metallica performing during theSonisphere Festival in 2014
At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in January 2014, Metallica performed “One” with Chinese pianist Lang Lang.[139] In March 2014, Metallica began a tour called “Metallica By Request”, in which fans request songs for the band to perform.[140] A new song, titled “Lords of Summer” was written for the concerts and released as a “first take” demo in June 2014.[141] In June 2014, the band headlined the Glastonbury Festival in an attempt to attract new fans. Ulrich said, “We have one shot, you never know if you’ll be invited back”.[142] In November 2014, Metallica performed at the closing ceremony of BlizzCon 2014.[143] In January 2015, Metallica announced a “Metallica Night” with the San Jose Sharks, which featured a Q&A session with the band and a charity auction benefiting the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club, but no performances.[144] They were announced to headline Lollapalooza in March 2015, returning to perform there for the first time in 20 years.[145] On May 2, 2015, Metallica performed their third annual Metallica Day at AT&T Park.[146] Metallica were also announced to play at X Games for the first time at X Games Austin 2015 in Austin, Texas.[147] On June 14, 2015, Hetfield and Hammett performed The Star-Spangled Banner live via electric guitars prior to game 5 of the NBA Finalsbetween the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.[148][149][150] In late October, the band unveiled a new website with an introduction from Ulrich containing footage from the studio of the band working on new material.[151] On November 2, Metallica were announced to play “The Night Before” Super Bowl 50 at AT&T Park.[152] Metallica announced they would be opening the U.S. Bank Stadium on August 20, 2016, with Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeatas support.
In April 2016, during the week leading up to Record Store Day, for which the band was its ambassador for 2016, Ulrich told Billboard that the band’s expanded role within the music industry had played a part in the amount of time that it had taken to write and record the album. “The way we do things now is very different than the way we did things back in the days of Kill ‘Em All and Ride the Lightning. Nowadays we like to do so many different things.” Ulrich was also optimistic that production of the album had almost reached its completion. “Unless something radical happens it would be difficult for me to believe that it won’t come out in 2016”.[153]
On August 18, 2016, the band announced via their website that their tenth studio album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, would be released worldwide on November 18, 2016 via their independent label, Blackened Recordings. They also unveiled the track listing, album artwork, and released a music video for the album’s first single, “Hardwired
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