An fito da sabon album ɗin Metallica 'Hardwired… to Self-halaka' a makon da ya gabata., aikin da ya zo shekaru takwas bayan aikinsa na baya, 'Matattu Magnetic', jira na dogon lokaci wanda ya cancanci hakan bisa ga masu sukar na musamman.
An fito da 'Hardwired… to Self-Destruct' a matsayin kundi biyu wanda a cikin mintuna 90 ya ƙunshi jimlar waƙoƙi 12, dukkansu James Hetfield da Lars Ulrich ne suka haɗa su, kodayake ɗayansu, 'ManUNkind', yana nuna haɗin gwiwar na Robert Trujillo.
An yi rikodin wannan kundin a cikin ɗakunan San Rafael (California) kuma Greg Fidelman ne ya samar da shi, shima abokin haɗin gwiwa ne akan 'Magnetic Mutuwa' (2008). 'Hardwired…' an sake shi ta alamar rikodin ƙungiyar, Blackened Recordings. A matsayin samfoti, sa'o'i kafin fitowar, an saki faifan bidiyon goma sha biyu na kundin, wanda aka buga a dandalin YouTube. Daga cikinsu akwai bidiyon da shahararren darakta Jonas Akerlund, ɗan ganga kuma tsohon memba na Bathory ya ɗauka. Tun daga watan Janairu mai zuwa, Metallica za ta fara balaguronta na duniya don gabatar da 'Hardwired…', wanda zai zagaya Asiya, Kudancin Amurka da Turai a cikin 2017.
Wasu kafofin watsa labarai sun riga sun nuna: "Wannan shine mafi kyawun kundin sa tun daga 'The Black Album'", kuma mafi yawan kafofin watsa labarai na musamman sun ƙimanta shi da kyau. James Hetfield yayi tsokaci game da sakin sabon kundin: “Muna matukar farin ciki, mun dade muna jiran wannan lokacin. Mun azabtar da mutane da yawa, mun azabtar da kanmu, amma abin alfahari ne mu gabatar da sabon album kuma mutane suna son shi ». Robert Trujillo kuma yayi sharhi akan wannan matakin ƙungiyar: "Duk da haka lokacin da muka ɗauki kayan aikin mu muna jin kamar matasa. Wannan shine sihirin wannan ƙungiyar. Ina tsammanin wannan shine mafi kyawun lokacin kirkirar mu. Muna rayuwa mai ban mamaki ».
A kwanakin nan miliyoyin mabiya kungiyar a duk duniya suna murnar dawowar James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett da Robert Trujillo, tare da wannan sabon kundin da ke zuwa bayan shekaru 35 na aiki, dogon yanayin da ya basu damar girbi fiye da rikodin miliyan 110 da aka sayar kuma suka ci lambar yabo ta Grammy 9.