Metallica was never going to keep quiet forever.
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The band has announced its new album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
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The album, to be released Nov. 18, is Metallica's first release since 2008, with the exception of their reviled collaboration with Lou Reed in 2012, Lulu 。. The album itself will span over two discs, with a third disc of bonus material. 。

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Check out the album cover and track list below:  。

Credit: Blackened Recordings 。

1. "Hardwired"2. "Atlas, Rise!"3. "Now That We’re Dead"4. "Moth Into Flame"5. "Am I Savage?"6 "Halo on Fire"7. "Confusion"8. "Dream No More"9. "ManUnkind"10. "Here Comes Revenge"11. "Murder One"12. "Spit Out the Bone"。

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