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# Stream Metallica’s New Album ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct’ Free On YouTube
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/stream-metallicas-new-album-hardwiredto-self-destruct-free-on-youtube/
- Published: 2016-11-18T17:05:42.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-18T17:05:42.000Z
- Description: After years of being a very vocal critics of free music, first on Napster and more recently on Spotify, Metallica has now reversed course and fully embraced the practice. On Friday, the release. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/11/stream-metallicas-new-album-hardwiredto-self-d
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Streaming, YouTube & Video, Metallica, music, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Metallica](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8b15542970b-150wi "Metallica")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8b15542970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)After years of being a **very vocal critics of free music,** first on **Napster** and more recently on **Spotify**, **Metallica** has now reversed course and fully embraced the practice. On Friday, the **release day for their new album "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct**" the band made **every song** and an accompanying video **available to stream free on YouTube.** [![image from cdn.mbw.44bytes.net](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d23b234e970c-450wi "image from cdn.mbw.44bytes.net")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d23b234e970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Metallica's "Hardwired To Self-Destruct" can be streamed on YouTube, Spotify, the new Napster, Apple Music, Pandora and other music services.Stream "Hardwired" on YouTube for [free here](https://www.youtube.com/user/MetallicaTV/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf%5Fid=8&ref=hypebot.com).

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