Metallica's new album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, is scheduled to be released on the band's Blackened Recordings on November 18th. In an exclusive interview for BBC 6 Music, Metallica discuss their new album. An excerpt follows:

Q: What's different about this album?

Lars Ulrich: “I’m still kind of tripping on the sonics. It just sounds really good and really rich and really full. The last record (2008's Death Magnetic), as it went along, it kept getting bigger and bigger. The songs got longer endings and that type of stuff. This record was quite different. The songs got tighter and leaner and a little more concise. So when I hear this, I feel this is Metallica at the leanest we've been for a while. Maybe even the leanest were capable of.”

Q: How do you still summon up such aggression?

Lars Ulrich: “The old cliche is "turn it up to 11". I guess we turn it up to 12 or 13. But as I get a little older, I realize there's a slight element of getting into character. You're up on stage, you're in the moment, you're with your bandmates - and you turn into a little rock gnome or something. I'm not quite like that at 7:15 in the morning when I'm trying to get kid number three to finish his fruit bowl.”

James Hetfield: “I’ve come to terms with it [aggression] being a part of me. I'm able to identify it and use it. Sharpen it at times, use it in the right places and otherwise you just shut the box on it for a while and try to be normal.”

Read the full interview at BBC.com.

Metallica will make their Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon debut tonight when they perform their new song "Moth Into Flame" for the first time on national television. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon airs at 11:35 EST/PST on NBC.

"Moth Into Flame" is the second track from Metallica's forthcoming album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, scheduled to be released on the band's Blackened Recordings on November 18th. The band world premiered the song on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM earlier in the week and shortly after debuted the video for the song, which was directed by Tom Kirk.

Hardwired…To Self-Destruct album details follow:

Deluxe Edition (Digital Download and CD)

Disc One
“Hardwired”
“Atlas, Rise!”
“Now That We’re Dead”
“Moth Into Flame”
“Am I Savage?”
“Halo On Fire”

Disc Two
“Confusion”
“Dream No More”
“ManUNkind”
“Here Comes Revenge”
“Murder One”
“Spit Out The Bone”

Disc Three (Bonus)
“Lords of Summer” (2016)
“Ronnie Rising Medley”
“When a Blind Man Cries”
“Remember Tomorrow”
“Helpless’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Hit the Lights” (Live at Rasputin Music)
“The Four Horsemen’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Ride the Lightning’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Fade to Black” (Live at Rasputin Music)
‘Jump in the Fire” (Live at Rasputin Music)
‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Creeping Death” (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Metal Militia” (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Hardwired” (Live in Minneapolis)

Deluxe Box Set (3LP + 1CD)

Disc One Side A
“Hardwired”
“Atlas, Rise!”
“Now That We’re Dead”

Disc One Side B
“Moth Into Flame”
“Am I Savage?”
“Halo On Fire”

Disc Two Side C
“Confusion”
“Dream No More”
‘ManUNkind”

Disc Two Side D
“Here Comes Revenge”
“Murder One”
‘Spit Out the Bone”

Disc Three Side E (Bonus)
“Lords of Summer” (2016)

Disc Three Side F (Bonus)
“Hardwired” (Live in Minneapolis)

Bonus CD
“Ronnie Rising Medley
“When a Blind Man Cries
“Remember Tomorrow
“Helpless (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Hit the Lights” (Live at Rasputin Music)
“The Four Horsemen’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Ride the Lightning’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Fade to Black” (Live at Rasputin Music)
‘Jump in the Fire” (Live at Rasputin Music)
‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Creeping Death” (Live at Rasputin Music)
“Metal Militia” (Live at Rasputin Music)

“Moth Into Flame” video:

“Hardwired” video:

Making of “Hardwired”:

Metallica are confirmed to open Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in February. A band statement reads: “We are very honored to have the super special, very unique opportunity to once again be the first event ever held in a brand new facility and this time it is in a city very near and dear to our heart, Copenhagen! We will be opening the doors of the Royal Arena for the first time on February 3rd and 5th, 2017 and as of this time these shows are our only scheduled European appearances of ’17, until the fall at the earliest. So if you need a Metallica fix soon hopefully you can make it to Copenhagen!”

“We promised we would be back very soon with an update and we didn’t wait too long,” says Metallica. “The ‘Tallica touring machine fires up again in late March of 2017 as we roll to South America for our first ever South American Lollapalooza experience brought to you by our friends at C3 Productions. Dates/venues are below and tickets are on sale now, so visit the site(s) of your choice or better yet hit all three!”

Lollapalooza Brasil - March 25th - 26th
Interlagos Racetrack in São Paulo

Lollapalooza Argentina - March 31st - April 1st
Hippodrome San Isidro in Buenos Aires

Lollapalooza Chile - April 1st - 2nd
Parque O’Higgins in Santiago

Metallica continue: “We’re looking forward to three amazing festivals over two weekends and that Lolla vibe of soaking up the sun and listing to music from all genres. Hope to see you there!”