A week after debuting on Billboard's Rock Airplay and Mainstream Rock Songs airplay charts, Metallica's "Hardwired" continues its climb, entering more rankings (dated September 10th), including inside the top 10 of Hot Rock Songs, reports Kevin Rutherford.

"Hardwired" - the lead single from the band's upcoming 10th studio album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, debuts at No. 9 on Hot Rock Songs (which blends radio airplay, digital sales and streaming data), marking both the band's best bow and first top 10 placement since the tally launched in 2009. Metallica previously peaked at a high of No. 28 with "All Nightmare Long" in 2009.

Additionally, following a full tracking week of sales, "Hardwired" enters at No. 1 on Hard Rock Digital Songs and No. 6 on Rock Digital Songs with 20,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music, marking the band's highest debuts on the charts. Read more at this location.

Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, the long awaited new Metallica studio album, and follow up to Death Magnetic, will be released on November 18th. The double CD will include nearly 80 minutes of music.

A typical high school gymnasium in San Rafael gave up its basketball tactics and talents for new temporary hosts on Tuesday, August 16th when Metallica descended on the space to shoot a real “smash-and-grab” first video for the forthcoming album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. Check out the footage below:

The music video for “Hardwired”, as well as a nine-minute video featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the writing and recording sessions for "Hardwired”, can be found below. Check out the “Hardwired” single artwork...

Says the band: “Hardwired… represents the next phase of our journey as Metallica and we are so excited to share it with you. If anyone was tuned into radio station 93X in Minneapolis earlier today, you heard the world debut of the first track, “Hardwired”, and we’re hoping you’ll hear a lot more of it in the coming days. Produced by Greg Fidelman, along with James and Lars, this is our 11th studio album and is available for pre-order in a variety of configurations including 12 songs on a double CD, vinyl, digital download, as well as a deluxe version with the riffs that were the origins of the album. Everyone who pre-orders the album through Metallica.com will receive an instant download of the song “Hardwired”.

“We cannot wait to hit the road to play these songs live and get in your faces once again, so strap yourselves in… INCOMING!”

Tracklisting:

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 (Deluxe Edition Only)
“Lords Of Summer”
“Riff Charge” (Riff Origins)
“N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M.” (Riff Origins)
“Tin Shot” (Riff Origins)
“Plow” (Riff Origins)
“Sawblade” (Riff Origins)
“RIP” (Riff Origins)
“Lima” (Riff Origins)
“91” (Riff Origins)
“MTO” (Riff Origins)
“RL72” (Riff Origins)
“Frankenstein” (Riff Origins)
“CHI” (Riff Origins)
“X Dust” (Riff Origins)

“Hardwired” video:

Making of “Hardwired”:

In the album trailer below, a snippet of the new track “Moth Into Flame” can be heard at the 2 minute mark: