Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
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Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is Metallica’s 2016 double studio album that marked a powerful return to their thrash metal roots with a modern production style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hardwired… to Self-Destruct canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5783958 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct Context triple: [Metallica, notableWork, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct]
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A.
Drums and Wires
Drums and Wires is a 1979 new wave/post-punk album by the English band XTC, noted for its angular guitar sound and inventive songwriting.
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B.
I've Just Destroyed the World
"I've Just Destroyed the World" is a country song best known for its recording by Ray Price, later covered by various artists including the band Teatro.
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C.
To Destroy the World
"To Destroy the World" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist wielding dangerous inventions.
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D.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, featuring an ensemble cast led by Arnold Schwarzenegger as members of an elite DEA task force.
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E.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a high-energy 1994 rap rock single by the Beastie Boys, best known for its distorted bass riff and iconic Spike Jonze–directed music video parodying 1970s cop shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct Target entity description: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is Metallica’s 2016 double studio album that marked a powerful return to their thrash metal roots with a modern production style.
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A.
Drums and Wires
Drums and Wires is a 1979 new wave/post-punk album by the English band XTC, noted for its angular guitar sound and inventive songwriting.
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B.
I've Just Destroyed the World
"I've Just Destroyed the World" is a country song best known for its recording by Ray Price, later covered by various artists including the band Teatro.
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C.
To Destroy the World
"To Destroy the World" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist wielding dangerous inventions.
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D.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a high-energy 1994 rap rock single by the Beastie Boys, best known for its distorted bass riff and iconic Spike Jonze–directed music video parodying 1970s cop shows.
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E.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, featuring an ensemble cast led by Arnold Schwarzenegger as members of an elite DEA task force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Robert Trujillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Albums Chart number two
ⓘ
US Billboard 200 number one ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDesigner | Herring & Herring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| describedAs | return to Metallica’s thrash metal roots ⓘ |
| drummer | Lars Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ vinyl ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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thrash metal ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoForEverySong | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Am I Savage?
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlas, Rise! NERFINISHED ⓘ Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ Dream No More NERFINISHED ⓘ Halo on Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardwired NERFINISHED ⓘ Here Comes Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ ManUNkind NERFINISHED ⓘ Moth Into Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder One NERFINISHED ⓘ Now That We’re Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Spit Out the Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelType | band-owned label ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Kirk Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | James Hetfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 77:26 ⓘ |
| nextWork | 72 Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWorkReleaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Atlas, Rise!
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hardwired NERFINISHED ⓘ Moth Into Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDiscs | 2 ⓘ |
| performer | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Death Magnetic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg Fidelman
NERFINISHED
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James Hetfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2015–2016 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blackened Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2016-11-18 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct Description of subject: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is Metallica’s 2016 double studio album that marked a powerful return to their thrash metal roots with a modern production style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.