If you've been living under a rock for the last 24 hours, Metallica dropped a new single, "Hardwired" off their long-anticipated upcoming album of the same name and it's been the talk of social media the last day.
Just in case you haven't heard the track:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBHL3v4d3I[/youtube]
The song has been getting favorable reviews in our poll, with nearly 75% of the 10,000 people who voted saying they have a favorable review. Metallica being the biggest metal band on the planet, and one of the biggest bands of all time, illicit a big reaction from everybody in the metal scene and we thought it'd be fun to point out some reactions to the new track:
Just heard the new @metallica song Hardwired. Prepare to get crushed. @SixxSense #SupportMusic
— ?Nikki Sixx? (@NikkiSixx) August 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/TriviumPaolo/status/766442802825736193
Thrashing all around! So pumped on this new @Metallica track. pic.twitter.com/9faPcuYau3
— The Butcher Of Buffalo (@andycomplains) August 18, 2016
New Metallica rips. New Green Day rips. 14 year old me has been dead for 20 years.
— jordan buckley (@JordanETID) August 18, 2016
New @Metallica is haarrrrrrrd ! @KirkHammett @RobertTrujillo https://t.co/9cmGPUALjR
— Jamey Jasta (@jameyjasta) August 18, 2016
Digging the new Metallica tune
— Corey Beaulieu (@coreytrivium) August 18, 2016
@KirkHammett @RobertTrujillo @Metallica Hey guys just heard your new song "Hard Wire" sounds killer!
— OVERKILL (@OverkillBand) August 18, 2016
Back to form? https://t.co/8nMPUdmvjN
— Earache Records♠️ (@EaracheRecords) August 19, 2016
New @Metallica song sounds cool. Looking forward to the album.
— OL Drake (@old_rake) August 19, 2016
New Metallica tune is the song people have been wanting them to write for 20 years. It bangs.
— Wade MacNeil (@wade_macneil) August 19, 2016
Some will h8 b4 they even listen. I heard new @Metallica closed my eyes & grinned w the fury of #Whiplash LISTEN https://t.co/xA6ngHM1R0
— Rev. Riki Rachtman (@RikiRachtman) August 19, 2016
Metallica forever ??
— Thomas Pridgen (@Thomaspridgen) August 18, 2016
Hold on. Metallica have released an actual thrash metal song in 2016. This is not the world we formed a band in.
— GAMA BOMB (@gamabomb) August 18, 2016
The new @metallica song is awesome!! Metallica: Hardwired (Official Music Video) https://t.co/DNfMkS2vas via @YouTube
— Brian Slagel (@brianslagel) August 18, 2016
I'm completely blown away & hairs on my arm were standing up hearing NEW @Metallica #Hardwired hear it on @SXMLiquidMetal @SXMOctane #met10
— Jose Mangin (@josemangin) August 18, 2016
Awesome! I love my short and fast @metallica tunes! https://t.co/mQlhvqVLAa
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) August 18, 2016
New @Metallica song rips. @espn, I'm coming to get ya. #SummerSlam
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) August 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/hughmyrone/status/766684731689676800
The new @Metallica song has got us like! pic.twitter.com/KTyLsjYmpy
— Kerrang! Magazine (@KerrangMagazine) August 18, 2016
And, of all places MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow loves her some Metallica too… (then again, this isn't the first time she shared her love for the band)
God bless the great @Metallica for the new perfect soundtrack for 2016 — just in time. https://t.co/nIVbx9tQTR
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 18, 2016