

He said: "The writing process for the new Metallica album has begun. In October 2011, bassist Robert Trujillo said that the band had returned to the studio to begin writing new material. to Self-Destruct received generally positive reviews from critics, and in 2020 Lars Ulrich ranked it as his favorite Metallica album. The number one ranking marked the second time in history that any band of any genre would have six consecutive albums debut at number one, following only Dave Matthews Band. This was Metallica's sixth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 291,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, and topping the charts in 57 countries.

to Self-Destruct was produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic. It is also their first studio album released through Blackened. It is their first studio album in eight years following Death Magnetic (2008), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in the band's career. to Self-Destruct is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as a double album on November 18, 2016, by their vanity label Blackened Recordings.
