Heavy metal band “Metallica” is set to release their new album titled “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct” on Nov. 18.

This will be their first album in eight years. Metalheads are waiting to see how the past gods of metal will revamp their name.

With Jason Hetfield on vocals and rhythm guitar, Lars Ulrich on drums, Kirk Hammett on lead guitar and Robert Trujillo on bass, this is a perfect blend for a pulsating cocktail of heavy metal.  Fans have been anticipating this comeback, excited to see if the iconic band that started in the 1980s can still be successful 30-plus years later.

Two songs have been released as teasers for the new album. The title track “Hardwired” came out in August of this year. The beginning rift had a lot of potential, but as the song started to build the charade fell to pieces.

The lyrics were the biggest let down as they were dry and lacked substance.  “S**** out of luck, Hardwired to Self-Destruct,” serves as the main lyric for the chorus of the song.

The second teaser song released was “Moth into Flame,” which came out in September. Just hearing the title of the song gave me a wary feeling in my stomach.

The opening of the song sounded very similar to “Hardwired”, but when Hetfield began to sing the lyrics sounded much more creative.

“Infamy. All for publicity. Destruction going viral,” was one set of lyrics that really stood out. It portrayed deep emotions while opening up a discussion on society and  avoiding conventional topics. It had some meat for fans to sink their teeth into.

“I can appreciate certain aspects of the song, ‘Moth into Flame,’ like how Lars uses beats that add to the song rather than take away and the vocal hooks are reminiscent of the “Black Album” era,” longtime Bay Area metal producer Eric Hill was quoted as saying. “But the Kirk Hammett solo went nowhere and merely seemed like Kirk impersonating old Kirk by relying on the wah pedal way too much.”

It’s clear to Hill that the band is trying to appease older fans, but they fail to uphold their prior standards. Now, they are merely a caricature of what they used to be.

The angst that served as the foundation for albums like “Kill ‘em All” and “Master of Puppets” has been lost.

But some listeners see this as a positive change.

In 2008, “Metallica” released “Death Magnetic,” which was met with mixed reviews. Many said the sound wasn’t the same, even going as far to say Metallica had become sell-outs.

Fans of the band are hoping that the rest of their new album is a return to their roots.

Many Fans have tried to compare Metallica’s new work with past Albums such as “Ride the Lightning” (1984) and self titled “Metallica” (1991). But the new works do not come close to their level of greatness.

The 1991 “Metallica” album, is considered the band’s last good one.  Many fans and listeners think that the sound hasn’t been the same since bassist Jason Newsted hit the road in 2001.