You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs,
and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
Metallica formed in 1981.
They were teenagers.
Since then, they've gone on to become one of the most successful bands of all time,
selling over 110 million records worldwide.
In November 2016, they released their 10th album.
Hardwired to self-destruct.
In this episode,
the song Moth Into Flame gets taken apart by singer and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich.
I'm letting you in on a lot of trade secrets here.
I've never really talked about this stuff in this detail.
It's Metallica on Song Exploder.
I am Lars Ulrich, and I am the drummer of Metallica.
James here, singer, rhythm guitar player, Metallica.
About two summers ago, in 2014,
I was given an iPod by our on-the-road engineer that has about 1,500 ideas on it,
accumulated from sound checks.
Just warming up on the guitar, or even just rehearsing,