Which label released the album whose song was debuted during Metallica's appearance on the Howard Stern Show in 2016?
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct Hardwired... 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. 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. It is also their first studio album not to feature songwriting credits from lead guitarist Kirk Hammett since he joined the band in 1983, and their first studio album released through Blackened. "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct" was produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed "Death Magnetic". The album 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. Having this album number one marked the second time in history that any band of any genre, along with Dave Matthews Band, would have six consecutive albums debut at number one. The album has sold over three million copies worldwide, and critical reception of the album was mostly positive.
American Football (2016 album) American Football is the second studio album by American rock band American Football. The album was released on October 21, 2016 through Polyvinyl. Following the release of their debut self-titled album in September 1999, the group broke up. In April 2014, the group announced they would be reforming for a number of live performances, playing shows through the year and into 2015. In early 2016, they began recording the second album with Jason Cupp at ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, and at SHIRK Studios in Chicago, Illinois.