Tonewired (Hardwired... To Self-Destruct)

The modern Metallica machine — precision, aggression, and absolute clarity.

Tonewired is a meticulously engineered AmpliTube 5 preset collection designed to recreate the ultra-tight, high-definition rhythm tones of Hardwired… to Self-Destruct. Every preset includes its own Custom IR and signal chain modeled after the album’s blend of Mesa/Boogie, Diezel, and boutique high-gain amps, capturing the sharp attack, ruthless saturation, and mix-ready definition that define Metallica’s modern era.

Included AmpliTube 5 Presets & Custom IRs

Each song from the album includes its own dedicated preset and song-matched Custom IR, crafted to reproduce the cabinet response, mic position, and aggressive harmonic profile of the original recordings:

• Hardwired

• Atlas, Rise!

• Now That We’re Dead

• Moth Into Flame

• Dream No More

• Halo on Fire

• Halo on Fire (Clean)

• Confusion

• ManUNkind

• ManUNkind (Clean)

• Here Comes Revenge

• Here Comes Revenge (Clean)

• Am I Savage?

• Am I Savage? (Clean)

• Murder One

• Murder One (Clean)

• Spit Out The Bone

Lords of Summer (Single)

• Lords of Summer

This is not a generic preset pack — every tone is a track-specific recreation designed to bring Hardwired’s crushing, hyper-defined sound straight into your DAW.

The Ultimate Tonewired User Guide (Included)

This pack includes a full professional PDF designed to give you complete control over these tones. Inside, you’ll find:

• A flawless installation walkthrough for all presets and IRs

• A complete breakdown of Hetfield’s real studio gear during the Hardwired sessions

• Detailed explanations of each AmpliTube 5 signal chain and why every component matters

• Right-hand precision and attack-shaping techniques essential to this era

• Pro tracking, layering, and tightening strategies modeled after the album’s production

• Mixing & panning recommendations designed to emulate Metallica’s modern stereo soundscape

• A deep-dive technical reference for guitarists who want absolute sonic precision

This isn’t just a preset collection —
it’s the full Hardwired tonal architecture, rebuilt for modern players.

The Most Accurate Hardwired Tones Ever Captured

From the rapid-fire assault of Hardwired, to the crushing mid-scooped weight of Moth Into Flame, to the apocalyptic force of Spit Out The Bone, this collection faithfully reproduces every nuance of Metallica’s modern high-gain identity.

Tonewired stands as the most accurate, sonically faithful, and obsessively engineered Hardwired preset pack ever created.

Load it. Play it. And unleash the precision of Metallica’s modern era.