72 Seasons | |
Released | April 14, 2023 |
Recorded | ???, Metallica HQ in San Francisco. |
Length | Over 77 Minutes |
Number of tracks | 12 |
Label | Blackened Recordings (USA) Universal Records (Europe) |
Formats | Vinyl, CD, iTunes |
Genre | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal |
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72 Seasons is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on April 14, 2023.
Promotion[]
On November 28, 2022, Metallica would drop the music video for their lead single Lux Æterna introducing the new album to the world. They would also announce the subsequent M72 World Tour that would follow post release. On January 19, 2023, they would release the music video for the album's second single Screaming Suicide. On February 25-28, 2023, the band would tease an upcoming song on TikTok with each band member making a duet to the song each day, the final duet announced the release date of the music video for the album's third single If Darkness Had a Son. On March 27, 2023, the band teased on all of their social media platforms, with a short video with the upcoming song's music video release date for the album's fourth single 72 Seasons. On September 15, 2023, the band released a live rendition of the song Too Far Gone? as the fifth single of the album.
Tracklisting[]
No. | Title | Composer | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | 72 Seasons | James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett | 7:39 |
2. | Shadows Follow | Hetfield, Ulrich | 6:12 |
3. | Screaming Suicide | Hetfield, Ulrich, Robert Trujillo | 5:30 |
4. | Sleepwalk My Life Away | Hetfield, Ulrich, Trujillo | 6:56 |
5. | You Must Burn! | Hetfield, Ulrich, Trujillo | 7:03 |
6. | Lux Æterna | Hetfield, Ulrich | 3:25 |
7. | Crown of Barbed Wire | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 5:49 |
8. | Chasing Light | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 6:45 |
9. | If Darkness Had a Son | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 6:36 |
10. | Too Far Gone? | Hetfield, Ulrich | 4:34 |
11. | Room of Mirrors | Hetfield, Ulrich | 5:34 |
12. | Inamorata | Hetfield, Ulrich | 11:10 |
Total length: |
77:28 |
Personnel[]
- James Hetfield - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Lars Ulrich - Drums
- Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
- Robert Trujillo - Bass, Backing Vocals on You Must Burn!
Production
- Greg Fidelman - Producer, Mixer
- James Hetfield - Producer
- Lars Ulrich - Producer
- Sara Lyn Killion - Sound Engineer
- Jim Monti - Sound Engineer
- Jason Gossman - Sound Engineer, Editor
- Kent Matcke - Sound Engineer, Production Coordinator
- Dan Monti - Editor
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering