Metallica are about to release 72 Seasons, their first full-length album since 2016, and possibly the most personal of their extraordinary career. They’ve now shared the epic title track, clocking in at nearly eight minutes.
A track that combines both the thrashing intensity of the band’s roots with the big and bold anthemics of their later years, it’s a song that perfectly embodies everything that the band are in 2023. Though the depth comes from the ideology behind the title. The fact that we change over time, and the things that we once thought were right are now completely against how we see the world now. There is no shame in change, and knowing that you are able to is a part of growing older. As they enter new chapters in their lives, Metallica simply want everybody who listens to them to know that.
Frontman James Hetfield had this to say about it all:
“The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are.
“I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is re-enactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”
Metallica will be releasing 72 Seasons on April 14th via Blackened Recordings.
Here’s previous single, “If Darkness Had A Son”:
Metallica will also be heading on a world tour starting next month. Here are all of the dates:
2023
- April 27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena
- April 29 – Amsterdam NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena
- May 17 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France
- May 19 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France
- May 26 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion
- May 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion
- June 16 – Gothenburg SE, Ullevi Stadium
- June 18 – Gothenburg SE, Ullevi Stadium
- August 4 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
- August 6 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
- August 11 – Montreal, QC @ Stade Olympique
- August 13 – Montreal, QC @ Stade Olympique
- August 18 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
- August 20 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
- August 25 – Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium
- August 27 – Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium
- September 1 – Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
- September 3 – Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
- November 3 – St. Louis, MO @ The Dome at America’s Center
- November 5 – St. Louis, MO @ The Dome at America’s Center
- November 10 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
- November 12 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
2024
- May 24 – Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion
- May 26 – Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion
- June 7 – Helsinki FI, Olympic Stadium
- June 9 – Helsinki FI, Olympic Stadium
- June 14 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken Stadium
- June 16 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken Stadium
- July 5 – Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy
- July 7 – Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy
- July 12 – Madrid, ES @ Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
- July 14 – Madrid, ES @ Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
- August 2 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
- August 4 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
- August 9 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
- August 11 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
- August 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Stadium
- August 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Stadium
- August 23 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
- August 25 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
- August 30 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
- September 1 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
- September 20 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol
- September 22 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol
- September 27 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol
- September 29 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol
