Metallica are back with news of their 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be released on April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. The follow-up to 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct was produced with Greg Fidelman, and it includes the new single ‘Lux Æterna’, which is out today alongside a Tim Saccenti-directed video. Check it out below and scroll for the LP’s cover artwork and tracklist.
Discussing the concept behind the album’s title, James Hetfield said in a press release: “72 seasons. 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 reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”
In addition to the album announcement, Metallica have announced the M72 world tour, which kicks off in April and runs through September 2024. Find the list of dates below, too.
72 Seasons Cover Artwork:
72 Seasons Tracklist:
1. 72 Seasons
2. Shadows Follow
3. Screaming Suicide
4. Sleepwalk My Life Away
5. You Must Burn!
6. Lux Æterna
7. Crown of Barbed Wire
8. Chasing Light
9. If Darkness Had a Son
10. Too Far Gone?
11. Room of Mirrors
12. Inamorata
Metallica Tour Dates:
Thu Apr 27 2023 – Amsterdam NL – Johan Cruijff Arena
Sat Ap 29 2023 – Amsterdam NL – Johan Cruijff Arena
Wed Ma 17 2023 – Paris FR – Stade de France
Frid Ma 19 2023 – Paris FR – Stade de France
Frid Ma 26 2023 – Hamburg DE – Volksparkstadion
Sun Ma 28 2023 – Hamburg DE – Volksparkstadion
Frid Jun 16 2023 – Gothenburg SE – Ullevi Stadium
Sun Jun 18 2023 – Gothenburg SE – Ullevi Stadium
Fri Aug 4 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sun August 6 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Fri Aug 11 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique
Sun Aug 13 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique
Fri Aug 18 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Sun Aug 20 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Fri Aug 25 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
Sun Aug 27 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
Frid Sep 1 2023 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
Sun Sep 3, 2023 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
Fri Nov 3, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
Sun Nov 5, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
Fri Nov 10, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
Sun Nov 12, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
Fri May 24 2024 – Munich DE – Olympiastadion
Sun May 26 2024 – Munich DE – Olympiastadion
Fri Jun 7 2024 – Helsinki FI – Olympic Stadium
Sun Jun 9 2024 – Helsinki FI – Olympic Stadium
Fri Jun 14 2024 – Copenhagen DK – Parken Stadium
Sun, Jun 16 2024 – Copenhagen DK – Parken Stadium
Fri Jul 5 2024 – Warsaw PL – PGE Narodowy
Sun Jul 7 2024 – Warsaw PL – PGE Narodowy
Fri Jul 12 2024 – Madrid ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
Sun Jul 14 2024 – Madrid ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
Fri Aug 2 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Sun Aug 4 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Fri Aug 9 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Sun Aug 11 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Fri Aug 16 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
Sun Aug 18 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
Fri Aug 23 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
Sun Aug 25 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
Fri Aug 30 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
Sun Sep 1 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
Fri Sep 20 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol
Sun Sep 22 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol
Fri Sep 27 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol
Sun Sep 29 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol