Amid their Stranger Things 4 heyday (er, corn-day?), legends of thrash Metallica have confirmed the release of their new studio album, heralded by new single "Lux Æterna" and a world tour announcement.
Through the band's own Blackened Recordings, 72 Seasons arrives on April 14, 2023. It's their first full-length of new material since 2016's Hardwired... To Self Destruct.
Of the album concept, James Hetfield said in a statement: "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."
Metallica will take 72 Seasons on the road starting in Amsterdam next April, playing two nights in each city — with No Repeat Weekends featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. They've included a couple Canadian stops at Montreal's Stade Olympique on August 11 (with Pantera and Mammoth WVH) and 13 (with Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills), and a pair of shows at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on August 23 and 25.
Presales for two-day tickets begin on Wednesday (November 30) at 9 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, ahead of their public sale on Friday (December 2). Single-day tickets will be available beginning January 20. The band are offering discounted tickets for fans under the age of 16.
Watch the Tim Saccenti-directed video for "Lux Æterna" below, and keep scrolling to see the album tracklist and full tour itinerary.
72 Seasons:
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
Pre-order 72 Seasons.
Metallica 2023–2024 Tour Dates:
04/27/2023 Amsterdam, NL - Johan Cruijff Arena
04/29/2023 Amsterdam, NL - Johan Cruijff Arena
05/17/2023 Paris, FR - Stade de France *
05/19/2023 Paris, FR - Stade de France
05/26/2023 Hamburg, DE - Volksparkstadion
05/28/2023 Hamburg, DE - Volksparkstadion
06/16/2023 Gothenburg, SE - Ullevi Stadium **
06/18/2023 Gothenburg, SE - Ullevi Stadium
08/04/2023 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
08/06/2023 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
08/11/2023 Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique
08/13/2023 Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique
08/18/2023 Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
08/20/2023 Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
08/25/2023 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
08/27/2023 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
09/01/2023 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
09/03/2023 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
11/03/2023 St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
11/05/2023 St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
11/10/2023 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
11/12/2023 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
05/24/2024 Munich, DE - Olympiastadion
05/26/2024 Munich, DE - Olympiastadion
06/07/2024 Helsinki, FI - Olympic Stadium
06/09/2024 Helsinki, FI - Olympic Stadium
06/14/2024 Copenhagen, DK - Parken Stadium
06/16/2024 Copenhagen, DK - Parken Stadium
07/05/2024 Warsaw, PL - PGE Narodowy
07/07/2024 Warsaw, PL - PGE Narodowy
07/12/2024 Madrid, ES - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
07/14/2024 Madrid, ES - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
08/02/2024 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
08/04/2024 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
08/09/2024 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
08/11/2024 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
08/16/2024 Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium
08/18/2024 Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium
08/23/2024 Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
08/25/2024 Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
08/30/2024 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
09/01/2024 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
09/20/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol ***
09/22/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol
09/27/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol ***
09/29/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol
Show 1 Support Europe: Architects & Mammoth WVH **
Show 2 Support Europe: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
* Five Finger Death Punch/Ice Nine Kills play show 1 in Paris, Architects & Mammoth WVH play show 2 in Paris
** Volbeat replaces Architects on show 1 in Gothenburg
Show 1 Support North America: Pantera & Mammoth WVH ***
Show 2 Support North America: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
*** Greta Van Fleet replaces Pantera on show 1 both weekends in Mexico City
Through the band's own Blackened Recordings, 72 Seasons arrives on April 14, 2023. It's their first full-length of new material since 2016's Hardwired... To Self Destruct.
Of the album concept, James Hetfield said in a statement: "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."
Metallica will take 72 Seasons on the road starting in Amsterdam next April, playing two nights in each city — with No Repeat Weekends featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. They've included a couple Canadian stops at Montreal's Stade Olympique on August 11 (with Pantera and Mammoth WVH) and 13 (with Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills), and a pair of shows at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on August 23 and 25.
Presales for two-day tickets begin on Wednesday (November 30) at 9 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, ahead of their public sale on Friday (December 2). Single-day tickets will be available beginning January 20. The band are offering discounted tickets for fans under the age of 16.
Watch the Tim Saccenti-directed video for "Lux Æterna" below, and keep scrolling to see the album tracklist and full tour itinerary.
72 Seasons:
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
Pre-order 72 Seasons.
Metallica 2023–2024 Tour Dates:
04/27/2023 Amsterdam, NL - Johan Cruijff Arena
04/29/2023 Amsterdam, NL - Johan Cruijff Arena
05/17/2023 Paris, FR - Stade de France *
05/19/2023 Paris, FR - Stade de France
05/26/2023 Hamburg, DE - Volksparkstadion
05/28/2023 Hamburg, DE - Volksparkstadion
06/16/2023 Gothenburg, SE - Ullevi Stadium **
06/18/2023 Gothenburg, SE - Ullevi Stadium
08/04/2023 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
08/06/2023 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
08/11/2023 Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique
08/13/2023 Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique
08/18/2023 Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
08/20/2023 Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
08/25/2023 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
08/27/2023 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
09/01/2023 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
09/03/2023 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
11/03/2023 St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
11/05/2023 St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
11/10/2023 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
11/12/2023 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
05/24/2024 Munich, DE - Olympiastadion
05/26/2024 Munich, DE - Olympiastadion
06/07/2024 Helsinki, FI - Olympic Stadium
06/09/2024 Helsinki, FI - Olympic Stadium
06/14/2024 Copenhagen, DK - Parken Stadium
06/16/2024 Copenhagen, DK - Parken Stadium
07/05/2024 Warsaw, PL - PGE Narodowy
07/07/2024 Warsaw, PL - PGE Narodowy
07/12/2024 Madrid, ES - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
07/14/2024 Madrid, ES - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
08/02/2024 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
08/04/2024 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
08/09/2024 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
08/11/2024 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
08/16/2024 Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium
08/18/2024 Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium
08/23/2024 Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
08/25/2024 Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium
08/30/2024 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
09/01/2024 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
09/20/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol ***
09/22/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol
09/27/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol ***
09/29/2024 Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol
Show 1 Support Europe: Architects & Mammoth WVH **
Show 2 Support Europe: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
* Five Finger Death Punch/Ice Nine Kills play show 1 in Paris, Architects & Mammoth WVH play show 2 in Paris
** Volbeat replaces Architects on show 1 in Gothenburg
Show 1 Support North America: Pantera & Mammoth WVH ***
Show 2 Support North America: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
*** Greta Van Fleet replaces Pantera on show 1 both weekends in Mexico City
