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Metallica to release new album ’72 Seasons’ in April

Metallica will release 12th studio album ’72 Seasons’ on 14th April 2023 via their own label Blackened Recordings.

The set is produced by Greg Fidelman with band members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. ’72 Seasons’ is Metallica’s first full-length release since 2016’s ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’.

The album will be released in formats including 2LP 140g black vinyl and limited edition variants, CD and digitalā€”for a full listing of configurations, pre-orders and further information, go toĀ metallica.com/72-seasons-info.

The first single from ’72 Seasons’ is ‘Lux Ɔterna’, which is available to stream and download now. The music video for the track is directed by Tim Saccenti.

Speaking on the concept of the album title,Ā Hetfield said: ā€œ’72 Seasons’. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ā€˜who we areā€™ 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.ā€

Metallica - 72 Seasons
Credit: Blackened Recordings

The track listing for ’72 Seasons’ is:

72 Seasons
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide
Sleepwalk My Life Away
You Must Burn!
Lux Ɔterna
Crown of Barbed Wire
Chasing Light
If Darkness Had a Son
Too Far Gone?
Room of Mirrors
Inamorata

Today also marks the announcement of every Metallica show booked through 2023 and 2024. Presented worldwide by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey (in North America only) and promoted by Live Nation,Ā Metallicaā€™s M72Ā world tour will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits – with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups.

The M72 tour will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage, as well as the I Disappear full-tour pass and the debut of discounted tickets for fans under 16 years of age.

Two-day tickets will be on sale Friday 2nd December atĀ ticketmaster.comĀ and will include the option of pre-ordering 72 Seasons vinyl and/or CD. Single day tickets will be available beginning January 20th.

For further information including fan club presales, enhanced experiences and more, go toĀ metallica.com/m72-info.Ā 

A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the bandā€™sĀ All Within My Hands foundation. Founded in 2017, AWMHā€™s efforts to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band have raised nearly $13 million ā€“ providing $5.9 million in grants to career and technical education programs in the US, over $2.5 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $3.2 million to disaster relief efforts worldwide.

METALLICA
M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024
PRE-SALES BEGIN 9am LOCAL TIME NOVEMBER 30th

April 2023
Thur 27thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Amsterdam NL, Johan Cruijff Arena
Sat 29thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Amsterdam NL, Johan Cruijff Arena

May 2023
Wed 17thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Paris FR, Stade de France*Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā 
Fri 19thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Paris FR, Stade de France
Fri Ā 26thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Hamburg DE, Volksparkstadion
Sun 28thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Hamburg DE, Volksparkstadion

June 2023
Fri 16thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Gothenburg SE, Ullevi Stadium**
Sun 18thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Gothenburg SE, Ullevi Stadium

August 2023
Fri 4thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā East Rutherford, NJĀ Ā  Ā MetLife Stadium
Sun 6thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā East Rutherford, NJĀ Ā  Ā MetLife Stadium
Fri 11thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Montreal, QC, Stade Olympique
Sun 13thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Montreal, QC, Stade Olympique
Fri 18thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Arlington, TX, AT&T Stadium
Sun 20thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Arlington, TX, AT&T Stadium
Fri 25thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Inglewood, CA, SoFi Stadium
Sun 27thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Inglewood, CA, SoFi Stadium

September 2023
Fri 1stĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Glendale, AZ, State Farm Stadium
Sun 3rdĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Glendale, AZ, State Farm Stadium

November 2023
Fri 3rdĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā St. Louis, MO, The Dome at Americaā€™s Center
Sun 5thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā St. Louis, MO, The Dome at Americaā€™s Center
Fri 10thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Detroit, MI, Ford Field
Sun 12thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Detroit, MI, Ford Field

May 2024
Fri 24thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Munich DE, Olympiastadion
Sun 26thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Munich DE, Olympiastadion

June 2024
Fri 7thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Helsinki FI, Olympic Stadium
Sun 9thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Helsinki FI, Olympic Stadium
Fri 14thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Copenhagen DK, Parken Stadium
Sun 16thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Copenhagen DK , Parken Stadium

July 2024
Fri 5thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Warsaw PL, PGE Narodowy
Sun 7thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Warsaw PL, PGE Narodowy
Fri 12thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Madrid ES, Estadio CĆ­vitas Metropolitano
Sun 14thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Madrid ES, Estadio CĆ­vitas Metropolitano

August 2024
Fri 2ndĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Foxborough, MA, Gillette Stadium
Sun 4thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Foxborough, MA, Gillette Stadium
Fri 9thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Chicago, IL, Soldier Field
Sun 11thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Chicago, IL, Soldier Field
Fri 16thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Minneapolis, MN, US Bank Stadium
Sun 18thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Minneapolis, MN, US Bank Stadium
Fri 23rd Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Edmonton, AB, Commonwealth Stadium
Sun 25thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Edmonton, AB, Commonwealth Stadium
Fri 30thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Seattle, WA, Lumen Field

September 2024
Sun 1stĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Seattle, WA, Lumen Field
Fri 20thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Mexico City MX, Foro Sol***
Sun 22ndĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Mexico City MX, Foro Sol
Fri 27thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Mexico City MX, Foro Sol***
Sun 29thĀ Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā 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 ParisĀ 
**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

Pip Ellwood-Hughes
Pip Ellwood-Hughes
Pip is the owner and Editor of Entertainment Focus, and the Managing Director of PiƱata Media. With over 19 years of journalism experience, Pip has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the entertainment world. He is also a qualified digital marketing expert with over 20 years of experience.

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