METALLICA 72 SEASONS NEW ALBUM OUT APRIL 14, 2023

Metallica has confirmed the title and release date of its forthcoming 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be available April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track 72 Seasons is Metallica’s first full length collection of new material 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 digital—for a full listing of configurations, pre-orders and further information, go to metallica.com/72-seasons-info.

72 Seasons is heralded by first single “Lux Æterna,” a short, sharp blast that distills 40 years of Metallica into three and a half minutes. “Lux Æterna” is available now to stream and download, and as an instant grat track with all pre-orders of 72 Seasons. To watch the “Lux Æterna” video, directed by Tim Saccenti, go here (LINK).

Speaking on the concept of the album title, James Hetfield said: “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.”

The complete track listing for 72 Seasons is:

72 Seasons
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide
Sleepwalk My Life Away
You Must Burn!
Lux Æterna
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, Metallica’s M72 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, December 2nd at ticketmaster.com 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 to metallica.com/m72-info.

A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. Founded in 2017, AWMH’s efforts to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band have raised nearly $13 million – 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.

Citi is the official card of the M72 tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in North America beginning Wednesday, November 30th at 2:00pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com

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M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024

Thursday, April 27 2023 Amsterdam NL Johan Cruijff Arena
Saturday, April 29 2023 Amsterdam NL Johan Cruijff Arena
Wednesday, May 17 2023 Paris FR Stade de France*
Friday, May 19 2023 Paris FR Stade de France
Friday, May 26 2023 Hamburg DE Volksparkstadion
Sunday, May 28 2023 Hamburg DE Volksparkstadion
Friday, June 16 2023 Gothenburg SE Ullevi Stadium**
Sunday, June 18 2023 Gothenburg SE Ullevi Stadium

Friday, August 4 2023 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
Sunday, August 6 2023 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
Friday, August 11 2023 Montreal, QC Olympique Stadium
Sunday, August 13 2023 Montreal, QC Olympique Stadium
Friday, August 18 2023 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium
Sunday, August 20 2023 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium
Friday, August 25 2023 Inglewood, CA SoFi Stadium
Sunday, August 27 2023 Inglewood, CA SoFi Stadium
Friday, September 1 2023 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium
Sunday, September 3, 2023 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium
Friday, November 3, 2023 St. Louis, MO Dome at America’s Center
Sunday, November 5, 2023 St. Louis, MO Dome at America’s Center
Friday, November 10, 2023 Detroit, MI Ford Field
Sunday, November 12, 2023 Detroit, MI Ford Field

Friday, May 24 2024 Munich DE Olympiastadion
Sunday, May 26 2024 Munich DE Olympiastadion
Friday, June 7 2024 Helsinki FI Olympic Stadium
Sunday, June 9 2024 Helsinki FI Olympic Stadium
Friday, June 14 2024 Copenhagen DK Parken Stadium
Sunday, June 16 2024 Copenhagen DK Parken Stadium
Friday, July 5 2024 Warsaw PL PGE Narodowy
Sunday, July 7 2024 Warsaw PL PGE Narodowy
Friday, July 12 2024 Madrid ES Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
Sunday, July 14 2024 Madrid ES Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

Friday, August 2 2024 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
Sunday, August 4 2024 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
Friday, August 9 2024 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
Sunday, August 11 2024 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
Friday, August 16 2024 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium
Sunday, August 18 2024 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium
Friday, August 23 2024 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium
Sunday, August 25 2024 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium
Friday, August 30 2024 Seattle, WA Lumen Field
Sunday, September 1 2024 Seattle, WA Lumen Field
Friday, September 20 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol***
Sunday, September 22 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol
Friday, September 27 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol***
Sunday, September 29 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol