METALLICA Return With New Album 72 Seasons, M72 World Tour For 2023-24 Announced
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Monday, November 28, 2022 @ 1:01 PM
| Album Out April 14th; Video For “Lux Æterna” Unleashed
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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. Watch the “Lux Æterna” video, directed by Tim Saccenti, on KNAC.COM HERE.
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 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 the U.S. beginning Wednesday, November 30th at 2:00 pm local time until Thursday, December 1st at 10:00 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com
METALLICA
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 - Stade Olympique
- Sunday, August 13 2023 - Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique
- 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 - The Dome at America’s Center
- Sunday, November 5, 2023 - St. Louis, MO - The 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
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
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