Metallica Announce New Album and Tour

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. Listen to the first single “Lux Æterna” 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 of 72 Seasons:Shadows FollowScreaming SuicideSleepwalk My Life AwayYou Must Burn!Lux ÆternaCrown of Barbed WireChasing LightIf Darkness Had a SonToo Far Gone?Room of MirrorsInamorataMetallica: Lux Æterna (Official Music Video)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.METALLICA M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024Thursday, April 27 2023 - Amsterdam NL - Johan Cruijff ArenaSaturday, April 29 2023 - Amsterdam NL - Johan Cruijff ArenaWednesday, May 17 2023 - Paris FR - Stade de France*Friday, May 19 2023 - Paris FR - Stade de FranceFriday, May 26 2023 - Hamburg DE - VolksparkstadionSunday, May 28 2023 - Hamburg DE - VolksparkstadionFriday, June 16 2023 - Gothenburg SE - Ullevi Stadium**Sunday, June 18 2023 - Gothenburg SE - Ullevi StadiumFriday, August 4 2023 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife StadiumSunday, August 6 2023 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife StadiumFriday, August 11 2023 - Montreal, QC - Stade OlympiqueSunday, August 13 2023 - Montreal, QC - Stade OlympiqueFriday, August 18 2023 - Arlington, TX - AT&T StadiumSunday, August 20 2023 - Arlington, TX - AT&T StadiumFriday, August 25 2023 - Inglewood, CA - SoFi StadiumSunday, August 27 2023 - Inglewood, CA - SoFi StadiumFriday, September 1 2023 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm StadiumSunday, September 3, 2023 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm StadiumFriday, November 3, 2023 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America’s CenterSunday, November 5, 2023 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America’s CenterFriday, November 10, 2023 - Detroit, MI - Ford FieldSunday, November 12, 2023 - Detroit, MI - Ford FieldFriday, May 24 2024 - Munich DE - OlympiastadionSunday, May 26 2024 - Munich DE - OlympiastadionFriday, June 7 2024 - Helsinki FI - Olympic StadiumSunday, June 9 2024 - Helsinki FI - Olympic StadiumFriday, June 14 2024 - Copenhagen DK - Parken StadiumSunday, June 16 2024 - Copenhagen DK - Parken StadiumFriday, July 5 2024 - Warsaw PL - PGE NarodowySunday, July 7 2024 - Warsaw PL - PGE NarodowyFriday, July 12 2024 - Madrid ES - Estadio Cívitas MetropolitanoSunday, July 14 2024 - Madrid ES - Estadio Cívitas MetropolitanoFriday, August 2 2024 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette StadiumSunday, August 4 2024 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette StadiumFriday, August 9 2024 - Chicago, IL - Soldier FieldSunday, August 11 2024 - Chicago, IL - Soldier FieldFriday, August 16 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank StadiumSunday, August 18 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank StadiumFriday, August 23 2024 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth StadiumSunday, August 25 2024 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth StadiumFriday, August 30 2024 - Seattle, WA - Lumen FieldSunday, September 1 2024 - Seattle, WA - Lumen FieldFriday, September 20 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol***Sunday, September 22 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro SolFriday, September 27 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol***Sunday, September 29 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro SolShow 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 GothenburgShow 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 CityThe 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.