https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u-7rWKnVVo
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 founding members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track album is Metallica’s first full length collection of new material since 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct.
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.”
Track listing:
72 SeasonsShadows FollowScreaming SuicideSleepwalk My Life AwayYou Must Burn!Lux ÆternaCrown of Barbed WireChasing LightIf Darkness Had a SonToo Far Gone?Room of MirrorsInamorata
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:40 (two years ago) link
Of course it comes wrapped in the worst album cover of their career, and I'm including Lulu:
https://www.metallica.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-Metallica-Library/default/dwb70f835e/images/releases/72-seasons.jpg
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:43 (two years ago) link
*shrug*
― StanM, Monday, 28 November 2022 15:46 (two years ago) link
Lulu has a great cover
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:48 (two years ago) link
Lux Aeterna rips. Cynics be damned.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 28 November 2022 15:49 (two years ago) link
Yeah, and it's a great album too. Lou Reed was a genius. *eyeroll emoji* *shooting-self-in-face emoji* (if there isn't one, there should be)
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:50 (two years ago) link
Xpost Wow. Yes, it's fucking great.
A little NWOBHM flavor
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:51 (two years ago) link
I dunno, I think this is a better album cover than their last one.
― MarkoP, Monday, 28 November 2022 15:52 (two years ago) link
Song is nice, kind of a Motorhead vibe
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:52 (two years ago) link
xpost Yeah, seriously
― insane oatmeal raisin cookie posse (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:53 (two years ago) link
The Hardwired cover was also bad. But at least bad in a dumb metal-dudes way. This one looks like a "lol what if the Minions were in a monster-baby horror movie?" Twitter meme.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:55 (two years ago) link
was hoping 72 Seasons meant they were going to cover songs featuring the word Seasons, like "Seasons in the Sun" or "Seasons in the Abyss"
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:55 (two years ago) link
I don't even buy physical albums anymore so if the album cover is a literal dog turd, it's w/e to me.
though tbh I will probably buy a physical of this
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 15:56 (two years ago) link
(I buy digital albums, I don't just stream everything )
xxp: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
― peace, man, Monday, 28 November 2022 15:58 (two years ago) link
This is all extremely Metallica, in an ideal way
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 28 November 2022 16:08 (two years ago) link
Those drums are gridded up to fuck, Lars is gonna struggle to be that tight when they tour again.
― MaresNest, Monday, 28 November 2022 16:18 (two years ago) link
I mean, that's the story of his life. he's always a little sloppy live but it's fine
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 16:25 (two years ago) link
I guess it's appropriate since it's an album about childhood by a band of 60-year-olds, but man, those are some anachronistic toys.
Not even mentioning the gun or knife or whatevers.
― pplains, Monday, 28 November 2022 16:37 (two years ago) link
I still wanna know how Lars and Dave smoked hash through a hole in the ground.
― MaresNest, Monday, 28 November 2022 16:38 (two years ago) link
cover art looks like some post hardcore math rocky thing which would be cool
― lets hear some blues on those synths (brimstead), Monday, 28 November 2022 16:55 (two years ago) link
Lol, good luck riding those kick drums, Lars. Prepare to cue the sample.
I dunno, this sounds pretty generic boogie metal, like Racer X or something, but I guess I don't mind.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 28 November 2022 18:06 (two years ago) link
My super Metallica-fan coworker sez: "Sounds well produced, isn't out of their depth, little bit of New Wave of British Heavy Metal inspiration"
― "Mick Wall at Kerrang!" (morrisp), Monday, 28 November 2022 18:09 (two years ago) link
Hetfield's vocal is pitch-corrected to such a degree it's actually distracting.
― ⓓⓡ (Johnny Fever), Monday, 28 November 2022 18:14 (two years ago) link
Lol yeah that long-held high note in the chorus is really pushing it
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 28 November 2022 18:33 (two years ago) link
This is ok, not an embarrassment and at this stage in Metallica's career "not an embarrassment" is pretty much an acceptable state of affairs. I note from Wikipedia that James' son is a drummer, maybe it's time they took him out on tour as Lars-backup as a precursor to shifting the line-up entirely to their offspring once the rest of them come of age.
― fretblanket is a band that really didn't need to reform (Matt #2), Monday, 28 November 2022 18:59 (two years ago) link
Greg Fidelman has an interesting engineering/mixing history, Adele, Toploader, Slipknot, Slayer, The Gossip, Supergrass, Neil Diamond
― MaresNest, Monday, 28 November 2022 19:09 (two years ago) link
Drums so quantized it sounds like 80s ZZ Top
― assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 28 November 2022 19:21 (two years ago) link
hardwired was fuckin great, really looking forward to this
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 28 November 2022 19:22 (two years ago) link
If Darkness Had a Son
lmao at this song title though
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 28 November 2022 19:23 (two years ago) link
ok have now heard "lux œterna" and yes doing a straight up throwback to their roots feels great, sounds good on them, fuckin' hyped for the record
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 28 November 2022 20:00 (two years ago) link
The Autotune on James's voice has been really annoying for years. They even used it heavily on S&M, he sounded so robotic
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 20:09 (two years ago) link
These guys are still making albums?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 28 November 2022 20:11 (two years ago) link
Nope just fake albums
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 20:11 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsS5nw-U0iU
consider: james without autotune
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 28 November 2022 20:14 (two years ago) link
have zero interest in seeing these guys live but it's pretty, i dunno, neat? enterprising? something? that their upcoming tour is a 2-night ticket type of deal
― Murgatroid, Monday, 28 November 2022 20:17 (two years ago) link
Cocktails and canapés with Metallica
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 28 November 2022 20:19 (two years ago) link
I feel like the cover would be kind of cool if they took off the big M in the top right hand corner
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 28 November 2022 21:51 (two years ago) link
why'd they break the crib
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 November 2022 22:03 (two years ago) link
The instrumental part is actually very satisfying but everything about the vocals from the sound to the melody (minus the part where he says the track name which is actually p good) is dogshit
― zacata, Monday, 28 November 2022 22:05 (two years ago) link
https://i.redd.it/mi9my1snwrr21.jpg
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 28 November 2022 22:17 (two years ago) link
I liked Kirk's solo in the new song
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 28 November 2022 22:33 (two years ago) link
Going on the cover art, I’m looking forward to some ‘03 Dizzee Rascal influenced NWOBHM bangersFix up-ahWhoao-oh look sharp-ah
― Agnes, Agatha, Germaine and Jack (Willl), Tuesday, 29 November 2022 00:02 (two years ago) link
The tones are pretty solid but it's still somehow dorky
It's probably Scientology propaganda
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 29 November 2022 00:38 (two years ago) link
There's a very long and well-written for what it is profile of Metallica in the new issue of The New Yorker. It must have taken forfuckingever to write — there are quotes from all four current bandmembers, Dave Mustaine, Jason Newsted, Scott Ian, Ozzy Osbourne and probably some people I'm forgetting, and the writer (Amanda Petrusich) follows the band all over the place, to multiple concerts, rehearsals, and more — but the tone it takes, and its baked-in presumption that the New Yorker readership needs introducing to one of the five biggest bands on Earth, who would never sully their delicate shell-pink ears with rock and roll music, never mind heavy metal... it's kinda hilarious.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 29 November 2022 01:40 (two years ago) link
That’s the standard New Yorker tone, though… they’d write about Swiss cheese that way.
― "Mick Wall at Kerrang!" (morrisp), Tuesday, 29 November 2022 03:59 (two years ago) link
"This cheese has an unusual, remarkable feature: bubbles."
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 November 2022 04:06 (two years ago) link
Not too bad, thought I caught a Diamond Head nod in the lyrics as well, makes sense given the NWOBHM vibe.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 November 2022 06:07 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it's actually cute how Hey alludes to "Lightning to the Nations", pretty much admitting that he's well aware of the resemblance to that track.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 29 November 2022 12:14 (two years ago) link
It must have taken forfuckingever to write
Amanda posted that it took a year.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 29 November 2022 13:38 (two years ago) link
Even a fool can understand how awesome Hot Snakes are.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 30 March 2023 16:48 (one year ago) link
Greta Van Fleet is goona do a MOP ripoff album next aren't they
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Thursday, 30 March 2023 16:51 (one year ago) link
i mean...
Pantera - not even the real band anyway, just two months ago a German festival dropped the reunited version for Anselmo's racist bullshitFive Finger Death Punch - just terrible music made exclusively for cops and soldiers afaictIce Nine Kills - haven't heard a second of their music, but the whole vibe just screams noon opener for a bush league Gathering of the JuggalosGreta Van Fleet - hobbit Led Zep cosplay bandArchitects - terrible British nu-metalcore clones from what I can tellVolbeat - by default the best band of the bunch, imhoMammoth WVH - not my thing at all, but Wolfgang seems like a good dude
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 30 March 2023 16:55 (one year ago) link
just heard "72 seasons" and wow that is a dope metallica song
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 March 2023 17:23 (one year ago) link
xp last time they were in the UK (2019) they had Ghost open for them, not my favourite band but definitely a proper metal spectacle before the main event
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 31 March 2023 14:11 (one year ago) link
and some Danish band (probably a Lars connection there) who were definitely not my thing but having a great time playing in front of a massive audience
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 31 March 2023 14:12 (one year ago) link
i wish they'd take Angel Witch out
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 31 March 2023 14:13 (one year ago) link
Budgie, Diamond Head and Mercyful Fate
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 31 March 2023 14:14 (one year ago) link
got tickets for the 2nd show on the tour (amsterdam saturday night, flying in for the weekend) - very excited but yeah five finger + ice nine as openers is HELLA LAME. thinking back to last Slayer UK tour which was SLAYER + Anthrax + Lamb Of God + Behemoth....
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 31 March 2023 14:24 (one year ago) link
sadly, Burke Shelley being dead probably makes the former impossible, but the latter two definitely possible! Diamond Head have a new vocalist now (no more Harris) but he's really good and they put out a few good albums w/ him, and Angel Witch put out an incredible album in 2019.
Metallica, Diamond Head, Angel Witch, Mercyful Fate, somebody make this happen now.
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 31 March 2023 14:27 (one year ago) link
shit opening acts = more time to drink
oh don't think i've not thought of that already. need to drink until Lars sounds like he's in time with the rest of the band.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:18 (one year ago) link
The two times I saw them in 2008/2009 the openers were Machine Head & The Sword, and Lamb of God & Volbeat.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 31 March 2023 16:41 (one year ago) link
I saw them once in '04, looks like the opener was Godsmack who I must have skipped.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 31 March 2023 16:44 (one year ago) link
always love a band whose first hit single is them whining about how they're doing the best they can
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 31 March 2023 16:47 (one year ago) link
I saw them at Earls Court in, I think 1996 - the tour when they were doing a Garage Days 2nd encore. They had Corrosion of Conformity in tow...
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 31 March 2023 17:25 (one year ago) link
heh I saw them on that tour. my first metal show.
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 31 March 2023 18:00 (one year ago) link
I'm about eight tracks deep and the new album...is good! Big-ass riffs, same Ministry-in-1992 guitar and drum sounds as the last album. Hetfield's vocals are really strong, though I'm not paying attention to the actual lyrics because what am I, an asshole? Will I make it through all 78 minutes every time I put it on? No. Will I listen to portions of it several times a month like I do with Hardwired and Death Magnetic? Probably, yeah.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 13 April 2023 18:28 (one year ago) link
not sure what to think yet other than...
i haven't really hated or even disliked any of the songs, really. there are catchy moments throughout
but also I have 26 minutes left of this thing and good god, it hasn't earned the length.
the highs are definitely not as high as Hardwired though.
going to finish it up and then give another listen tomorrow.
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:05 (one year ago) link
I do like "Chasing Light" quite a bit
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:07 (one year ago) link
I feel like the second half is stronger than the first, weirdly
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:10 (one year ago) link
I actually liked the second half quite a bit tbh.
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:21 (one year ago) link
I like "Inamorata" quite a bit as a closer, this is the first one to have extended instrumental breaks that remind me of their heyday, even if the chorus isn't...all that good.
(I'm just finishing now).
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 05:26 (one year ago) link
It sounds so repetitive in the middle, at least after three listens. When I hear the twin harmonies on the excellent last two tracks I'm all, "we needed more of THIS!"
But I will say that none of the weaker tracks are bad. There's no "Unforgiven 4" here. But I can't shake the kind of fatigue and depression I feel whenever I want to torture myself with Load/Reload deep cuts.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 14 April 2023 14:30 (one year ago) link
yeah the twin harmonies at the end were really nice and something they've really underutilized in recent years.
it really does feel like a 'there's nothing BAD here, but there's not much great here either' album.
I'll revisit this morning, but then I'm going to the new Overkill
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 14:32 (one year ago) link
also very little thrash here, they very much wanted to go to the NWOBHM well. which is cool! but there aren't many moments when you'll want to flail your limbs
The one weird thing that sticks out for me is, this is the first time they've included "studio talkback" stuff on a for-real album (as opposed to the Garage Days EP), and I don't love it or hate it, it's a value-neutral proposition for me, but I'm wondering why they chose to do it. To make them seem more human and less like cyborg riff machines? Unnecessary. But maybe Meshuggah should try that...
Anyway, I'm quite deliberately not paying any attention to the lyrics and focusing on the riffs, and...they rule. I made it all the way through twice yesterday and will go back again today.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 14 April 2023 15:03 (one year ago) link
lars absolutely killing it on this record :)
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 14 April 2023 15:56 (one year ago) link
the opening of the first song has me mf hyped
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 14 April 2023 16:01 (one year ago) link
If I'm being honest, after one listen to each, I prefer the new Overkill.
At an appointment with dad so Metallica back up next
― Will.I.Am's fetid urine (Neanderthal), Friday, 14 April 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
I tried with the new Overkill, but as always, Blitz's voice is a deal-breaker. He's on the wrong side of the Udo line for me.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 15 April 2023 00:34 (one year ago) link
lol:
i'm getting reports our new video for metallica has killed dozens, perhaps hundreds of their fans 😓 if you're a fan of real music DO NOT WATCH pic.twitter.com/QgojsBd3NV— sam rolfes (@samrolfes) April 17, 2023
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:26 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv5Rhp3fX60
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:06 (one year ago) link
I started watching that, but 1) super drummer vs. Lars is no contest and 2) I don't want to hear that song more than once, if that.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:12 (one year ago) link
spent a little more time with this and i think it's the most consistent of their back-to-thrash releases even tho i mean "consistent" in a slightly damning way, like there are only a few songs as good as "all nightmare long" or the entire first disc of hardwired. still the title track has been stuck in my head for weeks. think every song is at least ok but the album really hits a stride from "lux aeterna" on and i kinda wish the album was the title track, "shadows follow," and then that run
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 5 May 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
pretty otm there. the songwriting is consistent, more of the bad excesses of Hardwired and Death Magnetic lopped out, and there's a better flow to each song, but at the same point, it's kinda like being a contact hitter in baseball, they're getting on base more, but it's mostly singles.
few songs that utterly blow me away. I've only relistened once since drop date. I relistened to Hardwired more.
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Friday, 5 May 2023 15:52 (one year ago) link
I wound up watching a really well-shot audience cam of night two of the Amsterdam shows, and was struck by how it seemed more mechanical than you'd expect from Metallica. Minimal interaction, just two hours of material broken up into half hour quarters. No encores, no extras, just "Here's Enter Sandman, goodnight." And the band looks oddly dwarfed by the huge roller derby stage. The aerial camera angles are super cool, but I'm not sold on this in-the-round concept for football stadiums.
The way these shows are structured, they really want to coax fans to both concerts, which is understandable I suppose. Plus the guys probably don't want to do epic two and a half, three hour sets anymore. But having seen these guys play for nearly 40 years, this set felt oddly devoid of fun.
Though starting both shows with Orion and Ktulu is a wicked idea. Love it.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 5 May 2023 17:23 (one year ago) link
Hey would you look at that, Lars' dad is still around. 94 and I hope he's thriving.
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Friday, 5 May 2023 20:06 (one year ago) link
v dumb metallica ranking ahoy
(lulu)justicekill 'em allmaster of puppetsride the lightningst. angermetallicareloadhardwired.../72 seasonsloaddeath magnetic
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2023 14:18 (one year ago) link
I don't know about dumb, everyone has their own history with Metallica. Mine is probably:
And Justice For All / Ride The LightningMaster Of PuppetsKill Em AllLuluHardwired / Death MagneticBlack Album72 SeasonsLoad / ReloadSt. Anger
The new one, the energy is there and I like the production but the riffs aren't that great and the songs all stretch out to lengths that can't be justified due to the (lack of) strength of aforementioned riffs, it's a real slog.
I guess it's a question of time until someone edits these songs down to a more concise "42 Seasons".
― Siegbran, Monday, 8 May 2023 06:58 (one year ago) link
Master of PuppetsAnd Justice For AllRide the LightningLuluKill 'Em AllMetallica72 SeasonsSt. AngerHardwiredReloadLoadDeath Magnetic
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 May 2023 14:29 (one year ago) link
Ok, here's my comprehensive list of Metallica albums that I would feel like listening to again
And Justice for AllMaster of PuppetsRide the LightningLuluMetallicaHardwiredLoadKill 'Em All
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Monday, 8 May 2023 14:51 (one year ago) link
Master of PuppetsLuluKill Em AllAnd Justice For AllRide the LightningBlack AlbumThe single-album edit Spotify playlist I made of Hardwired to Self Destruct
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:00 (one year ago) link
The single-album edit Spotify playlist I made of Hardwired to Self Destruct
Oh yeah obviously this is implied
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:08 (one year ago) link
if were just the first disc + "spit out the bone" it'd be right below ride the lightning on my list
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:09 (one year ago) link
haha i hadn't listened to mine in forever, and that's exactly what I ended up doing back then
HardwiredAtlas, Rise!Now That We're DeadHalo on FireMoth into FlameDream No MoreSpit Out the Bone
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:21 (one year ago) link
"ManUNkind" is one of the dumbest song titles in history
Naming a song ManUNKind definitely makes it a funny Metallica alb
Xpost goddammit
― Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
Probably my favorite stupid song title since Yelawolf's "Slumerican Shitizen"
― Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:23 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edkV2e0wYxs
god this song rules
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:30 (one year ago) link