Metallica fans received an amazing gift today as the legendary band has announced a new album and a massive world tour.
Metallica’s 12th studio album, 72 Seasons, will be available on April 14, 2023 via Blackened Recordings. The 12-track, 77-minute record is produced by Greg Fidelman with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
“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,” said Hetfield in a statement.
The album’s debut single “Lux Æterna” is available now. Check out the video below.
The M72 World Tour – presented by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey and promoted by Live Nation – will be kicking off in Amsterdam on April 27 before heading to Paris, Hamburg and other great cities. The first North American leg will begin in East Rutherford, NJ on Aug. 4 and there are a pair of Chicago dates scheduled to take place at Soldier Field on Aug. 9 and Aug. 11, 2024.
Metallica will be playing two nights in every city with completely different setlists and support lineups happening each night. A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.
Two-day tickets go on sale this Friday, Dec. 2 and single day tickets will become available on Jan. 20.
Click here to pick-up tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below. More information can be found at Metallica.com.
Metallica M72 World Tour Dates
April 27 2023 – Amsterdam NL – Johan Cruijff Arena
April 29 2023 – Amsterdam NL – Johan Cruijff Arena
May 17 2023 – Paris FR – Stade de France*
May 19 2023 – Paris FR – Stade de France
May 26 2023 – Hamburg DE – Volksparkstadion
May 28 2023 – Hamburg DE – Volksparkstadion
June 16 2023 – Gothenburg SE – Ullevi Stadium**
June 18 2023 – Gothenburg SE – Ullevi Stadium
August 4 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
August 6 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
August 11 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique
August 13 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique
August 18 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
August 20 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
August 25 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
August 27 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
September 1 2023 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
September 3, 2023 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
November 3, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
November 5, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
November 10, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
November 12, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
May 24 2024 – Munich DE – Olympiastadion
May 26 2024 – Munich DE – Olympiastadion
June 7 2024 – Helsinki FI – Olympic Stadium
June 9 2024 – Helsinki FI – Olympic Stadium
June 14 2024 – Copenhagen DK – Parken Stadium
June 16 2024 – Copenhagen DK – Parken Stadium
July 5 2024 – Warsaw PL – PGE Narodowy
July 7 2024 – Warsaw PL – PGE Narodowy
July 12 2024 – Madrid ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
July 14 2024 – Madrid ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
August 2 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
August 4 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
August 9 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
August 11 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
August 16 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
August 18 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
August 23 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
August 25 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
August 30 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
September 1 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
September 20 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol***
September 22 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol
September 27 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol***
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