72 Seasons

72 Seasons is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on April 14, 2023, by their own record label Blackened Recordings. 72 Seasons was produced by Greg Fidelman, who produced the band's previous studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016), and is the band's second studio album to be released through Blackened.

This article is about the album. For the title track of the album, see 72 Seasons (song).
72 Seasons
Studio album by
Metallica
ReleasedApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
RecordedMarch 2021 – November 2022
StudioMetallica's HQ (San Rafael, California)
Genre
Length77:14
LabelBlackened
Producer
Metallica chronology
S&M2
(2020)		 72 Seasons
(2023)
Metallica studio album chronology
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)		 72 Seasons
(2023)
Singles from 72 Seasons
  1. "Lux Æterna"
    Released: November 28, 2022
  2. "Screaming Suicide"
    Released: January 19, 2023
  3. "If Darkness Had a Son"
    Released: March 1, 2023
  4. "72 Seasons"
    Released: March 30, 2023
  5. "Too Far Gone?"
    Released: September 14, 2023

The album generally received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised Hetfield's lyrics and vocal performance but criticized the album's length. In 2024, 72 Seasons received three nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards, winning Best Metal Performance for the title track "72 Seasons".

72 Seasons includes Metallica's longest song to date, "Inamorata", which runs for over 11 minutes.

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