72 Seasons

2023 album by Metallica
(Redirected from Lux Æterna)

72 Seasons is the eleventh studio album by Metallica, an American thrash metal band. It was released on April 14, 2023. The album was released by Blackened Recordings, the band's record label. A single from the album, "Lux Æterna", was released in November 2022.

72 Seasons
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2023
Recorded2021-2022
Genre
  • Heavy metal
  • thrash metal
  • groove metal
Length77:10
LabelBlackened
Producer
Metallica chronology
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)
72 Seasons
(2023)
Singles from 72 Seasons
  1. "Lux Æterna"
    Released: November 28, 2022[1]
  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

Release

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On November 28, 2022, Metallica said what the name of the album was going to be. They also said when it was going to be released, and the names of the songs that were on it.[2] On the same day, they released "Lux Æterna", a single from the album.[3] The single had a music video. The band also said they were going on a concert tour for the album with other bands, such as Pantera, Five Finger Death Punch, Greta Van Fleet, Volbeat and Architects. The tour is named the M72 World Tour.[3]

Track listing

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No. Title Length
1. "72 Seasons"   7:39
2. "Shadows Follow"   6:12
3. "Screaming Suicide"   5:30
4. "Sleepwalk My Life Away"   6:56
5. "You Must Burn!"   7:03
6. "Lux Æterna"   3:22
7. "Crown of Barbed Wire"   5:49
8. "Chasing Light"   6:45
9. "If Darkness Had a Son"   6:36
10. "Too Far Gone?"   4:34
11. "Room of Mirrors"   5:34
12. "Inamorata"   11:10
Total length:
77:10

References

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  1. Grow, Kory (November 28, 2022). "Hear Metallica Rage for the Ages on 'Lux Aeterna,' First Track From '72 Seasons'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. "New Album... 72 Seasons! | Metallica.com". www.metallica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nast, Condé (2022-11-28). "Metallica Announce Huge Tour and New Album 72 Seasons, Share Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-29.