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.”

In April 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, drummer Lars Ulrich said in an interview with Marc Benioff that Metallica could work on its next studio album while in quarantine. [13] Trujillo told The Vinyl Guide in June that the band was "excited about cultivating new ideas" for its new album. "We communicate every week, which is really great, so we have our connection intact [...] what we've started doing is basically just really concentrating on our home studios and being creative from our homes and navigating through ideas and building on new ideas. And that's where we're at right now". He also said that the band was working towards eventually entering a studio to record the album. [14] In November, Ulrich said in an interview with Phoebe Bridgers for Rolling Stone that the band was "three, four weeks into some pretty serious writing" [15] [16] and stated that "It's the heaviest thing, the coolest [...] but all kidding aside, if it wasn't because we thought that the best record was still ahead of us, then why keep doing it?" [17] [18] [19] He followed up in January 2021 by saying that progress on the album had been "glacial", [20] [21] while vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield said in March that "It's either touring or writing, so COVID chose for us [...] but, yeah, [we will release] a bunch of songs. We wrote quite a few songs." [22] Title [ edit ] This draw is conducted in a secure enivironment selecting an identifier which can not be used to access your account and the data is deleted as soon as the draw has been conducted. Dunworth, Liberty (March 28, 2023). "Bassist Robert Trujillo makes Metallica vocal debut on new album '72 Seasons' ". NME . Retrieved March 28, 2023. deluxe editions are just the thing for you! With exciting booklets, foldable posters and many more extrasSelected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. Metallica Setlist at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Los Angeles, CA, USA". Setlist.fm. April 10, 2023 . Retrieved April 14, 2023. Circle Album Chart – Week 20 of 2023". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). April 14–20, 2023. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023 . Retrieved November 23, 2023. {{ cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 17, 2022 suggested ( help)

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Seasons debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 146,000 copies in the first week with 134,000 coming from pure album sales; this marked the band's twelfth album to chart in the top 10 and the first since ...And Justice for All not to debut at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, thus ending the band's streak of number one albums at six. [50] Metallica's Next Album 'Will Come A Lot Sooner Than The Previous Two Did,' Says Robert Trujillo". Blabbermouth.net. March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019 . Retrieved August 2, 2019.Metallica has nevertheless managed to establish itself firmly in the metal scene and has become an indispensable part of the music business. The core pairing in Metallica was born after drummer Lars Ulrich posted an ad in a Los Angeles newspaper. James Hetfield replied, beginning a journey that wrote the book on thrash metal, including bringing the style into the mainstream. Although the lead guitar and bass roles have been filled by quite a roster of musicians, that core has survived. Survival is also an achievement of singer/guitarist Hetfield, whose misadventures—breaking his wrist… twice, walking into an on-stage pyrotechnic fire geyser, battling long-term addictions—have resulted in his own suffering and several major disruptions to the band’s activities.