METALLICA and Trafalgar Releasing are excited to extend an open invitation to a worldwide listening party: the global premiere of the band's forthcoming 12th studio album, "72 Seasons". For one night only on Thursday, April 13, "72 Seasons" will be played in full in pummeling surround sound, exclusively for cinema audiences worldwide — with every one of the new songs featuring its own music video and exclusive commentary from the band. The result will offer fans an unforgettable night as they experience "72 Seasons" first and fully on the eve of its April 14 release date. View a "72 Seasons - Global Premiere" announcement video from METALLICA here.
Tickets for "72 Seasons – Global Premiere" will be available beginning Thursday, March 2 at metallica.film.
Preceded by the newly released album track "Screaming Suicide" and its brand-new lyric video, and first single "Lux Æterna" — hailed upon its November 28, 2022 release as "thundering, breakneck" (Billboard),"gut-punching" (Rolling Stone) and "blistering" (USA Today) — "72 Seasons" will be released April 14 via METALLICA's own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track "72 Seasons" is METALLICA's first full length collection of new material since 2016's "Hardwired…To Self-Destruct". The album will be released in formats, including 2LP 140g black vinyl and limited-edition variants, CD and digital.
"This is a monumental opportunity for METALLICA fans to be the first to hear the new album. We are thrilled to be a part of this historical global moment — connecting METALLICA with their fans once again," said Kymberli Frueh, SVP programming and content acquisitions, Trafalgar Releasing.
The "72 Seasons" global premiere sees METALLICA and Trafalgar joining forces once more, having previously worked together on the October 2019 worldwide cinematic release of "S&M²", which documented METALLICA and San Francisco Symphony reuniting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their original "S&M" (Symphony & Metallica) concerts and releases.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)