On April 14, 2023, “Blackened” label released “72 Seasons”, the eleventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2021 – November 2022, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
Personnel:
- James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
- Lars Ulrich – drums
- Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
- Sara Lyn Killion – engineer
- Jim Monti – engineer
- Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
- Kent Matcke – engineer assistant
- Dan Monti – digital editing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- David Turner – cover art
- Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.
- 72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Shadows Follow
- Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
- Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
- You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
- Lux Æterna
- Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Too Far Gone? – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- Room of Mirrors
- Inamorata