“Too Far Gone? (Live from MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023),” a digital single capturing the debut M72 tour performance of the 72 Seasons standout track as played for some 80,000 fans on night two of the tour’s North American opening weekend. Hailed for “its roaring melody” by the OC Register in their review of Metallica’s recent record-breaking weekend at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, “Too Far Gone?” has quickly become a staple of the M72 No Repeat Weekend setlist rotation. Find out for yourself why the song has quickly become a fan favorite by giving “Too Far Gone? (Live from MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023)” a listen HERE.
As for the original studio version of “Too Far Gone?”… it’s been reimagined as a music video directed by Coan “Buddy” Nichols (The Original Skateboarder, The Body Corporate, Deathbowl to Downtown, Love Letters to Skateboarding). Through Nichols’ lens, “Too Far Gone?” becomes the score to raw Metallica performance footage intercut with action shots of pro skater Felipe Nunes. The energy levels of the two scenarios feed off one other, resulting in peak after peak of hyperkinetic intensity—plus a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo from Tony Hawk,
Metallica recently completed the first North American swing of its M72 World Tour September 9 in Glendale AZ. The band resumes with its next No Repeat Weekend taking place November 3 and 5 at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis MO.
Metallica has confirmed the title and release date of its forthcoming 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be available April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & 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—for a full listing of configurations, pre-orders and further information, go to metallica.com/72-seasons-info.
72 Seasons is heralded by first single “Lux Æterna,” a short, sharp blast that distills 40 years of Metallica into three and a half minutes. “Lux Æterna” is available now to stream and download, and as an instant grat track with all pre-orders of 72 Seasons. To watch the “Lux Æterna” video, directed by Tim Saccenti.
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.”
The complete track listing for 72 Seasons is:
72 Seasons
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide
Sleepwalk My Life Away
You Must Burn!
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire
Chasing Light
If Darkness Had a Son
Too Far Gone?
Room of Mirrors
Inamorata
Metallica’s M72 world tour will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits—with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. The M72 tour will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage, as well as the I Disappear full-tour pass and the debut of discounted tickets for fans under 16 years of age. For further information including fan club presales, enhanced experiences and more, go to metallica.com/m72-info.
A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. Founded in 2017, AWMH’s efforts to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band have raised nearly $13 million – providing $5.9 million in grants to career and technical education programs in the US, over $2.5 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $3.2 million to disaster relief efforts worldwide.
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M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024
Thursday, April 27 2023 Amsterdam NL Johan Cruijff Arena Saturday, April 29 2023 Amsterdam NL Johan Cruijff Arena Wednesday, May 17 2023 Paris FR Stade de France* Friday, May 19 2023 Paris FR Stade de France Friday, May 26 2023 Hamburg DE Volksparkstadion Sunday, May 28 2023 Hamburg DE Volksparkstadion Friday, June 16 2023 Gothenburg SE Ullevi Stadium** Sunday, June 18 2023 Gothenburg SE Ullevi Stadium Friday, August 4 2023 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium Sunday, August 6 2023 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium Friday, August 11 2023 Montreal, QC Stade Olympique Sunday, August 13 2023 Montreal, QC Stade Olympique Friday, August 18 2023 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium Sunday, August 20 2023 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium Friday, August 25 2023 Inglewood, CA SoFi Stadium Sunday, August 27 2023 Inglewood, CA SoFi Stadium Friday, September 1 2023 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium Sunday, September 3, 2023 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium Friday, November 3, 2023 St. Louis, MO The Dome at America’s Center Sunday, November 5, 2023 St. Louis, MO The Dome at America’s Center Friday, November 10, 2023 Detroit, MI Ford Field Sunday, November 12, 2023 Detroit, MI Ford Field Friday, May 24 2024 Munich DE Olympiastadion Sunday, May 26 2024 Munich DE Olympiastadion Friday, June 7 2024 Helsinki FI Olympic Stadium Sunday, June 9 2024 Helsinki FI Olympic Stadium Friday, June 14 2024 Copenhagen DK Parken Stadium Sunday, June 16 2024 Copenhagen DK Parken Stadium Friday, July 5 2024 Warsaw PL PGE Narodowy Sunday, July 7 2024 Warsaw PL PGE Narodowy Friday, July 12 2024 Madrid ES Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano Sunday, July 14 2024 Madrid ES Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano Friday, August 2 2024 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Sunday, August 4 2024 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Friday, August 9 2024 Chicago, IL Soldier Field Sunday, August 11 2024 Chicago, IL Soldier Field Friday, August 16 2024 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium Sunday, August 18 2024 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium Friday, August 23 2024 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium Sunday, August 25 2024 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium Friday, August 30 2024 Seattle, WA Lumen Field Sunday, September 1 2024 Seattle, WA Lumen Field
Friday, September 20 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol***
Sunday, September 22 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol
Friday, September 27 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol***
Sunday, September 29 2024 Mexico City MX Foro Sol
Show 1 Support Europe: Architects & Mammoth WVH**
Show 2 Support Europe: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
*Five Finger Death Punch/Ice Nine Kills play show 1 in Paris, Architects & Mammoth WVH play show 2 in Paris
**Volbeat replaces Architects on show 1 in Gothenburg
Show 1 Support North America: Pantera & Mammoth WVH***
Show 2 Support North America: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
***Greta Van Fleet replaces Pantera on show 1 both weekends in Mexico City
