Metallica - 'Lux Æterna' (behind the scenes)

Την κυκλοφορία νέου δίσκου γνωστοποίησαν οι Metallica. Τιτλοφορείται "72 Seasons" και έχει προγραμματισθεί να κυκλοφορήσει στην "καρδιά" της άνοιξης του νέου έτους. Πρόκειται για το δωδέκατο (12ο) full length album των Αμερικανών metallers και το πρώτο μετά από επτά χρόνια (βλ. "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct" 2016). Το έδαφος προετοιμάζει το τραγούδι "Lux Æterna", για το οποίο οι Metallica κυκλοφόρησαν αρχικά μουσικό βίντεο, εν συνεχεία lyric video και τώρα το βίντεο με τα παρασκήνια της φιλμογράφησης...

Δελτίο τύπου: «It’s been six years since Hardwired…To Self Destruct, so we think it’s about time for some new music. With 12 tracks totaling over 77 minutes, 72 Seasons hits all the places you can consume music on Friday, April 14, 2023.

Produced by Greg Fidelman, along with James and Lars, 72 Seasons is available for pre-order now on CD, 2LP 140g black vinyl, two different colored vinyl variations, and digitally in the Met Store. The album package was once again conceived and art directed by our good friend, acclaimed designer David Turner, and his team.

David, who won a Grammy for his work on Death Magnetic, is the man behind the look and feel of all of our recent releases, including Through The Never, S&M2, and Hardwired. “Is there a special meaning to the title?” you ask. James explains it best:

“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.”»

Band: Metallica
Country of origin: United States
Location: Los Angeles/San Francisco, California
Formed in: 1981
Genre: Heavy/Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes: Corruption, Death, Life, Internal struggles, Anger, War
Years active: 1981-present

Video: "Lux Æterna" (behind the scenes)
Album: "72 Seasons"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 14th, 2023
Label: Blackened Recordings
Format: CD, 2LP, Digital

Track listing:
01. 72 Seasons
02. Shadows Follow
03. Screaming Suicide
04. Sleepwalk My Life Away
05. You Must Burn!
06. Lux Æterna
07. Crown of Barbed Wire
08. Chasing Light
09. If Darkness Had a Son
10. Too Far Gone?
11. Room of Mirrors
12. Inamorata

Band members:
Lars Ulrich - Drums
James Hetfield - Vocals, Guitars (rhythm)
Kirk Hammett - Guitars (lead)
Robert Trujillo - Bass

Miscellaneous staff:
David Turner - Art direction
Lars Ulrich - Producer
James Hetfield - Producer
Greg Fidelman - Producer, Mixing
Sara Lyn Killion - Engineering
Jim Monti - Engineering
Jason Gossman - Engineering (additionnal), Editing
Kent Matcke - Assistant engineering
Dan Monti - Editing
Bob Ludwig - Mastering