72 Seasons has some familiar parts....

all the similarities/self-references I heard in the new Metallica album

[@run-of-the-mill]

The first riff is from “Sleepwalk My Life Away,” not “Shadows Follow.”

[@cynex0]

Fuck, you're right

[@PewciSlayer]

I don't blame him. I find it hard to tell the songs apart in this album.

[@elijahcandage]

@@PewciSlayer The one drawback of being a Metallica fan is that his songs all sound identical. I still like it, tho.

[@JaggedDagger]

And it reminds me more of 2x4 than Enter Sandman

[@FidgetMDCCLXIV]

And 3 songs start with S

[@brandogg]

The Inamorata / My Friend of Misery connection is definitely intentional

[@tommygalusha]

Seriously I thought it was obvious but apparently not

[@trick9037]

@@tommygalusha ye some ppl are stupid

[@thecarbrothers266]

sounds like Outlaw Torn too

[@SamuraiXGray]

Also got sabbath a national acrobat vibe

[@metalicass2003]

As is the case with Lux Æterna / Hit the Lights. One is about the lights going off signaling the start of a show and the other is about their music/shows being a guiding light for the fans. At least that's how I see it.

[@justinspire6058]

They've been having similar riffs since 'death magnetic' I'm fine with it, just appreciate the boys still being around and creating music for us!

[@Daily_Bassist]

People act like pretty much every band doesn’t eventually start writing riffs that sound the same as stuff they’ve already done. All of them do that unless they’re exploring new genres - but when Metallica does that, people bitch about it! I think Rob Zombie said something like Sabbath has already written every metal riff, everyone else is just slowing it down or speeding it up or playing it backwards.

[@brandonwiseman2906]

For me is was Enter Sandman and Slither

[@leandrometfan]

ikr! People are too picky with Metallica at this point. This maybe their last album, they should enjoy it more tha judge

[@JohnyX333x]

They still sound good as f live.

[@TheBlueflameX]

I dont care about riff recyclement but i would like them to have as good transitions from one part to the other as they are known for. I understand they cant do the same speed they were capable of back in the day, I get that they dont have the aggression, im completely fine with that, I just wish they had mid tempo quality gems like leper, harvester and such... (the majority on 72 is too long for no reason, almost every song has a really killer riff but instead of continue or structure the songs around them they just 'say a hello' with them for ten seconds and move on to a generic riff or insert a totally strange not so well fitting interlude and drag the song out, they should build upon the good riffs most of the songs as i said had plenty of room considering the length of em)

[@Megacooler96_]

The entire album is literally a call back to all of previous Metallica albums and we can hear it in all of them. This is a great example of it

[@ognjenfilipovic6519]

yeah like from each song u can find resemblence from one of their past albums

[@Megacooler96_]

@Ognjen Filipovic yeah, which fits for what the album is about. Some of these songs can even be considered as spiritual successors to some older tracks of theirs

[@ognjenfilipovic6519]

@@Megacooler96_ Exactly, it would be a great ending album for them.

[@Megacooler96_]

@Ognjen Filipovic it would be but we all know they will eventually make another album within the next 6 yeara

[@yasinzambak1499]

ı ask myself why ı loved ınnamorata. this wideo shows why :D cause ı love my friend of misery

[@Jugi]

how i understood this whole album is that they are sort of refrencing their past so i wasn't really surprised when i started hearing familiar sounds in new songs, and i mean they are different enough, for me anyways lol

[@stevenrodriguez9655]

Yes they paid respectful homage to their own past and I love every minute of it. I haven’t been this happy about having something play me with my own nostalgia in a while.

[@corianteri]

not only in the music, either. there's a lyrical reference to motorbreath in the lyrics of lux aeterna ("full speed or nothing"). well, there could be more but that's the only one i know of.

[@vesselinkrastev]

I think the "broken, beat and scarred" lyric is a deliberate reference. Hetfield does that some times.

[@BonBonz21]

Just like the Damage, Inc/St Anger use of Fuck it all and Fucking no regrets!

[@hasannasser7732]

"Fade To Black" in Memory Remains

[@MrPudding101]

"off to never never land" in king nothing

[@nick5422]

Bred to kill ‘em all in Disposable Heroes

[@Audi_Fanboy96]

“Full speed or nothing” motorbreath/Lux

[@stephenpoole7828]

Lets just all be happy and grateful these legends are still making music ..when theyre gone theyre gone

[@leandrometfan]

@John Wheeler As it should be.

[@WilderAutumnBlaze]

​@John Wheeler This is what we call "passando pano".

[@infectedvoice4670]

They've been gone since 1991.

[@bencesmudla1714]

@@infectedvoice4670 Nah. Are you blind?

[@JasonDrums24]

​@John Wheeler I bet you think new Megadeth is better

[@austinbourdages]

There are a lot of parts in “If Darkness Had A Son” that sound like Eye of the Beholder. The verse part is literally in Eye of the Beholder immediately before the guitar solo lol

[@shelbylover1359]

The pre chorus reminds me of The Thing that Should not Be

[@mtuliofm]

to me, it sound very similar to "wherever i may roam" haha

[@Koray.K]

As soon as I heard first minute of its intro I was like "Thats eye of the beholder vibe"

[@coreysmith5603]

72 seasons. The first 18 years of your life. I thought to myself before the album came out, the band would use this example of evolution with the songs on the album. They’ve used parts and similarities from previous albums from start to finish on 72 seasons. It’s like they’ve gone through the growth and change of the band. I think it’s genius and a great album. Personally, one of my favourite Metallica albums.

[@dodop8449]

XDDDDDD

[@alejandrojaramillo6156]

One of my favs too, gettin preapared for the hate lol

[@coreysmith5603]

@@alejandrojaramillo6156 Haters are stuck in the year 1986

[@alejandrojaramillo6156]

@@coreysmith5603 I know. Have you realized how they hate some things they loved on old songs? Like long intros

[@coreysmith5603]

@@alejandrojaramillo6156 some people just hate the world and everything in it

[@frederickpikovsky3586]

God the massive wall of tone from the black album is insane compared to the others. You can tell they put such tremendous time and effort into the sound of that album.

[@alper7653]

Bob rock effect

[@furiouzzzz]

LOAD and ReLOAD are genius albums in the whole.

[@gansior4744]

Vastly underrated

[@furiouzzzz]

@Iceman I didn't say That I don't like their earlier albums. I simply don't compare earlier albums to this creation it is pointless. Earlier albums are untouchable

[@midnight347]

​@@gansior4744 I agree but if they put all the epic stuff from both on one album and ditched the rest it could have been an all time great but there is still alot of good stuff on those records.

[@midnight347]

​@Iceman it's not "generic dad rock" lol. No it isn't like the first 4 or 5 albums and no it isn't as good but that doesn't mean it's bad. There are alot of great songs on those records. Classic stuff just too much filler should have been 1 great album instead of 2 decent ones.

[@danielvaldez158]

Standalone.....those albums were great. I disagree with the filler .. Loved 90-95% of those songs

[@coultersheppard2052]

I personally think Inamorata drew more from Bleeding Me than Outlaw Torn. Outlaw Torn’s riff featured crunchy palm mutes, unlike inamorata. The whole “misery” thing, and most of those vocal similarities were likely intentional.

[@anick82]

For me it was a bit of Bleeding Me and Fixxxer

[@jeffreydhill]

There's people that don't like that they did this. I'm not one of them. I love it. They're reflecting on their past and I think its awesome. There's more spots on the album, too. Examples: Lux directly quotes Motorbreath "full speed or nothing" and has a similar chord progression in the verse. The Too Far Gone? intro riff is like a slower version of the Hate Train breakdown riff. Inamorata's breakdown section has an eerily similar vocal delivery on "she needs me, I need her more" as Unforgiven 3's "forgive me, forgive me not" breakdown, even culminating in a similar kind of buildup and high note shout.

[@midnight347]

Too far gone main riff sounds like no remorse 2.0 that was one of the first ones that stood out to me when I listened. I think it's cool too. Just because the riffs are similar don't mean they just "copied and pasted" the album like the haters act like lol. I think this album is great I put it even with dm as best album top to bottom since black. I would put it slightly ahead just because of the production. If production was equal I'd say it's a tie with dm. I love the stuff they been doing man why can't we just be thankful they aren't doing st anger stuff anymore lol. Glad that was a 1 time thing.

[@Jakevrana]

Agreed on all points here my Metal family. Great production, nods to other songs, Rob’s bass is great. I think the whole “72 seasons” concept is depicted great in showing how your past experiences shape WHO you are. So the similarities on these songs actually works for me on an artistic level. Keep rocking out my fellow metal heads!!🤟

[@antonioenrico]

Same. I couldnt quite put my finger on what I loved about the album until I realized it was because it sounded a lot like certain older songs.

[@shmick6079]

Here Comes Revenge and Now That We’re Dead seem to pop up in my head during this album too.

[@DoseOfRiffs27]

Idk if it’s just me, but that chasing light riff reminded me of that Judas kiss riff that leads to the solo

[@markskinner4850]

Thought the same

[@cynex0]

now I kinda hear it too

[@DrCockNBalls]

Absolutely

[@austinhanna8328]

Or harvester

[@diogomartins994]

Through the Never

[@alexzamborowski2112]

The interlude in Inamorata is super similar to the interlude in Unforgiven 2

[@cameron8456]

And 3

[@brandonwiseman2906]

Broken beat and scarred was def a throwback line

[@lasimo6743]

Room of broken beat & scarreds

[@Emcfree2084]

Surprised you didn’t sample the part on the black album where he sings “misery! You insist that the weight of the world….” at the end as that sounded even more similar.

[@skinny_sam]

That was really frustrating lmao

[@Catajocs]

The chorus in "You must burn" remind me the way James sings in "Dream no more" and chorus in "Where the wild things are".

[@SaintMartins]

I'm happy someone else noticed this too. I think this was their point. Reflecting on their long career. At this point nostalgia is kicking in & this secretly might be their last album.

[@DrCockNBalls]

The whole album It's like they're paying homage to themselves. It's like a weird trip through thier entire discography. I have a feeling this album and this tour might be it for them. It's really bitter sweet if that's the case. I've been listening to them my entire life. My first concert was Metallica. The first concert I took my son to was Metallica.

[@KingCrimson68]

Great story Dr. CockNBalls

[@gansior4744]

I don't think they want to push it so hard that next album would ruin everything. If this one will be the last one, I think it was a great way to end

[@kinniecas9004]

True words bro

[@ryansingley2966]

Should be the last album, but I can see them touring for a while. But I do think this is a great way to end on a high….

[@cheahop9083]

Lars said they are about to tour 10 more years and they have some leftovers from this album's recording sessions to make new album, so who knows, maybe it is not the last one album of theirs

[@Kriegter]

My friend of misery is about seeing misery as a friend, Inamorata is about misery as a lover Just a hypothesis

[@cbkirby6199]

I love finding similarities in music, so this is right up my alley! Besides, this album is kind of a callback to their previous ones anyway, so personally think it’s cool seeing old riffs reworked into something new!

[@josiahkeller427]

With Inamorata and My Friend of Misery it's interesting. Misery was his friend, but now she loves him and needs him. Misery has grown from a simple friend to a "toxic" lover. Interesting. Love the album 🤘🏻

[@abrahamtorres-jl4uc]

Inamorata me da cierta sensación de Orion al final de la película Through the Never❤ una canción para escucharla con calma y solamente disfrutarla

[@amiranovelo59]

es justo lo que pensé una combinación de My Friend of Misery con Orion

[@fernandacatan6607]

Soy a la unica q a partir del 5'17" Inamorata me hizo recordar al cover de Loverman del Garage Inc por un ratito? 😮

[@matteorossi8160]

Si prima di sprofondare in un sonno profondo

[@ant_blackie_riff8115]

Good vid man, I deffo think i”namorata” was supposed to sound like “My friend of misery”

[@axelfernando7601]

As I understand 72 seasons is a book that tells a story about the number of seasons that a person has to get through to reach the adult age, and I find logic this album uses some old stuff to try to tell THIS IS HOW I GET TO BE HERE... I love that Metallica is always trying some interesting ways to make music, mixing old school riffs with some new edition, lyrics are amazing as always, and I feel this album kinda oldie but with modern dignity

[@christopherrust4570]

The riff in 72 seasons after the drums kick in, about 30 seconds in reminds me so much of the bridge/breakdown of Blackened.

[@americanmariachi97]

Intro is similar to Whiplash verse riff

[@scorpthe]

I would show another Misery sample "Misery, you insist that the weight of the world..."

[@cynex0]

well, the whole song is one big reference to Misery

[@mikesmith5673]

Rick Rubin told them back on Death Magnetic to not be afraid to draw inspiration from themselves. They've been doing it so long that it's a good place to draw inspiration from!

[@lucascavallaro]

The main riff from Chasing Lights have a little bit of the main riff from Lords Of Summer, good video!

[@gansior4744]

I love this album. Brings back memories from older albums, shows the road they went thru. I hear lot of Load in this album, which I adore as well. I know some people are upset about this album, but I just enjoy the Music

[@natedog8281]

I only hear load/reload on 2 songs

[@antonioenrico]

I dont know if OP did this to throw shade or what, but I found it funny because I was listening to the new album and at first didnt like it. Then after a lot of spins, when I started to love it, I realized it was BECAUSE of all these intentional callbacks that I like it.

[@emiliorodriguez70]

Only a true fan could relate these that fast

[@TylerSampson51]

Crown of thorns has a section that sounds a lot like the part that leads in to "Where's your crown king nothing!?"

[@mbochum83]

It's the same exact "Kirk on the way pedal" part. Hetfield commented about this song saying it was kind of an indirect continuation of King Nothing.

[@aquamidideluxe5079]

2:09 in Lux Aeterna (music video timing) is also a blatant reference to 2:33 in Hit the Lights.

[@alexscampone9601]

you know you've made it as musicians when you can sample yourselves and still kick ass. take notes

[@wha.t]

inamorata is my favorite metallica song i love it so much and it makes me feel like turning my life around and fixing it every time i hear it 🫶

[@isaakc7096]

One the greatest composers of our time John Williams has done scored at least one or more of our favorite movies in our lifetime and when you listen to each one of his movie scores you totally hear the same pattern of music, formula and notes. It’s his signature. Just like you can tell an artist paintings from his style or brush strokes. Metallica has their signature style and it sounds amazingly awesome even after all these years.

[@americanmariachi97]

Disposable Heroes main riff and Holier Than Thou intro are pretty similar Don't Tread On Me and For Whom The Bell Tolls chorus riffs Through The Never (outro) and Creeping Death (bridge) Through The Never (intro) and No Remorse (intro) The Struggle Within (intro) and Sanitarium (pre solo riff) For those who think the Black album isn't thrash, it does recall some of the riffs from the 80s. That's why it's popular!

[@jawwashraji2556]

Room of mirrors sounds kinda like trapped under ice

[@rogeraydin908]

Yea, I noticed that too, was looking for this comment

[@soundingtheseventhtrumpet2287]

Another one I heard I think you missed is at 3:18 of Shadows Follow. I hear a similarity to Damage Inc. at 3:24

[@mercedesprincefan86]

Yes it does. I heard " The Four Horsemen" in some parts.😊

[@chico4105]

I can't remember the song cuz I'm still learning the album but there is a solo that is directly lifted from The 4 Horseman

[@simplebutnotsolongname6642]

@@chico4105 Too Far Gone?

[@Chris-wf9sd]

Outstanding inamorata is definitely my fav track on the album

[@tntisbased]

Fans when Metallica use a key signature (the same signature was used in the four horsemen)

[@0ssu]

I think that the biggest similaritie is between 72 seasons and hardwired. In my opinion they sound very similar.

[@CrenulatePuma]

Great video. Also, I find a riff from Sleepwalk My Life Away, between each verse, similar to ManUnkind main riff

[@Tom-oz7wk]

I can also hear ManUnkind in Chasing Light. It was really weird being able to hear one of my favourite metallica songs in not 1, not 3 but 2 new songs off the latest album

[@juggerhuevo]

The intro in too far gone is basically the chorus riff in blackened once you hear you cant unhear it

[@flipperbooch2194]

I’ve been lucky enough to see them twice but I gotta go see them again

[@hektixkitzo]

Theres a song where it reminds me of 'King Nothing' the way Kirk finishes his solo with the two string bend.

[@mattyb6363]

Everything about Inamorata is amazing. From the old song callbacks to the fact it plays like Black Sabbath.

[@metallimatt10]

When I was at the theater I immediately was like "this is No Remorse 2.0" Lol

[@jellyzondo7535]

the album is literally about the first 72 seasons of life

[@ireneisameme]

THANK YOU! A lot of parts sounded familiar but I couldn't point out which songs they remined me of precisely

[@irvingz6272]

The riff at the end of the room of mirrors solo remember my a little bit of st anger

[@Eternalbozo]

The drum intro in if darkness had a son is basically the intro to jump in the fire

[@CarMa321]

On “no remorse” at 0:50 seconds the intro to the next riff sounds like “to far gone?” at 0:19 seconds just a bit.

[@bl7zer]

whenever i was at the premiere i kept telling my dad “oh this sounds like ____” ☠️

[@aylincarosielliilekriminal9229]

I like the similarities, İnamorato reminds me Bleeding Me and Outlaw Torn which are my favourites from Load album. My friend of Misery is another epic song and l believe all the similarities are intentional. This album is 72 seasons of Metallica which brings memories from past. Just respect and embrace it. As a Metallica fan since 18 years of age now 48 l am happy to listen new songs from my favourite band. And l love this album. Long live Metallica 💛🖤

[@harelv]

i also noticed hit the lights and lux aeterna had a really similar riff

[@MasterSwing]

Inamorata is the best song in this album... It's beautiful

[@Tom-oz7wk]

There's a soft/clean vocal that builds to a guitar change from clean to distorted in Inamorata that reminds me a lot of Unforgiven 3

[@ryanclarke7027]

That inamorata riff is more or less the are you gonna go my way riff by Lenny kravitz 😂

[@lucatemussi1177]

The drum in Sleepwalk my life away makes me think of Crush by Anthray

[@UnchainedEruption]

Holier than Thou...congrats, you figured out Kirk has an affinity for the wah pedal. Shocker.

[@billybootleg]

"Self-references"... 🤭 You're so kind. That's nice of you.

[@elialunetta1986]

You forgot mirror Rooms have also the same chorus of disposable heroes, very similar very cool

[@cynex0]

oh yeah, nice spot!

[@stephenpoole7828]

Anyone notice the little 'batman tune doodle at 4.26 4.32 4.37 on shadows follow 😂

[@sci-fyguy7767]

YES!!! I thought that the first time I heard it! Nana nana nana nana nana nana. Glad I’m not the only one that thought that.

[@vidsontheside_]

I always thought you must burn’s sounded more like harvester of sorrow

[@dwidou1]

Are we going to talk about the " are you gonna go my way" connection inimorata ? That's all i can hear. Great song

[@augustuslxiii]

I don't consider it a bad thing. I mean, imagine doing this with a Slayer album. Good ear, though!

[@cynex0]

For sure, not trying to say it's bad or anything

[@jayemm2323]

I went to go see slayer and lamb of god with a friend of mine in Austin, TX a few years ago.I wen for lamb of god and I only knew a handful of songs from Slayer. I could not tell when some of the songs ended because the majority of them sound so much a like.

[@infectedvoice4670]

AC/DC and Maiden repeat themselves a lot too.

[@LightskinBanditGaming]

“hey bro, lemme copy your homework. i’ll just change it up a bit”. 🤣🤣🤣 all jokes aside, these subtle moments are homage to their older classics. 1:42 was my personal favorite

[@lokiinepe]

Also the beggining of both Confusion and Shadows Follow, are somehow similar for me

[@pachecodosunosiete]

I think that it's on Too Far Gone that the solo starts basically the same as the last solo in The Four Horsemen

[@TheKartoffel101]

Lords OF Summer was released in 2014 ;)

[@Log-On-Line]

1:55 sounds exactly like are you gonna go my way

[@markeinsportnoy]

Inamorata is a mix of to my favorite songs from load and reload.

[@lowmans13]

Its good that youve found the similarities, which conclude you as the hard core fans... Yeap its similar and also wonderful that while aging, they still makes punchy music, still headbang 😊

[@santiagobeneth8543]

Beyond those specific parts, the entire album has a 90s vibe , be it _Black Album, the Loads, Garage Inc._ and it's what I like about it, it's also the reason others don't like it.

[@natedog8281]

No the album is mostly a callback to their 80s material, there’s really only 3 songs on this album that feel like that came from the 90s. HTSD is more of a callback to their 90s stuff

[@santiagobeneth8543]

@@natedog8281 To split hairs, there are reminiscences of all Metallica eras, but the guitars definitely sound like the 90s.

[@natedog8281]

@@santiagobeneth8543 correct, they’ve been using a similar guitar tone since Load, so everything is going to sound like that era, but the actual riffs and the song composition is all similar to the songs they wrote in the 80s

[@moskva-kassiopeya]

It’s like AI made a new metallica album

[@BarrySwords]

This whole video could have been clips of Kirk's solos from the last 3 albums.

[@mattjns]

One thing this does prove? How fukn good the Black album sounded.

[@ina.aaahhh]

Out of all of these I think Too Far Gone? is the most obvious one, the first time i heard it i immediately thought No Remorse

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

If you liked all this, you'll love that the kick drum pattern on Room of Mirrors at 1:21 is nearly an exact match to the kick drum pattern at 11:46 in the song Exist by Avenged Sevenfold.

[@dormantsunrise54]

Yeah...kinda. At the same time it's a very basic kick drum pattern and you could probably find it in a plethora of music if you look for it.

[@Gorre022]

I noticed Room Of Mirrors and Lords Of Summer right away lol! It’s fine though, I love it all 💙🤘🏽

[@americanmariachi97]

Also similar to Trapped Under Ice and Shortest Straw

[@HeadSnapTV]

well that's clearly why this album is already showing signs of great success. Every song the riffs however FEEL similar they maybe? CLEARLY different enough to stand on their own to ME! But if it gives people the feels of the songs you compared them to in this its a sure sign success for yet another album that will stand the test of time.. 72 Seasons is a GREAT album LOVE it more everyday was a BLAST to play bass on all 12 already... Thanks for the mash up \m/ #HornsUp \m/

[@cristoskamboures4874]

Nice vid.I made a huge list of the same comparisons the day the Album dropped!

[@Cageur_Bageur]

I already said that I got the old vibes of this band U nail it..

[@Just_JoshE]

No one has pointed out that around 3:35 in Crown of Barbed Wire is a very obvious homage to Cure

[@MetJamesK]

It's also literally the same exact as Enter Sandman's main riff just moved down a string.

[@Just_JoshE]

@@MetJamesK You can say that about most of their riffs. Cure, Slither, That Was Just Your Life, Here Comes Revenge, and a few of the new songs all use that mode. But the riff I'm talking about is literally Cure, even the drums and bass

[@panqake4318]

"Forgive me" part in unforgiven 3 with Inamorata

[@WICKEDCLOOSTER]

when I heard you must burn at the premiere I instantly thought of sad but true, glad I’m not the only one

[@rgordon4848]

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed all these... Lol

[@SerunaXI]

I expected the bit for 72 seasons to reference "Broken, Beaten, Scarred"

[@ilberegecoskun2191]

I see this album as a throwback to 40 years of albums, which is why I love it

[@alexalmeida_013]

"Full speed or nothing" - straight from Motorbreath to Lux Æterna

[@moyatheomen]

The new album 72 Sessons os a refreshing throughout of their Career of the band... very magnific in All sense!!! High Speed Power Thrash hard Rock heavy Metal and progressive sound!! That's Metallica able to Rock play anything inside of the music called Metal sound!!

[@jacklamborn8810]

The vocals in the verse of Room of Mirrors reminded me a lot of Ride the Lightning.

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

Can we talk about how everlong sounds just like the rhythm from creeping death

[@iowaslipknot5159]

Also that part of Too Far Gone it's similar to The Four Horsemen, like a mix with No Remorse

[@alex.ginola]

Bob Rock albums are sounds better than DM,HTSD,72S

[@stevecolledge1685]

At 3.45 in Chasing Light there is a riff from Iron Maidens' Innocent Exile