Metallica - 72 Seasons ALBUM REVIEW

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FAV TRACKS: 72 SEASONS, LUX ÆTERNA, TOO FAR GONE?
LEAST FAV TRACK: YOU MUST BURN!
METALLICA - 72 SEASONS / 2023 / SELF-RELEASED / THRASH METAL
5/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@jon.callaghan4165]

if st anger couldn't end metallica, nothing would.

[@jon.callaghan4165]

most of their albums post self-titled are really bad but fascinating in how bad they are imo

[@metallicakixtotalass]

St. Anger almost ended the band just because of the behind the scenes drama you see in Some Kind of Monster.

[@blackenedizzycore]

St Anger is better than this

[@RikerLovesWorf]

I like when the St Anger drum goes DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK DAK

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

LMAOOO

[@oak3ns]

So proud of Metallica for getting melon's first 72/10. Definitely deserved imo

[@basskit_]

[@SlimeBugman]

I think the biggest disappointment for me was the fact that there are no ballads, which really made the dynamic of this album on a macro scale very grating. James is probably the most confident he's ever been as a vocalist, and the brief gentle section in Inamorata was breathtaking. His vibrato and tone are spot on, but it just feels like a tease. He's more equipped for a low key track than ever, but they forgo one and its so frustrating ESPECIALLY with how intimate and vulnerable these lyrics are.

[@d.h.foster8937]

>no ballads greatest metallica album since the black album confirmed

[@Septicshites]

@@d.h.foster8937 nah u trippin if you think this album is good its really not

[@coolgamingchannel447]

@@Septicshites You're lying to yourself

[@flataffect]

@@Septicshites theres tons of good songs, riffs, moments, ideas, even stuff they haven’t done before. You don’t have to like it but it’s not bad. Fantano gave it a 5 - average.

[@dekapitatorr]

I prefer no ballads Metallica but Inamorata is balladish. sludge ballad

[@maxsmart9116]

They'll never stop they'll never quit cause they're Metallica

[@maximummatt73]

Hey they should put that in a song on their first album or something

[@TheHarracane]

Whiplash!

[@Lavender_enjoyer]

They probably should have quit a long time ago

[@kristoamadeus4441]

@@Lavender_enjoyer sadly yeah 😭😭

[@TheHarracane]

@@provisionalhypothesis wrong song but you've got the spirit

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

St Anger deserves a classic review for its 20th anniversary

[@bobjohnson1633]

My god, are we that old?

[@hermanperez3220]

NO WAY ST ANGER WILL BE 20 YEARS OLD ALREADY..

[@sohailakmal3384]

Not a bad album at all. Sweet Amber, All Within My Hands, and Unnamed Feeling were great. Without that album, we never would have seen Metallica work out their issues and produce Death Magnetic.

[@rieldebonk1044]

@@bobjohnson1633 even ppl born 09 get this

[@Keegbot]

Makes me really miss Death Magnetic. The Day That Never Comes is one of my favorite tracks they’ve ever put out.

[@Gary-5642]

Absolutely love thatalbum, not a bad track on there I think, it's just so fun

[@Keegbot]

@@Gary-5642 It’s just so dynamic. I like Metallica because even in their RTL days, they were so masterful at slowing it down and dropping badass ballads. It doesn’t have to be heavy 100% of the time.

[@JackDiamond_FBOW]

The day that never comes is good, but half of the tracklist is just janky jumbled up filler with little bite or catchyness on both the vocal and riff front. Only good tracks besides that one are: All nightmare long, that was just your life, S*icide and redemption, and the Unforgiven III. Both DM have some of the same issues with them and also coincidentally get the d riding treatment too often.

[@Gary-5642]

@@JackDiamond_FBOW ya aren't into My Apocalypse??? That's mabye my favorite song they've done since 2000, I dig every song on thatone, Hardwired is alot better if it's cut down to 8 songs and I wish the solo sections were alot better but it's a decent album, same kinda thing with 72 Seasons but it will grow on me I'm sure. Or mabye I won't care much for it after a year it's still so fresh in my mind. Death Magnet is actually in my top 4 Metallica records, I have it over Ride the Lightning. But it's not as good as And Justice for All, Master of Puppets, or Kill Em All

[@Gary-5642]

@@MetalJunkie94 aye man, where can I find that version of Death Magnet???

[@gingiedummi]

So crazy how this new album has the same number of tracks and has the same runtime as Hardwiresd

[@sleepdeep305]

It’s literally the physical limit of the disc. They cut it down just enough for it to fit

[@dekapitatorr]

and unlike Hardwired, they needed just one disc.

[@warrenpaul7329]

Deluxe coming soon?

[@tukpunker]

seems comparable to the last 5 albums they released. not sure what your point is.

[@VolvoImpala]

@@tukpunker No point. Flush.

[@SkullsAndOnes]

Of all the Metallica albums to come out this year, this one is my favourite

[@zenang7704]

I like the other ones more.

[@tally5k339]

Truly one of the Metallica albums of all time.

[@maximummatt73]

Yeah, 4 Seasons Condoms and 11 Secret Herbs And Spices didn't really do it for me either

[@blizzmuzic]

really impressive to see you reviewing all 72 seasons in one video, truly shows your dedication.

[@beaualoevv]

unfunny cringe lncel fantano comment

[@itzs0weezee]

@@beaualoevv breaking news: internet user discovers the word incel

[@beaualoevv]

@@itzs0weezee minecraft banner . not above the age of 14.

[@maximummatt73]

@@beaualoevv and yet you got triggered by him

[@john_smith_john]

@@beaualoevv are you just stuck in 2017?

[@billyp.193]

I think it's the best album in the Trujillo era, and glad he gets to shine more on this one. They really need to work on the ebb and flow of their albums though. I think that's been people's biggest complaint. Not every song needs to be 7 minutes. If they had an album full of 3.5-4 minute songs, throw in a 7 minute one, and end it and on an epic one; that would suffice. James does sound amazing though. You can tell his heart was into it.

[@kionihernandez356]

Love the Rob and Kirk contributions. No one talks about this, but I know they made these tracks with the live in mind, the boys technical ability is lowering every year and they want to keep it fun and doable. I know this album will permeate future setlists, no one talks about that theory.

[@anony-moon]

Death Magnetic better

[@maleldil1]

Come on, Death Magnetic is way better than anything that came after it.

[@lukscar2000]

​​​​​@@maleldil1Death Magnetic is self-pretentious, uninspired and very forced, badly produced album. Most songs are nostalgic cliche by the number ordered, trying to duplicate and repeat "... And Justice For All" record, with a ton weaker material. Just being 'completely' thrash record doesn't justify its failing. Not saying those 2 after are great, but kind of more listenable, including Load/Reload.

[@scipio8866]

@@lukscar2000except it didnt fail. Subjectively, maybe you didnt like it personally. But to say that it failed isnt accurate.

[@theeggbandit650]

I’m really digging this album, it’s a banger. I love load and Reload. And I get a mix of that with some early Metallica. I really really love the harmonizing guitars in Room of Mirrors. It’s a simple straightforward banger and I’m really excited to hear these tracks live

[@unrepentantoffender188]

Excited

[@theeggbandit650]

@@unrepentantoffender188 Thanks for the heads up

[@musicnutzunite]

Room Of Mirrors is as Maiden-like that Metallica can get and it's very cool. Imo Crown Of Barbed Wire would be a KILLER Carcass song if done by Carcass. I love it. Only two songs I didnt particularly like on 72 Seasons. Unlike Hardwired I plan on listening to 72 Seasons for the future and it's on my playlist already. But I'm only one voice...

[@theeggbandit650]

@@musicnutzunite I’m definitely digging it!

[@12Kurdt]

This album sucks 😂

[@brendanb2982]

Uhhh....72 Seasons is how long it took us to see Frank Ocean live again and 5/10 is exactly how we felt about it

[@aszapata10]

5/10 is pretty generous lol

[@sylvestersmetanka4224]

nope

[@madhovse7465]

Shaddup. This is about Metallica , Kiddo

[@raer5373]

Did you know by the time Frank got there Metallica made this record from scratch.

[@tidalfite2748]

Frank ocean sucks

[@jakubborczuch7543]

I enjoyed the album for the most part. It was alright. Not the best album of theirs but considering their age and how much albums they already released...it's fine and definitely will come back to listen to this album times and times again.

[@neverafrown6308]

You said the same thing 3 times in a row in this comment

[@jakubborczuch7543]

@@neverafrown6308 Yeah sure. These are the comments of a KZbin video. Not a grammer or essay competition. If everyone was gonna structure the shit out of their comments there would be no one answering or asking questions.

[@Karl_Drogo55]

Honestly I love this album...instrumentally as strong sounding as they've ever been..and James' vocals are honestly impressive and super catchy arrangements..Shadows Follow, Catching Light(arguably the catchiest chorus), Too Far Gone? Screaming Suicide(particularly the outro last 30 secs the drums are great) , Crown of Barbed Wire(love the chorus), Inamorata...are all my favs on it.

[@jakubborczuch7543]

@@Karl_Drogo55 Yeah. Some good content that we had to wait 6/7 years for😁

[@leerobbo92]

@@Karl_Drogo55 I don't like shitting on other people's comments, especially when it's always subjective, but claiming that this is "instrumentally as strong sounding as they've ever been" is absolutely ridiculous, and the only way to explain it is new album release hype. If you mean in terms of playing, RTL, MOP and AJFA are absolutely legendary for their songwriting, precision and technicality for the time. If you mean production, The Black Album is genuinely one of the best produced albums in history. 72 Seasons does not come anywhere close on either front.

[@celeumacolorada]

I REALLY liked around 70% of the songs in this album. First time it happens for me since the Black album. Great work.

[@keviaaar]

72% for me

[@prometheustv6558]

I liked most of the songs but they’re not up to par with their best work

[@Catsic85]

I agree. Disappointed of this record.

[@soundofreality]

Dude wat. Death Magnetic was a master piece

[@bigshidda5320]

Death magnetic is easily their best album since the black album and I would go as far to say it’s better than the black album

[@brando723]

Maybe if there were 73 Seasons this album would score higher

[@TonyJuanPailos]

Yes, you're right, but hear me out: what about.... 74 Seasons?

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

No itd just make the album 11 seconds longer

[@warrenpaul7329]

69 seasons

[@zenang7704]

Seasons in the abyss >>>>

[@maximummatt73]

Infinity Seasons

[@kirkoldfield]

72 Seasons is definitely a grower. Third listen and I was pretty hooked. Feels like one of their best albums in recent years.

[@kaiserwilhelmii1827]

That's because it's their only album in recent years lmao, it's been like 7 years since the last one

[@kirkoldfield]

@@kaiserwilhelmii1827 When you releasing your comedy special funny man?

[@foespreglassom]

@@kaiserwilhelmii1827 stupid,....its not what he meant,....go home

[@joharSen]

@@kirkoldfield after the 10th listen your gonna die, be careful

[@echoandthebunny]

I'll try to give it a chance. Been a fan since 1990 but this one's been a hard listen - actually only the title track was a standout to me.

[@asnrsldly]

Totally agree with the word "standard," especially with how much Lars hated when James said that in Some Kind of Monster

[@user-jv3ry5xy4f]

you heard what ksi said. Dont be a silly goober. ok?

[@bobbybiscuits3836]

It sounds stock to my ears

[@thehalfnerd2221]

He didn’t say that, he said “stock” lol.

[@HEYitzED]

@@bobbybiscuits3836 “it sounds fawking stawk!”

[@jvbble]

he said stock not standard

[@chadmillermusic6722]

TBH, the first time I listen to this album I was extremely disappointed, but after the third lesson I found myself really loving it. Totally valid criticisms and my biggest disappointment is Kirks soloing. I am a fan so time will tell if this is just recency bias, but I will say the more I listen to them the more I find myself liking it

[@soakedbearrd]

Kirks solos are terrible on this album.

[@anony-moon]

​@@soakedbearrdhis solos on St Anger are worse 😂😂

[@soakedbearrd]

@@anony-moon sure but that doesnt say much lol

[@anony-moon]

@@soakedbearrd 🤣🤣

[@phillipharris9824]

Honestly, it took me about a year to come around to this album. It’s not bad at all. There’s a lot to enjoy with this album eight out of 10.

[@pachecodosunosiete]

I'm in the honeymoon phase, but I feel that this is a stronger album than Hardwired since the sound is beefier (bass is more audible) and has very strong and memorable moments that will linger longer than what Hardwired (as an album) will ever achieve.

[@nobro_i_ate_u]

Hardwired was so mid and the production was so bad that it really elevates this album, which I liked much, but I agree that it is also pretty standard while I also this one at least have an ounce of personality

[@scottudell7202]

I dunno, Hardwired had some awesome moments. Spit Out the Bone I thought was a great track.

[@TheSUPERPOTATO2000]

Albums are more than "moments." Moments are parts of songs. Songs like Moth into Flame, Halo on Fire and Spit Out The Bone contain great moments and are stronger complete songs than anything on 72 seasons

[@FloridaHammer]

I think hardwired blows this album out of the water. I’m sadly disappointed in 72 seasons.

[@Zeb75]

I agree. I actually think this is the best album of the 2000s. But I guess I’m in the minority.

[@vesselinkrastev]

I've been enjoying it a lot so far. Back when Hardwired came out I wasn't really in the mood for Metallica so I didn't really get that much into it. The singles have grown on me over the years, but I don't have a well-formed opinion about the album as a whole. Can't say how well 72 Seasons will age for me, but I'm having fun so far. I have a lot of respect for Hetfield being very open about his personal issues in the lyrics. The more I age, the more I can relate to his more open post 80's lyrics while the older texts acquire new meanings. I do have to agree that the records is one-dimensional. I would have like a ballad or two as well. There are no ballads on Hardwired either if I'm not mistaken? But above all I'm just happy they are still around and active. It makes me a little bit happier!

[@ImPhynsa]

Hardwired had a few tracks with clean guitar. Halo On Fire is pretty much a power-ballad.

[@vesselinkrastev]

@@ImPhynsa Yeah, as I said I didn't give it enough attention. I'll return to it at some point.

[@veselinbratanov8167]

I always forget hardwired exists for some reason

[@natetwiss8184]

I can't believe he doesn't like the last track it's a masterpiece

[@artrza5312]

best song on album

[@cotopaximusic]

A common L from him

[@Sleepyless]

It's a fucking borefest for 9 minutes until the solo hits

[@BassGuitar4life]

Agreed. Inamorata is fantastic.

[@outlawm1]

I find it incredibly boring

[@Constant_Threat]

The last three songs on this album are the best ones. Out of the four singles released prior to the album, all of them were fairly good as well, even if "Screaming Suicide" is the weakest among them. It's hard to say whether this is better than hardwired, but that's probably just because it featured the epic, and badass, "Spit out the Bone" . "Inamorata" is epic as well, but not in a way that recalls their classic sound. Overall, this is the type of music that it makes sense for them to be doing at this point in their career. It's better than their worst material, not as good as their 80's stuff, and is mostly a success, albeit not without minor issues. (Song lengths etc.) The only track I might feel compelled to skip is "Crown of Barbed Wire" which is the worst this album has to offer. "Sleepwalk my life Away" and "You must Burn!" are weaker tracks as well, but I like them better than say "Now that We're Dead" or "ManUnkind" from the last album, or "Cyanide" or the unnecessary "The Unforgiven III" from Death Magnetic.

[@owenjacobs65]

72 seasons can’t even make eye contact with Death Magnetic.

[@MARK-co1ge]

"Is it re-listenable?" Yes, that's the question. Nobody in that studio was willing to tell them the truth or, if they did, they must have been fired and the band just went ahead and made an album for rusted on fans.

[@johnlennon6790]

Totally agree. An album full of stock rock riffs and forgetable "melodies".

[@plm6523]

@@johnlennon6790 Could not have worded it better myself

[@0inzrt]

@@johnlennon6790 I agree so much with this. I bet you couldn't even recognise the tracks if someone played them on shuffle, to me they all sound the same except the intro on Sleepwalk. Death Magnetic was the peak of modern Metallica, they can't get better than that album.

[@Watabee_Stream]

the most blowing track in this album is Inamorata i know i know it's long and boring track but in their 60s and 42 year of making music they manage to make a beatiful and gorgeous melody and harmony the last part of the song hitting me so hard and making me blown away everytime hearing it

[@Nursesaids]

Would have loved to see more of James as he was on "Mama Said". Would have fit snug into the album concept too.

[@mannameddeclan2577]

Say what you want about the album but how can you go a whole review of this album and completely ignore room of mirrors? Even if you don’t like it at least tell us why because honestly I think it’s an absolute beast of a track

[@guy543215]

James’s singing with the harmonized guitars at the end of the song is such a memorable part of Metallica’s catalogue. So much emotion put into it.

[@rickyc3559]

Agreed. It's my favorite Metallica song currently. I love the groove and vocals. The music video is also badass.

[@Joyeuse4324]

​@Krutis Comer 🅥 holy shit, it popular KZbinr and vine sensation krutis comer!!

[@Acmallsb40]

If Room of Mirrors was on the black album I think it would have been an instant classic, at least for 90s era Metallica

[@jsauce311]

Chasing light also hits hard. Those riffs slap hard

[@thesensiblesocialist]

Truly one of the Metallica albums of all time.

[@Freewest-cb7lq]

It is indeed one of the Metallica albums of all time.

[@Danimal77]

Why are you people leaving out the word best.

[@Danimal77]

@@Freewest-cb7lq Is this an ongoing meme about not using the word best**** anymore.

[@ben1ben]

@@Danimal77 no its not supposed to be the word best** what are you hoping for lol. There is just not supposed to be a word. Its literally one of the albums of all time.

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

@@Danimal77 its usually means mediocre but other people who disagree cant complain because its literally one of the albums of all time

[@Shreks_brother]

Absolutely agree, Light 5! Gonna listen to it when I get the chance

[@liamp1217]

Inamorata is a metallica masterpiece, with time people will like this album. I remember when everyone hated Death Magnetic and now people love it and consider it a return to form.

[@placidblack836]

😂

[@pascalphilosopher4237]

Loving Death Magnetic? In what universe?

[@soundofreality]

Magnetic is amazing, never understood the hate

[@Ratchet98]

If Death Magnetic’s production wasn’t so compressed and overblown, I might actually enjoy it.

[@joeymack4622]

Death Magnetic was good

[@PalmettoStateSirens]

Personally I really like this album, although it’s more radio friendly than its predecessor, there’s some real bangers on here. 8.5/10

[@THETYMEKK12]

I love every song on this album - it's a very enjoyable listen, compared to the 2nd disc of Hardwired where the tracks where dragging a lot. Overall fun record, even if not groundbreaking or fresh..

[@TiredMango1]

I love all of them in their own way except for one, which is If Darkness Had a Son. I really can't stand that song tbh, super repetitive lyrically.

[@stephanea5364]

I'm sure you were saying the second disc was so good few days after the record came out.

[@THETYMEKK12]

@@stephanea5364 I get the cynicism :D, but no.. not really. I liked Spit out the bone, maybe Here Comes Revenge, ManUNkind, but the rest didn't sit with me, although they had some good moments.

[@jakestatefarm2470]

Not everything has to be groundbreaking . Music is supposed to be enjoyable. I swear these hipsters don’t actually like music and just want to seem special for enjoying wierd shit.

[@justinesdepiscis343]

@@jakestatefarm2470 LMAO, you are goddamn right

[@RKDxNT3000]

I enjoyed the album, bought it on vinyl. Definetley more of a Hardwired style album than prior albums. I do have to give credit to "Screaming Suicide" releasing at a very dark time in my life a few months ago and it saved my life.

[@keviaaar]

Can't believe it was in his fav tracks of the week but not of this album

[@danielschuler6717]

I honestly really like the album. Not every song is great but it has a few really good tracks. I feel like it‘s unfair to compare modern Metallica to 80’s Metallica since they’re essentially different bands. In terms of sound I mean. I just think some fans need to realize that the old Metallica doesn’t exist anymore.

[@davidcauley9400]

Glad to hear the Black Album get the props it is due. Justice for Jason!

[@rojasfilms3250]

its been 20 years since he left, get over it.

[@BigBoyz33]

@@rojasfilms3250 NO WE WILL NEVER GET OVER IT

[@davidcauley9400]

@@rojasfilms3250 says the absolute twunt whose favourite album is St Anger. Robert Trujillo is wasted in Metallica, Infectious grooves were better. EVERYTHING is better than St Anger.

[@rojasfilms3250]

@@davidcauley9400 ok grandpa

[@davidcauley9400]

@@rojasfilms3250 you'll get over it, son.

[@stinkystank6678]

Fr I would’ve loved more ballads and quieter moments because some of metallicas best moments are songs like Where the wild things are, until it sleeps, unforgiven, Orion(middle section), one(first leg). It’s beautiful when metallica decides to become more intimate with their song writing.

[@JahlisMan]

I love Inamorata (though it's very derivative at places), but you're right about the longevity of this record. I tend to skip at least half of Hardwired (the whole 2nd disk, basically), but I do come back to it at times. this one... I don't know, seems that out of 12, only that last song will stick with me for a long time.

[@CptMark]

Spit Out the Bone is good

[@JahlisMan]

@@CptMark yes, it's my favourite from Hardwired. but out of the rest of disk 2 I *maybe* listen to Am I Savage occasionally, and that's it. I even skip Halo On Fire at times 'cause it's too stretched out at the end.

[@Karl_Drogo55]

Honestly I love this album...instrumentally as strong sounding as they've ever been..and James' vocals are honestly impressive and super catchy arrangements..Shadows Follow, Catching Light(arguably the catchiest chorus), Too Far Gone? Screaming Suicide(particularly the outro last 30 secs the drums are great) , Crown of Barbed Wire(love the chorus), Inamorata...are all my favs on it.

[@JahlisMan]

@@Karl_Drogo55 I'll give it this: each song has at least one cool part, be that chorus, bridge or just a riff. again, can't say that for Hardwired, as some of the songs on there are just devoid of anything memorable for me. and yeah, James' singing is a lot better here than even on Magnetic in places.

[@mirkecWii]

​@@JahlisMan I skip halo on fire until the end lol

[@evandetwiler2810]

I think for me, it was a matter of timing when I sat down to really listen to this album; I feel like my love of the genre was something I never felt comfortable sharing with my wife. I'd have some pretty standard stuff playing and she just wasn't into it. We eventually decided to divorce and my buddy invited me to this concert last weekend (the last Metallica album I listened to was Death Magnetic). There were a couple songs I didn't recognize so I bought the album. It was a comfort to hear the standard licks and progression I fell in love with as a kid. I've honestly been listening to this album all week on repeat, which has helped me get through what would have been our ten year anniversary. Yeah it's pretty basic, but I think that's also comforting

[@Sayajin3321]

7-2=5/10. If this album was called 122 seasons it would have been a 10/10.

[@why3994]

1-22 = -21

[@bovinebloodline]

I mean to be honest at this point in their career as long as they’re happy, making music everything else is fine always be a fan of the classic

[@purplemountainmeow]

This is yet another perfect Metallica album to which to daydream about being the bands producer listening to the songs with the band and going "yeah we don't need to introduce that riff, chorus needs a different vocal melody but lyrics are good, don't repeat that lick twice Kirk, ooh nice, Lars can we get some toms goin' here?"

[@hambone3327]

Yup. Fidelman is a yes-man who's either too scared to speak up or is complacent with mediocre songwriting and arrangements

[@maximummatt73]

Reznor

[@SolidTryThough]

This bands new stuff will always be compared to their work in the 80s. They just can't escape it.

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

I have listen to it now four times from beginning to end and I think it’s great. Is it the best album of all time of course not but you know what it could’ve been an absolute failure like Saint anger and honestly I’m very happy with how it turned out. The other thing to remember these guys are my dad’s age they’re in their mid 60s and to be honest most of your creative abilities come when you’re in your teens in your 20s and may be in your 30s and put out something I think as good as it is in your 60s is impressive. Finally, if it wasn’t for Metallica load album I would’ve never known about Metallica so trash at all you want I love load and I do love parts of reload to.

[@damjanp7920]

only one of the members is sixty, the rest are under

[@Karl_Drogo55]

Honestly I love this album...instrumentally as strong sounding as they've ever been..and James' vocals are honestly impressive and super catchy arrangements..Shadows Follow, Catching Light(arguably the catchiest chorus), Too Far Gone? Screaming Suicide(particularly the outro last 30 secs the drums are great) , Crown of Barbed Wire(love the chorus), Inamorata...are all my favs on it.

[@eefeeman]

I feel the same about about Death Magnetic. I hear people shit on that album but on my iPod in middle school, my iTunes account was linked to my parents and I stumbled onto songs from that album that I still listen to regularly. I love that cover and I love that album and Metallica has since become my favorite band because of it

[@LloydChristmasAspen]

St. Anger has some bangers for working out

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

@@damjanp7920 I was off a bit. Lars is 60 in a few months as is James, Kirk Hammet is 60 and Robert is 58. Jason is 60 too.

[@craiggyo]

Re-listenability is a real good point. Will always love met, but I just never go back to hardwired, or even death magnetic, and probably won't go back much to this. But their classics I still listen to a lot and have been for 20 years

[@alexeyborovets]

I thought of Reload as the worst Metallica's album for years. After listening to 72 Seasons I decided to check out Reload once again for the first time in years. And I was blown away by how diverse their sound was on Reload, how spontaneous and unleashed their flow was back then. I loved Reload :) Thanks Metallica for that! The same thing happened to me before. When St. Anger came out, I didn't manage to listen it in its full. When I cringed with Death Magnetic, I've revisited St. Anger and it became my favorite ever Metallica album. And yes, 72 Seasons has its moments. I can listen to it!

[@Drewthemagnificent]

​@@swampcrypt bro you gotta be kidding. That album lyrically, musically and sonically is complete dogshit.

[@perlundgren7797]

@@swampcrypt Totally wrong! The majority disliking the album demonstrates that Drewthemagnificent is right. The reason some people like it is just that they like everything by Metallica by default, since they can't process the fact that their favourite band released a bad album. Wow, that wasn't very hard when you get to decide whose opinion counts and why people think the way they do. Imagine that.

[@ImPhynsa]

Yeah, Reload is a very overhated record. It's mostly attitude-driven hard rock, but it does it well. It's also got those ballads and some experimental stuff. Great album imo.

[@okagron]

@@swampcrypt Nah. St. Anger is shit. Bad riffs, awful lyrics, incredibly repetitive and a lot of songs go on for far too long. It deserves the hate it gets. And Load and Reload also suck too, they are mid albums with way too many songs and it's the worst case of the band selling out for that mainstream money.

[@Goose21]

The highs of load and reload are great theres just a few too many filler songs. The first 8 or so songs on Load are genuine bangers

[@riastradh2]

72 seasons reignited my love of Metallica. It was a record made for playing live and you see it on their tour.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

Cope as fuck. When a band plays live, they don’t put a record on, they play the music. The live performance should be made to sound good live, the record is the record. Sure, some songs are designed to boost the energy in a stadium or whatever, but if you can’t capture that on the record, the record doesn’t work. Whether you buy into the superiority of live music or not, if you’re gonna put out a fucking record, put out a fucking record, not just a collection of songs you’ve been playing live recently.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

That doesn't even make sense. Are they good songs or not? Bad songs don't sound good live. Good songs still sound good on an album.

[@Azzazzello]

Totally agree. This album is the Reload of Hardwired.

[@ImPhynsa]

(Even then, Reload is better than 72)

[@MaazHamidPK]

​​@@ImPhynsajust because it has "Fuel" doesn't make it a better record lol

[@talesxavier5752]

​@@MaazHamidPKI disagree, for me Reload is better than 72 Seasons, and Reload it's not only Fuel (I don't like this song), Where The Wild Things Are, Carp Diem Baby, Prince Charming, Low Man's Lyric, Fixxxer, Devil's Dance, The Memory Remains and Bad Seed are great songs.

[@skalamaz3]

Not even the same fuckin thing

[@rickkelley4618]

Hardwired was a flash followed by a burnout. This album isn’t edgier, but it’s more solid top to bottom for sure. And Rob’s growl along with Het’s vocals and some amazing riffs make it a truly good album among a stack of pioneering ones. Where are they do go from the top? It is not as mediocre to me as you rate it. It sits just below L/RL and Black. I have done about 3 passes and it’s getting better each time. I’m at 7.5/10

[@moneyball32]

A lot of the album sounds very “samey” but I genuinely like Too Far Gone?, Lux Æterna, and Inamorata because they sound the most unique. Could’ve really used some slower, melodic songs like Nothing Else Matters, Orion or the beginning of One.

[@dsVektor]

The only 2 songs I'll come back to are Lux and Shadows Follow. The rest might grow on me, but currently it's not doing much at all, outside of a few moments sprinkled here and there.

[@e-o-o]

I can’t believe someone lied to me by telling me that this album was called Micorpenis😢

[@itzs0weezee]

Really? I thought it was called Cock and Ball Torture 😿

[@ChadKing69]

Why would they name it after Fantano’s penis?

[@SirLemming]

After the reactions to this album I feel like Death Magnetic is due for a critical re-assessment. The biggest issue with that album -- aside from the mastering, but you can download a patch for that -- was that it was a little too one-dimensional and long-winded at times... But going back to it after these last two, it's practically an explosion of color and texture and catchy hooks. And as long as you're listening to the right version, it's pretty well-produced too, with a natural but hard-hitting sound that doesn't sound super overdubbed. I still made a few edits here and there that I prefer, but overall, still pretty impressive.

[@kionihernandez356]

Metallica stopped not looking back till DM. The riff output on that album is mental, looking back helped them with those cool riffs but their physicality was not the same as 20 years previous. I think that made the album a little disjointed. Love it still though. Hard to go through the changes at times though.

[@JohnCena2011]

which version is the best? and is it easy to find?

[@kionihernandez356]

@@JohnCena2011 just look up the gh3 stems / remasters. Easy just a youtube search away and find your favorite variation. Tallica fans are the best

[@SirLemming]

@@JohnCena2011 it's been a long time so it's possible I don't even have whatever the best version is at this point, nor do I remember what I downloaded exactly. I just know it was ripped from Guitar Hero: Metallica and I assume any "fixed" version you can find would use that as the source as well. That game came out right around this album and so they offered the whole thing as DLC, and someone figured out how to extract the files and they sounded better than the actual album. That was the secret sauce that allowed people to fix the album. (I think the GH team also ratcheted up their DRM efforts after that happened, but the damage was done.)

[@Lavender_enjoyer]

If you have to download a patch for an album admit it’s complete trash

[@KINGBENJOE]

Oh your back home? Idk bro I have trust issues, this could be another green screen.

[@InsomniacRocker]

this whole album just sounds like riffs you come up with while waiting for band practice to start. it's not bad but not super inspired either from the few listens I've had of it so far.

[@philly_sports1558]

I personally think this is their best album since The Black Album. There’s filler tracks obviously, the album is very bloated, but overall I sense a new level of hunger and passion in the band that hasn’t been there in a while. Overall, an 8/10 for me.

[@hamzaahmad129]

It sounds like such mediocre, flat, and lifeless metal, definitely not an 8.

[@sfburnt]

i agree, but as a new fan who didn’t listen to any other records when they came out death magnetic grows on me more and more the more i listen to it

[@claudel5670]

agree with you !

[@albreezy26]

Death magnetic is way better than this album

[@lukefitton7329]

It’s my favourite Metallica album since Black Album too but it’s still just a 6/10 for me personally. Too Far Gone and Room Of Mirrors slap though.

[@Endless_somers]

Love 72 seasons, it really felt like the past 40 years of Metallica culminating into a great album. I agree with many of the critics that the album isn’t super diverse,and kirks solos are more serving their job and not really bringing much to the table,however I keep getting pulled back to the album by every song except “you must burn”. James lyrics really resonate with me. I’m also a pretty big Metallica simp so I’m just happy these guys are still thrashing and sounding super tight ! 7.5/10

[@KidneyFailureGaming]

5:43 GIMME FUEL GIMME FIRE GIMME DABAJABAZAAAAAAAA, OOOOOOOOOOOH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jpazz31]

Shadows follow is one of the best songs they have written in years.

[@ace15Nura]

I feel this album is strong. The guitar riff are strong and some song are catchy, for me it was a throwback album. My only complain is that the album is repetitive for the length of the record.

[@theriffroom]

I feel like they should make another load/reload. Great albums

[@charlesbaker7505]

I really don’t understand how you could rank this lower than Hardwired, every song hits harder overall than Hardwired and doesn’t have stinkers like (Murder One, ManUNkind)

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

Ik opinions are opinions but cmon, nothing comes even close to spit out the bone here

[@rickyc3559]

I love Manunkind. The bass intro and groove is pretty special for me. Then again I love every Metallica album. I'm glad 72 Seasons has some similar sounding grooves to Load and ReLoad.

[@okagron]

@@pastorofmuppets9346 Spit Out the Bone is the best song Metallica has made since the 80s. That fucking last solo in the song is damn amazing.

[@c4gam1ng12]

Not a single track off of 72 Seasons hits as hard as Atlas, Rise! or Moth Into Flame or Spit Out The Bone

[@charlesbaker7505]

@@rickyc3559 just the intro is good though, exactly the same for Sleepwalk My Life Away, definitely should have been ballads or instrumentals

[@MikeDingDong10]

Last decent Metallica album was Death Magnetic. I thought Hardwired had some good songs here and there but wasn't a solid album you could sit and listen to.

[@curtismorneault4556]

My left eye starts to twitch whenever I hear Metallica these days

[@Shadownian]

Heard Lux Eterna for the first time off this record when it came out....checked out. For me Metallica died when Jason left.

[@nikolademitri731]

The most frustrating thing about this is it could have been great (or at least decently good) if edited down. Nothing many others haven’t already said, and I really have nothing new to add… but I genuinely wanted to like a new Metallica album. I genuinely enjoy progressive metal tracks that run on and on, so it’s not just song lengths, or album length. Again, already been said, but it’s too safe.. I continue to just be a “first five albums are basically perfect, the rest meh” type fan. Oh well, back to the dozens of other great metal (and non metal) albums out so far this year. When there’s so much great new stuff to listen to, I just don’t even bother going back to stuff I found entirely mediocre on first pass. That’s this imo.

[@vermillion2023]

The absence of clean guitars is actually insane. One of the things that Metallica does best is acoustic intros and interludes. One of the best moments in Death Magnetic, my favorite Metallica album, are acoustic parts.

[@FlipFlob13]

I think my biggest gripe with the past couple albums is the lack of real “gravitas” to the solos from Kirk. Considering what he was able to pull off in previous material (even in Death Magnetic).

[@erikl6988]

It's not even that...Kirk nowadays plays the same blues pentatonic scales/licks over and over again. The great thing about his past work was that all the guitar solos were thought out like their own little songs. That's what made them memorable. He really hasn't done a good solo since Load (Bleeding Me, King Nothing) or the black album (which is loaded with great solos).

[@talesxavier5752]

​@@erikl6988 His solo's in Reload are very good.

[@MegaSilverBlood]

Yes my main issue with 72 seasons is that they made the songs unnecessarily long, even the ones I liked the most couldve been cut 2 min short. Even so, maybe its because my expectations were low given that the singles they put out first were the weakest and least interesting songs in the album (maybe they did that on porpuse?) but I think this is better than hardwire.

[@drhall343]

3:44 "Lars' drums do have a sharp pop to them. The recording on them's pretty good." I feel like you can hear the implied "thank god!" after that. 🤣

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

42 years later, Metallica remains rock hard!

[@jeremyhopkins577]

They should really see a doctor.

[@tonightsbigloser]

I'll have what THEY'RE having 🤓

[@p.t.3693]

Me too

[@Danjoker.]

7.2/10 is not a bad score tbh

[@KBXband]

I went into this album with the mindset it was going to be a carbon copy of Hardwired which wasn't a bad thing because I absolutely loved it except ManUNkind. On a first listen I heard 72 Seasons front to back and it replaced Justice as my favorite album. Its one thing to compare it to the bands backlog but its quite another to listen to it objectively on its own merits. That is how I see it. This is THE Metallica album. I absolutely love it and as a guitarist every track is a total delight to cover. You didnt even mention Inamorata and that song could very well have been on Load, the way it was made. I love this album front to back.

[@EnviousNV_]

the torture waiting for the HMLTD review 😭😭😭

[@ItsGBZ]

They should have just made Death Magentic, Hardwired and this album ine album. Just take the best from each and make them one album.

[@uknowho6880]

I think it was so nice of Dave Mustaine to let Metallica use all those riffs of his for this album. Such a nice guy 👏

[@TonyJuanPailos]

I want MetallicA to make a whole album of new original songs in the style of Acoustic Pandemic Blackened

[@zaccarispangler9996]

Oh god

[@BecomeTheKnight]

YES

[@jimjam1556]

As a life long fan of the band that was one of the worst things to come from the pandemic. That song sounded like a single dad trying to fit his beer gut into his high school graduation year jersey.

[@TonyJuanPailos]

@@jimjam1556 you described the sound perfectly, that's why I want it, Tueeesday's gooooone with the wiiiind 🎵

[@Lordifani]

"There are a few standouts, a few highlights, and the vast majority of what is here is listenable. But is it re-listenable?" This.

[@KZ3fps]

Answer: Yes

[@retiar2111]

Lux aeterna, Chasing Light, Screaming Suicide, and Crown of the Barbed Wire are my favs. I also think the tracks on 72 seasons are lengthy for the most part.

[@DanResanti]

72 Seasons is definitely one of the Metallica albums of all time

[@NatsumiMovies]

oh no that title would go to either Load or Reload

[@socialxperiment3162]

@@NatsumiMovies at least Load and Reload were original and inspired

[@edutebar]

​@@socialxperiment3162 thank you

[@talesxavier5752]

​@@NatsumiMovies Load and Reload are very good.

[@silentlamb2077]

@@socialxperiment3162 load and reload are truly one of the Metallica albums of all time.. clearly

[@nohbuddy1]

Like the same week Overkill released a single that blew this entire album away lol

[@nashvilletennessee4391]

I thought that, due to the mass wave of fans received from Puppets in Stranger Things, they had an opportunity to blow everything out of the water with a kind of Time Out Of Mind redemption of skill. They had the whole world watching them. I think even if they released it sooner so that their attention didn’t die down, they could’ve at least prospered somewhat but since nothing happens on this album, it will just be their forgotten album, rightfully so.

[@commiellama]

It was a relief that they didn't brickwall the production of this one, I found the clipping really grating on Death Magnetic

[@zachsharkattack8681]

The most indifferent I've felt towards an album this year. Didn't hate it? But also didn't love it?

[@upliftmofo]

So you‘ve just learned about the large grey area in between black and white?

[@Jugi]

metallica makes a song and adds to it and don't know when to stop, my biggest criticue to this album is that some of the songs just go on for ages. nothing against long songs, i love justice and their instrumentals but these songs almost lack direction and purpose, they are playing it safe which i get and these songs are not bad, they are just there. after lux i was so hyped for this album and i wasn't expecting the next RTL or MOP or anything but i was expecting a bit more than this to be honest it's not bad but it isn't good either but it still sounds like metallica and feels like metallica, i give it a 6/10, maybe a 7 after a few more listens

[@andrewsharpe7630]

Great intro and review. Haven't heard the album yet, but I imagined it would be as Fantano describes it. My hope was that Metallica would make an entire album of Lux Aeternas- short, poppy tracks- to make a modern "British Steel"/"Firepower" record a la Judas Priest. lol to hear James Hetfield is the star of the band. How does 72 Seasons compare to Megadeth's new album last year? Bad times when I give a Metallica ablum a "didn't listen" and a Megadth record a "wouldn't play again".

[@g3intel]

metal is a genre about its underground and always will be

[@Cat4rs1ss]

I usually agree with fantano, but I think this album was better than the last one and actually it's pretty good i'll give it like a 7.5-8. It has a great performance and a bunch of songs that blends the old sound with the new sound in a good way

[@luketaylormusic2807]

I listened to The Black Album on cassette recently on a long drive. It's one of the most badass records ever made for the open road. Looking forward to seeing them live in Seattle in August 🤘

[@artrza5312]

inamorata is for me best song on the album ...album grow with every listen ..,is a mature album and thats cool

[@ryanem969]

It could definitely use more balance in the tracklist. I think they did a great job and are very proud of it.. I wish they'd hire some old legendary producer and have the producer come in LATE to the project. That way the songs are more complete and the producer can go, "alright, we need better solos, more sections with dynamics, less triggered drums, cut the fat, add some cool FX and merge 2 or 3 songs together to make an epic".

[@JohnnyGalify]

most listenable album since black / Load

[@moi4791]

I understand the criticism, but I personally think the album is good. Not their most memorable or experimental one, but it’s still mostly enjoyable to listen to. A lot of the tracks have good lyrics, get me hyped and Trujillo sounds great on the album. Sure, they could’ve gone a little harder or shorten some tracks, but at the end of the day they’re pushing 60 and James went through some tough times during the last years (with his divorce and relapse). I’m just glad they’re still out there and they still sound really good live, so I’m excited to see them. If this is the kind of music they want to do and have fun playing, I’ll support them. They don’t really have to prove anything anymore, I think. Plus many fans weren’t exactly kind to them when they were more experimental and vulnerable with their music. Even last year few fans paid Kirk’s solo EP attention which was different from the usual Metallica sound. To me they’re kind of like my metal grandpas - their best music is in the past, but there’s something comforting about what they put out now and I’m just glad they’re still around. I honestly didn’t even expect them to put out another album after Hardwired, so 72 Seasons was a nice surprise that I’ve been listening to during these last weeks until I see them in concert again :)

[@hudsonbarth5641]

As a die-hard Metallica fan, you echoed my thoughts pretty much verbatim

[@xmaniarock1138]

The singles that came from this album got me worried that the album would’ve been boring or repetitive. Which some of the songs were kinda. This album had surprised me and definitely blew my expectations. The final song Inamorata didn’t feel dragged out and it was the best song in the album. I give the album an 8/10 and is definitely something I already have relistened so many times. I would rank this around the middle of their discography (Load and Reload for me).

[@xmaniarock1138]

@ghost mall I mean compared to the others it is like a 6/10 but as by itself it is an 8/10

[@Serenitynow80-hn9sr]

Totally agree with you on this. I've listened this album many times, and I've almost forced myself to enjoy it. It kind of bores me to be honest, sounds like they've lost alot of their songwriting chops.

[@NoAffiliation]

From the first singles released i had a feeling this would be a corny album. The opening to Screamin Suicide sounds like something from an early 2000s sonic the hedgehog game.

[@blueridge8992]

I thought this album was a step up from Hardwired, and that album has aged very well with the fan base. I feel like the band is building towards something truly great for their 45th anniversary.

[@javieresquivel1477]

You really think there's gonna be a new Metallica album within the next few years? haha.. Even if they did plan on releasing another one after this and not retiring to a rest home It'll probably be another 7 to 10 years from now which has been their pattern since the early 2000's... far beyond making It In time for their 45th anniversary, lol

[@Lavender_enjoyer]

Nah they put everything into this album and it’s still meh

[@doug176]

That really sounds like wishful thinking

[@ildesfort8643]

When is the review of HMLTD The Worm? I thought you were taking your time to listen to it but it seems you forgot or skipped it because you reviewed 72 seasons and it came out much later

[@SWBaek117]

Magnetic had ideas. Hardwired had structure. This has nothing.

[@alex.pro.2279]

My peronal favorite aspect of this new album is James' vocal performance. He has so much power and sustain in his voice, and that comes through almost every song in this album.

[@BobDerGute84]

"not attention grabbing" is probably a positive attribute when we're talking about Lars at the drums

[@Negative.mrb1]

I think hardwired is far more adventurous and sometimes fresh & experimental than the cut and paste riff and snare fair that is 72 seasons 1 direction the whole way

[@jobforaCOWBOY156]

Correct

[@89__tirtharajpati69]

It's disappointing to see Hardwired is so neglected by the fans.