Metallica: Hardwired Vs. 72 Seasons (Album Comparison)

This is all my personal opinion. I grew up in the 2000s so naturally my introduction to Metallica was Death Magnetic, which I think is absolutely underrated. To suggest either of these albums are better than any of the original 5 is probably heresy. Either way, I'm glad these albums helped introduce me to metal as a whole, so here's just a little comparison of what I think are the best riffs, songs and videos from each album.
Due to all the songs used, this video is about as likely to get monetized as I am diving into the ocean. I made it for entertainment purposes and nothing else.
#metallica #72seasons #metallicaforever

[@comand0Metalero1]

I think Hardwired is really underrated

[@LuzardNotHere]

Relatable

[@gabrielpaiva9070]

Album or song?

[@GabrielSarria]

The intro for Room Of Mirrors is amazing too

[@MadMaXCOD-pi4dy]

But the solo of HALLO ON FIRE kills all the songs ❤

[@Adi-megatron]

Intro reminds me of Deep Purple

[@muhammadaliffauzan2820]

yeah this intro Riff is so freakin good

[@InfiniteVXZ]

the harmony for room of mirrors sounds amazing

[@METALTOP3]

It's moment of truth by Damageplan

[@revcanada2147]

This Comparison makes me Realize how Much I love 72 Seasons much More! 72 Seasons is Nasty Good!!

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

It destroys hardwired. And for me sits as the best album since the black album

[@kaanozgun]

@@Vor_Tex_Sun death magnetic ??

[@kevinwillson341]

​@@kaanozgun death magnetic kicked ass but also felt like metallica responding to the critics and trying to sound like old metallica. It kicks ass, but for me hardwired and 72 seasons feel more organic and metallica being themselves. Just my personal opinion though.

[@user-yw5ct1px3x]

@@kevinwillson341cant agree more!

[@culturekiller86]

🤯🔫

[@vinifariaslima]

I personally still prefer Hardwired, but once the entire band worked on songwriting in 72 Seasons, it really sounds like an improvement. If Metallica keep like this, their next album (and yes, I believe they'll release at least another one) will sound amazing.

[@MetaITurtle]

I think 2026 would be perfect, do another album while it's still flowing you know

[@vinifariaslima]

@@MetaITurtle Yeah, I'd love this too. And I think if they'll release another album, it'll be sooner than the last three ones, 'cause as a band, Metallica's having a great moment.

[@lewisgrant7622]

72 seasons definitely blows hardwired out of the water. I enjoyed maybe 3 or 4 songs from hardwired. I enjoyed nearly the entire album of 72 seasons. Crown of barbed wire is probably my favourite on the album. Next to shadows follow and chasing light

[@xojira-]

crown of barbed wire is my least favorite by a lot ngl

[@robmart116]

@@xojira-same, crown of barbed wire is mediocre. Every other song is good

[@Forklift-Certified_69420]

Chasing light has to my favourite too

[@pakergt4949]

The heaviest riff in 72 seasons is you must burn

[@radoslavpichl7738]

Imo best song

[@CarimboHanky]

i think the only reason people say Burn has the heavyest riff is because their brains keeps making the connection to sad but true, in reality barbed wire has the nasties heavy riff in the album

[@GlowingHorror]

I'm so glad people like the riff in You Must Burn, because to me it's very stock blues/metal riff. I heard someone say it's a "Sad But True Part 2" and it's not even close in terms of heaviness.

[@artemxsul]

nahh crown of barbed wire has the most nastiest and heaviest riffs on the album

[@Bullntheheather]

I’m just happy that the band takes ZERO stock in any of the commenters suggestions for songwriting. Fucks sake. Just enjoy the goddamn band.

[@awol1209]

If you took the first half of Hardwired + Spit out the Bone and combined it with the best 5 tracks from 72 seasons, you would have an amazing album that would rival anything they did in the 80's. The problem with hardwired was that there were too many weak songs and the problem with 72 seasons imo is that there is literally no variety. Every track has the same tempo and fits the exact same mold. I would have loved to hear some acoustic guitar, some clean guitar parts and way more variety. With that said, both Hardwired and 72 Seasons are great metal albums.

[@TMPOUZI]

I disagree about the tempo on the new album. We literally have doom moments and thrashy moments all over the place. Also we have for the first time in their career so much experimentation with half time or double time. So I don't get your comment. I agree that both albums are good though and I prefer that newer one just because of the better riffs

[@Kenjames10]

With "variety" you might mean lack of uniqueness. Every song on 72 Seasons pretty much is long intro/verse/chorus/verse/chorus/solo/chorus/outro.

[@CipherNinjaX86]

I absolutely agree. I'd make a couple more alterations but the dream combination album between these two for me would be: Disc 1 1) Hardwired 2) Atlas Rise 3) Sleepwalk My Life Away 4) Moth Into Flame 5) You Must Burn 6) Halo on Fire Disc 2 1) 72 Seasons 2) Room of Mirrors 3) Too Far Gone 4) Lux Aeterna 5) Shadows Follow 6) Spit Out the Bone I think this would arguably be a top 3 album.

[@serjofadown707]

​@@CipherNinjaX86wow what a nice setlist!

[@muhammadaliffauzan2820]

​@@CipherNinjaX86disc 2 is too overpower tho lol😂

[@jeffreydhill]

The easiest way for me to describe why I like 72 seasons more: I only hit repeat on 2-3 songs on Hardwired. On 72, I've hit repeat on more than half the album. Hardwired might peak slightly higher, but 72 has way more bangers. But also, I just love this band. Dig both albums.

[@muhammadaliffauzan2820]

1. Hardwired 2. 72 Seasons 3. Chasing Light 4. Halo on Fire 5. Spit Out The Bone 6. Too Far Gone 7. Lords of Summer 8. Shadows Follow 9. Moth into Flame 10. Lux Aeterna 11. Inamorata 12. Room of Mirrors

[@bigtommy9715]

Spit out the bone is peak hardwired I think shadows follow is better than almost anything from hardwired

[@JPToon]

i think room of mirrors is peak 72, which is in my opinion better than peak hardwired. but not a bad take, I respect it.

[@Static1Bolt]

That Shadows Follow riff is the best from the album imo. James vocals give it some groove too.

[@jakeguthrie8476]

72 seasons for me takes the crown. IMO their best work since the black album. I can hear so many influences on 72 Seasons. A lot of load / reload vibes, some early kill em all, garage days (merciful fate in particular) and there’s a throwback lyric (I forget the song) that mentions broken beat & scarred. Fantastic album!

[@kennymccormick929]

Room of Mirrors is the song you’re thinking of “NAKED, BROKEN, BEAT AND SCARRED

[@kennybenally7187]

Yes! I hear a lot of Sabbath style riffs in their too. Freakin' simple, but tasty riffs everywhere!

[@ray5357]

I am a HUGE fan of Hardwired, and I absolutely LOVE 72 Seasons as well. Both are so amazing. Also you should've included You Must Burn! In the heaviest riffs, it's the heaviest one lmao

[@KenWu-vt8le]

It's really hard to choose which one is better. I really like both of these albums.

[@KevinGonzalez-jx2bx]

The new album 72 Seasons is the part 2 of the album Hardwired To Self- Destruct.

[@TheOminousGamer]

Except that it's the better half lol.

[@MoSweiti666]

Part 2 because of the production?

[@MegaAndyGG]

@@MoSweiti666 Both production wise and songs

[@user-xw8oq8pl6f]

To my mind Hardwired has more individuality, some songs I just can't imagine on other albums, for example Manunkind, Here comes revenge, Am I savage and some others. But 72 seasons feels more sincere

[@shugghead8538]

You mean the crappy songs. All 3 you listed in addition to murder one should have been cut and the album would have been brilliant.

[@user-xw8oq8pl6f]

@@shugghead8538 well, these songs are my favourite as well as Murder One

[@TMPOUZI]

72S far better riffs, more heavy and that to me is the essense of metal. Not to mention the better lyrics in the new album

[@Celatra]

@@TMPOUZI the riffs on 72 seasons are so standard. sounds like they were made up in 30 seconds.

[@TMPOUZI]

@@Celatra I really disagree, they are clever classic metal riffs, which you cannot find a lot in Hardwired, they sound cloumsy there. Both records are good but 72 certainly has the edge

[@nerokaluarachchi903]

Here Comes Revenge is my personal favourite Hardwired song and music video! 🤘🤘

[@AndDeathForAll82]

I absolutely love ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’, with “Halo on Fire” being among my favorite Metallica songs ever. That said, I think ‘72 Seasons’ crushes it. None of it quite tops “Halo on Fire” or “Spit Out the Bone” for me, but it’s far more consistent, and it’s more relevant to me on a personal level.

[@nightraven2975]

Add Dream No More to that, and you'll have my three favourites. So damn Heavy!!

[@domenicotinelli2754]

Incredible how you have my same exact opinion. Halo on Fire and Spit out The Bone are two songs that actually matter a lot in Metallica's discography (in my opinion)

[@TMPOUZI]

@@domenicotinelli2754 I think Halo is a bit cloumsy at parts and SotB a bit childish thrash/speed. Maybe it's the videoclip idk. Moth into Flames was good though. I just like the riffs and the seriousness of the new album way more. It's heavier and darker

[@adamgardner2244]

​@@TMPOUZI To me Halo is great. And you think Spit is childish? lol wow

[@adamgardner2244]

Hardwired is a great album but 72 wins as well for me

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

You can tell they worked together well on 72 Seasons and best of all, you can tell they had FUN on this album!! The riffs on this album are awesome and James's vocals are the best of his entire career imo! I'm absolutely in love with this album, I would rate it a 9.5 out of 10! 72 Seasons tops Death Magnetic and Hardwired for me, and that's saying a lot because I freaking love those albums! They knocked it out of the park with this album!! 🤘🤘🤙🤙

[@Celatra]

i don't know what you hear in 72 seasons. at most a 5.

[@TMPOUZI]

72S 8/10 for me. DM 7.5/10 and Hardwired 7/10

[@gssuper1438]

@@Celatra Totally agree. 1 good ending song and very few neat riffs trickled in the album. All in all, i give it a rating of 'boring'

[@lukefitton7329]

I’d give 72 Seasons a 6/10 overall but that doesn’t mean I don’t still enjoy it. Too Far Gone and Room Of Mirrors are so damn good.

[@mali_pleonazmic]

How much is Lars paying you?

[@mattywoo3649]

The Batman riff at the end of Shadows follow.

[@sesimie]

Needed this... For me Bone is Battery levels great. But as for the Whole Album I gottah give it to 72 seasons. Halo on Fire was a song i later enjoyed after a few listens...But almost every 72 seasons song has redeeming qualities that I'll have to soak it in more .... Room of Mirrors being my fav so far

[@simonbrunner3062]

It's too early to tell for me. My initial reaction to HTSD was far more positive than to 72 seasons, but it's growing on me, at least some of the songs. But then again, if there was a song on the same level as Spit out the Bone, Halo on Fire or Moth into Flame, I'd like to think that it would have grabbed me right away. And one thing is safe to say even from this comparison: When it comes to the solos, HTSD blows 72 seasons out of the water. Which is really saying something, because overall they weren't particularly great on HTSD either.

[@muhammadaliffauzan2820]

too far gone blows moth into flame out of water

[@TMPOUZI]

I agree about the solos but 72S overall has better songs and riffs. For me 72S=8/10, HTSD=7/10, DM-7,5/10

[@muhammadaliffauzan2820]

@@TMPOUZI agree, 72s riffs so good and has a oldschool metal vibes

[@matthewbailey8588]

For some reason the riffs on 72 seasons all sound weak af to me. :(

[@nikoloznasaridze6328]

​@@muhammadaliffauzan2820L. Moth Into Flame is better than anything on 72 except Inamorata

[@Jerahzz]

72 seasons is their best album since the black Album. I stand by what I say and I mean it.

[@Chief_117s]

death magnetic better

[@Jerahzz]

@@Chief_117s Agree to disagree.

[@sillkthashocker]

I wish they would do a full acoustic studio album of original songs, something to spice things up. I can only listen to these 2 albums briefly cause the songs just start to blend together.

[@KnachzZz]

Well listen helping hands

[@KnachzZz]

Is an album in live of metallica

[@mchaux1989]

oh no , please

[@robertocaba5915]

Boring af

[@kennybenally7187]

Someone mentioned James do a country album. I'd love to hear that, but I'd also love to hear that done with Metallica's good buddy Jerry Cantrell! That would be 🔥🔥🔥

[@dayligs]

When the singles 72 Seasons and Screaming Suicide came out, I learned them quickly, and while easy, they are so damn fun to play!

[@millersriffrock2238]

Awesome vid man, prooves how kick ass both albums are 🤘😎🤘

[@THEMorningstar_95]

I just wished 72 Seasons had a song with some clean guitars. Metallica is definitely really good at making their clean guitars sound beautiful

[@artanmcmanus]

Yeah They should make an all acoustic EP of the singles/best songs off the album.

[@claudiobertollo6755]

Good work! Thanks for sharing!

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

BOTH ALBUMS ARE KILLER!!! LOVE THE NEW STUFF AND GOT TIRED OF HEARING THE OLDER ALBUMS!!! 72 SEASONS IS A MASTERPIECE ALBUM ALREADY!!🎼🥁🎸🤘💯🤜🤛🔥🙏👊🎵❤️

[@4seiken-594]

I wish my taste in music was this dull and easy to satisfy, life would be so much more enjoyable

[@kingsrock6548]

​@4SEIKEN - literally how do you get tired of listening to their classic albums😂😂😂😂 who tf would admit such an atrocity

[@dibbo9264]

really dude Their classic Albums are the best

[@jamesarnold2027]

@@4seiken-594 oh, fuck off with that attitude. Insulting people just for liking new Metallica? Go be a purist on your own.

[@jamesarnold2027]

I'm sure you'll go back to their older music once you get tired of their new stuff.

[@S1LLYSALAMANDER]

I have been waiting for this video

[@danielskar7783]

4 words: SPIT OUT THE BONE

[@BrokenAllZ]

Yeah! Crown of Barbed Wire is my favourite too, epic and heavy riffs ! And coolest riff of the album imo...the intro is like for a horror movie, I love it And the last riff...holy shit

[@Minmataro718]

Both albums are comparable. Try this. Take your best four songs from Death Magnetic, Hardwired and 72 seasons and u have one hell of a playlist. If that was an album it would be comparable to the first 5.

[@DaniEl-lb7bb]

well, that's true! which songs would you choose

[@synishere]

@@DaniEl-lb7bb Spit Out the Bone, Am I Savage?, Moth Into Flame, Halo, Suicide and Redemption, All Nightmare Long, That Was Just Your Life, The Day That Never Comes (We need a Ballad), Chasing Light, Too Far Gone?, Inamorata, and Room of Mirrors (Last one for 72 Seasons is interchangeable)

[@DaniEl-lb7bb]

@@synishere good choice

[@DaniEl-lb7bb]

too far gone, the day that never Comes, hardwired, lux aeterna, that was just your life, atlas rise, 72 seasons, now that we are dead, unforgiven 3, broken beat..., inamorata, spit out the bone

[@ricknoce79]

I hear two great back to back albums. Still kicking ass entering their 60s!

[@coreycraig1946]

I wish people appreciated the Am I Savage bridge riff more

[@mikelopez5064]

Literally it’s heavy af

[@manuelgasse]

The heaviest riff on Harwired is Am I Savage, around 4:18. HEAVY!

[@miguelgomez2663]

Dream no more is heavy asf tho

[@HeavyRaiden]

Also the best riff on the album imo. Including Spit

[@HeavyRaiden]

@@miguelgomez2663 Yeah, definitely one of my favorites from Hardwired.

[@heavymetalsalsa9003]

I'd say it's more LOUD than heavy, but i admit I did forget about that riff and should have included it.

[@marynajacobs7538]

Friggin nice video. I realise after this video that Metallica is still my fav band. Love James vocals. It feels like I am listening to myself lol.

[@ugie8851]

My hot take. I love lux aeterna. Its direct, fast, and punchy. Kinda like enter sandman

[@matthewbailey8588]

It's very remniscent of early metallica

[@rhyswalsh4483]

Lux is one of my top metallica songs idc what anyone says. That riff is so great

[@erickfernandes7198]

I personally loved this album from start to finish. And what I see most of tge people who didn't like 72 Seasons is that they got used to the Old School stuff like Kill em All or Master of Puppets and they don't appreciate much the change in style. Now, speaking of the album. The riffs are very good, it shows that even in their 60's Metallica is still kicking ass. The solos are good aswell (plz don't kill me😂) and ofc the ending of Room Of Mirrors. Overall for me is 9.4/10

[@miakg7571]

How come you didn't compare vocals 🤨🤨🤨

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

Yeah I wish they did, James's vocals on 72 Seasons are the best of his entire career imo. He wasn't afraid to implement some out of the box ideas and I think he nailed it, his vocals on "Chasing Light" are the main reason why it's my favorite song from the album!

[@joatagewin]

No Chasing Light... I love that song

[@KARLOS121]

I feel like these albums are brother and sister. Like load and reload albums. Seems to be that theme with them. Load was a bit slower paced like hardwired and the reload was slightly faster paced like 72 seasons.

[@mdub2000]

Man having the songs from both albums side to side is pretty cool…. These two albums would have been amazing as one album almost.

[@arturoalmazan5262]

I like 7 seasons probably better but Hardwired to self destruct has some great songs too. both are great albums 🤘👍

[@Manerick]

Has the same sound,

[@johnlawerence5675]

Greg Fidelman did a great job on both records. It's nice to enjoy good quality sound. Musically, they are pretty similar, very diverse. The lyrics are more depressive on 72 seasons, you can hear Hetfield's pain on his voice. Overall, good solid records.

[@MaazHamidPK]

Now that Inamorata has a music vid, it's the best in the album for me!

[@tiborosz1825]

Hardwired..more harmonies, more complex, more cohesive and thought out.

[@run-of-the-mill]

And actually containing clean riffs. Also, “Halo On Fire” > “Inamorata” (at least musically).

[@TMPOUZI]

72 fewer but better harmonies. Also a bit surprising you mention cohesiveness. Almost all comments and reviews say the new album is more cohesive than the previous one and I agree fully with them. 72 = 8/10 and HTSD 7/10 for me

[@Kenjames10]

THIS. Hardwired is clearly much better. I think its recency biased thinking.

[@williamwoodard6682]

I disagree hardwired sounds very messy and slapped together in comparison

[@williamwoodard6682]

​@Ville Jokela nah man... hardwired sounds like the songs were written under pressure. 72 seasons sounds like they actually had fun writing these songs and actually thought about how thr entire album should sound. It all flows really really seamlessly

[@mareqg4849]

These two albums are very very similar, of course. And very very good, of course. 😉👍👏🤘

[@Manerick]

That's right, has the sound

[@H.E.M.]

Personally 72 seasons. HTSD is more poppy sounding. 72 seasons has a more dark feel to it which I’m all for. Also has way more memorable moments for me, and the ones who don’t like it will eventually.

[@pauloprzybylski6522]

Great comparison man, but you could mention the singles, Hardwired and Lux Aeterna.

[@bobalto]

Love Shadows follow. The most head banging song 😎👍

[@metalfan5150]

Confusion and Am I Savage riffs are absolutely one of modern metallicas best riffs.

[@voidangel23]

the ending to room of mirrors is so good

[@madguitarjamm]

i think that if “Crown Of Barbed Wire” was in D Standard Tuning it would have been so much better and so much heavier

[@punxsutawneyphil3944]

Pretty chaoticly mixed together.

[@LukyPhilo]

Inamorata is a masterpeice!!

[@freebodychris]

James is a riff machine. most of these riffs would be classics on any other albums from any other metal band in this category. It is Kirk's solos that don't hold up.

[@MrSpondoolee]

Shadows follow is the best song on the album imo 🤟🏽

[@harvey9213]

Fantastic 👍🏻

[@JavierTellesHD]

72 Seasons allow us to see when Kirk and Rob brings riffs and ideas to make music, just for that, 72 Seasons is better thank HTSD

[@simonbrunner3062]

Only if those ideas are any good. My favorite songs from 72 seasons right now are the last three, which are all written by Hetfield/Ulrich exclusively. I would've preferred Kirk to bring decent solos to the studio. He may have contributed no riffs to HTSD, but at least he put some effort into the Spit out the Bone solo.

[@ShounenN]

Lmao..what fucking ideas? Everything they did is mediocre at best.. Don't even dare compare Hardwired to this album.. Hardwired has such variety while this album just keeps it super safe with not a lot of dynamics

[@Mr.77776]

BOTH ARE GREAT! MOTH INTO A FLAME IS MY FAVORITE ON Hardwired. 72 SEASONS 72 SEASoNS IS MY FAVORITE. Both great albums.

[@Mr.Swiss.Passport]

Am I the only one that likes 72 Seasons more than Hardwired?😎🤘🏻

[@osenglish]

The most beautiful song out of both albums: Inamorata. The most badass song out of both albums: spit out the bone

[@dionshare7103]

I'm a fan of all Metallica. I don't know if I can make comparisons like that. But I think I can say there seems to be improvement and perhaps just the simple fact that the 4 of them have been together long enough now they know what sounds good with what they bring to the table shall we say.

[@princemjbp695]

Man, after listening to the whole 72 Seasons album, I just realized how empty Hardwired To Self-Destruct sounded compared to their current one.

[@tylerwilson9172]

Bro if you’re gonna include a part for “Heaviest Riffs” you gotta give respect to that breakdown riff from “Am I Savage?”

[@nickp6498]

72S is a good album, and possibly the most confident album they’ve made since the black album. This album is smooth as shit. The problem is, there’s so much that doesn’t stick, even after multiple listens. The album just doesn’t “pop” if you know what I mean. There’s no instant classic on it. Most of it kinda blends together. It almost feels like a computer wrote these songs lol, it’s like…TOO smooth. Still, I like the title track, Crown of Barbed Wire, If Darkness Had a Son, Chasing Light and Room of Mirrors. Too Far Gone is growing on me, same with Shadows Follow. The rest is pretty meh. Overall I give it a 3/5. It’s solid. Better than Load, Reload and St Anger. Hardwired is better.

[@leafsfan1728]

1. 72 Seasons 2. Shadows Follow (Tough one...love Atlas Rise!) 3. Screaming Suicide (Now That We're Dead has such a groove) 4. Moth into Flame 5. Dream No More 6. Halo on Fire (Lux Æterna is great and has really grown on me over time!) 7. Crown of Barbed Wire 8. Chasing Light 9. If Darkness Had a Son 10. Too Far Gone 11. Room of Mirrors 12. Tie (Love both tunes. May lean towards Inamorata at the moment) 8.5-3.5 in favour of 72 Seasons. The second half of Hardwired brings it down for me. I feel 72 Seasons is a more consistent record overall.

[@ricardoorth8916]

In the modern era... Death magnetic is better than both!

[@user-jw4bp1lc7l]

Absolutely

[@run-of-the-mill]

The heaviest riff on “Hardwired” is that breakdown riff from “Am I Savage?”

[@JackDiamond_FBOW]

Halo and burn aren’t guilty pleasure riffs, their just the best riffs!

[@gallegomv26]

Rooms of mirrors my favorite song

[@XxSofaKingDopexX]

Love them both!

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. Hardwired < 72 Seasons 2. Atlas, Rise! > Shadows Follow 3. Now That We're Dead < Screaming Suicide 4. Moth Into Flame > Sleepwalk My Life Away 5. Dream No More > You Must Burn! 6. Halo On Fire = Lux Aeterna 7. Confusion = Crown of Barbed Wire 8. ManUNkind < Chasing Light 9. Here Comes Revenge < If Darkness Had A Son 10. Am I Savage? < Too Far Gone? 11. Murder One < Room of Mirrors 12. Spit Out The Bone > Inamorata 72 Seasons - 7, Hardwired - 5

[@lukewoodworth2101]

Maybe 3 songs I'd listen to again on hardwired. Death magnetic and 72 has about 8 songs I like

[@Craftofthechamps]

The Room of Mirrors music video is one of the best

[@dhdh2343]

The heaviest riff on Hardwired is the last riff in Am I Savage? I think you just forgot.

[@aaronfisher7159]

A fun thing to think about is that some of or a lot of the songs on 72 seasons were probably contenders when they were finalizing hardwired but just didn’t make the cut. Think I read somewhere that hardwired had over 40 songs written for it and they had to chose only enough for the album

[@EKM2022]

I love both albums. The strangest thing for me was that the guitar tones are very similar. Which isn't something Metallica usually does.

[@ElDoggo141]

Okay but when hardwired leads into 72 Seasons, i could see that being in an actual song

[@vermillion2023]

YES DEATH MAGNETIC IS EXTREMELY UNDERRATE I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT I HAVE A CD OF IT IT WAS THE FIRST CD BY METALLICA I BOUGHT CAN U TELL THAT I LOVE THIS ALBUM

[@metallica9567]

I HOPE METALLICA NEXT ALBUM,,,,,,, THAT ALBUM COVER JUST LIKE IRON MAIDEN,,,,,,, GHOST PICTURE,,,,, SKULL PICTURE,,,,,, HORROR PICTURE

[@awilliamk]

Its a different experience listening to the new stuff when you are so versed in all the classic albums because its pretty much a rehash of those old riffs which can sound a bit rubbish regurgitated like this but also quite nostalgic but for those hearing Metallica fresh it may be a better experience!

[@jamieshawcross7816]

72 seasons captures more of the classic metallica sound and attitude, has better vocals and lyrics, and the songs more memorable. So for me not only is it better than HTSD, in my opinion its up there with their best albums ever

[@jochencooper2751]

I totally agree, I commented on another reaction vid saying its 72 is my 5th favourite Metallica album sneaking infront of the black album behind the first 4.i think it will be regarded as a classic in years to come.

[@TMPOUZI]

Yes it's better than Hardwired/Load/DM/StA, but the only album it can reach a bit at times is BA. Not even close to the first 4

[@Celatra]

@@TMPOUZI it's not better than load. not in a million years. not better than DM either.

[@TMPOUZI]

@@Celatra Load is total crap for me, sorry. DM has the energy, but the songs are kind of poorly constructed and the production too saturated. 72 is slightly better than DM for those reasons

[@daniellizarraga4678]

Classic Metallica? Not Even close

[@ericsauer2862]

Confusion? I'm confused about how it made the album. Did I stroke out, or was Lux Aeterna completely absent from this video? That song got me really excited for this album and the rest was kind of disappointing in comparison.

[@cableroyson9992]

Interesting… side note for me personally. 72 seasons made me appreciate hardwired even more. I now enjoy listening to them both

[@franciscomarin5191]

omg Dream no more is so good

[@davidwilliams702]

Best riffs around❤

[@cdgeeezy]

Both great albums! But if we comparing its easy to me, 72 has absolutely 0 skips. Hardwired has some bangers and some forgettable tracks. But I love all Metallica and I think Death Magnetic is slept on too 🤟🏽

[@kevinwillson341]

I think that the production sounds very similar on both albums. Put the best songs on each album onto one album and jtll be the best one since and justice. The black albums first half is classic but i couldnt care less about the second half if i tried(i feel the same about hardwired, not 72 seasons though, every song is a banger)

[@kevinwillson341]

Plz Disregard any typos or grammatical errors. I'm both drunk and stoned.

[@fatimapalacios2292]

This is also a recovery album, like St. Anger. What would it be like if Metallica released 72 seasons back then instead of St. Anger? would the album get hatred? would it be praised? would have been a meh album?

[@peter185ful]

Both are awesome but spit out the bone is the best song

[@matthewbailey8588]

It's the best song they've put out since AJFA era

[@Stickman.1]

I think the heaviest on hardwired could be Am I Savage? breakdown part

[@eduardoschereder5981]

If Hardwired had fewer songs, maybe it would be better than it is. I'm talking about Am I Savage and Murder One, songs that didn't captivate me so much, they could have put Lords of Summer inside the official album. In 72 Seasons I felt that all the songs are necessary for the concept of the album, so I think it's an evolution.

[@jobin9927]

The theatrical version for the Crown of Barbed Wire music video is WAY much better than the animated one

[@heavymetalsalsa9003]

Agreed

[@toschiiz]

Imo one underrated song is chasing light, its one of the best from the whole album

[@felipindazoeira]

_crown of barbed wire_ is unbelievable kkkk amazing song 🍷🗿

[@MariaBrinks25]

I love both of these Metallica albums 72 seasons is more relatable to me I relate to the darkness of some of the songs

[@siamakut]

I personally prefer Hardwired and the most beautiful riff belongs to Now that we are dead

[@penoyer79]

to me they're two halves of the same album. if you made a playlist of 12 songs from these 2 records and went back to 2015 and gave it to yourself - musically you'd never guess they were from two different albums 6 years apart

[@jackmcgregor1983]

Makes me reflect on their riffs, some sound a bit like Iron Maiden just faster, many sound Black Sabbath influenced, some of Lars drumming sounds inspired by Motörhead and other riffs sound inspired by Judas Priest. Whether it’s conscious or subconscious it’s there. There is nothing wrong with that all art movements borrowed something from art that went before. I know Metallica like Iron Maiden or at least liked them. I remember seeing them at the Hammersmith Odeon once and at the end they did ‘Killers’, ‘The Prowler’ and an almost comedy version of ‘Run to the hills’. That was a great concert. I was awake for a couple of days after it and my ears were ringing for almost the entire time. ‘Speed kills but who’s dying’?

[@rafaelcanepa2409]

Los dos álbumes son geniales