and concluded on July 5, 2026, in London.
In a March 2025 interview with Rolling Stone , Hammett confirmed that he has been working on ideas for the next Metallica album: “I have 767 new ones for the next album. It is such a nightmare going through this stuff, too. And I’m the one responsible for all of…
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and was certified eight times Platinum in 2025.
In May 2024, Hetfield confirmed that he has been “writing lots of music, playing guitar pretty much every day”.
Metallica promoted the album with a three-and-a-half-year-long tour, titled the M72 World Tour , which began on April 27, 2023, in Amsterdam
The band released their eleventh studio album 72 Seasons on April 14, 2023.
In an interview on Loudwire Nights radio program in April 2023, Ulrich stated that “there [were] some ideas [Metallica] could start with” for the follow-up to 72 Seasons , adding, “I’m looking forward to going live and being in sharing mode for the next couple of years. The beauty of…
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On March 30, 2023, Metallica released a music video for the album’s title track, ” 72 Seasons “.
On March 1, 2023, Metallica released the third single titled ” If Darkness Had a Son “.
On January 19, 2023, Metallica released the second single titled ” Screaming Suicide “.