Metallica- Metallica announced  upcoming album,72 Seasons.

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Metallica is an American heavy metal band that developed the subgenre of speed metal in the early and mid 1980s.Formed by guitarist Hetfield and drummer Ulrich.

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The band formed in Los Angeles in the early 1980s,but was based in San Francisco for much of its 40-Year career.

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On Monday, Metallica announced that its upcoming album,72 Seasons,is set to drop on April 14 2023.

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Metallica also announced the premiere of 72 Seasons first single,"Lux Aeterna,"along with its accompanying music video.

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The band released their first album,Kill Em All,in 1983,followed by Ride the Lightning in 1984.Heralded as a masterpiece by critics.

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Metallica’s third album, Master of Puppets(1986),sold more than three million copies.

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Almost 7 years after the release of 2016's Hardwired... to Self-Destruct.The album announced is lead by the new single"Lux Aeterna,"

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Metallica has re-released some of their classic songs,as will as a live album with the San Francisco Symphony and commissioned cover album

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Their first full -length album with new music since the 2016 release of Hardwired…To Self-Destruct.

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