72 Seasons Review

Band	Metallica
Album	72 Seasons
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Released	April 14, 2023
Genres	Heavy Metal
Labels	Blackened Recordings
Length	1:17:01
Ranked	#148 for 2023 , #7,721 all-time

Reviewer :  havanutha         Rating :  60 / 100

I abandoned this genre years ago, but for the sake of curiosity, I listened to the majority of this album. As a kid who had the Metallica logo on his book covers in middle school, I expect a certain amount of slowing down over the years, but this album is horrendous compared to what I fondly remember of their early years and efforts. I have to wonder how the band could sit and listen to this and give it the final approval to be released. Someone should've stepped in and said "This is absolute mainstream garbage. Are you sure you want to put this album out there under your name?" Does Kirk Hammett have the beginnings of arthritis in his left hand because these riffs are written for someone who can barely move their fingers. Hetfield puts forth the usual monotone efforts but overall, they hold up pretty well considering his age, but it'd be nice to see some vocal progression if they wanted to put out something this awful in the first place. As for Lars, nothing to hear here as usual. Just your standard issue tracks which are no better than support beats. "All sizzle, no steak" best sums up this weak album from the once kings of thrash metal. Fortunately, there are thousands of other bands that do what I'm looking for when I try to revert back to this genre. This band should be charged with a felony for charging what they do for tickets, especially if they're gonna play this monstrosity of a trash pile album. Even the most loyal of fans should be heading for the exits after hearing this collection of nonsense.