Metallica Announces New Album, Tour Dates with Pantera
Metallica has big news to share. First up is a new studio album, 72 Seasons, which is slated to drop on April 14, 2023. They debuted the release with the single, “Lux Aeterna,” which clearly has an old-school Metallica sound.
“72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves,” singer James Hetfield states. “The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”
Hear Robert Trujillo and the gang on “Lux Aeterna”:
In addition to the album announcement, Metallica has shared a massive World Tour for 2023 and 2024 that will have very special guests.
Pantera’s reunion tour is one of the most anticipated (and controversial) events scheduled for 2023. After unveiling South American and European dates, the band’s first North American dates will be with Metallica on the M72 World Tour, No Repeat Weekend. The stadium tour features two nights, with Pantera providing support during the North American leg on night one of each city. Metallica bills it as “2 Nights. 2 Different Sets. 2 Different Opening Acts. In the round at the 50-yard line.”
They’ll share night one with Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH, while the second night of each stop will feature Five Finger Death Punch with bassist Chris Kael and Ice Nine Kills with Joe Occhiuti.
Pantera’s current lineup features members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown joined by guitarist Zakk Wylde and drummer Charlie Benante filling in for the late Abbott brothers, “Dimebag” Darrell and Vinnie Paul.
Metallica 2023 / 2024 Tour Dates
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2023 | Amsterdam NL | Johan Cruijff Arena |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Amsterdam NL | Johan Cruijff Arena |
| May 17, 2023 | Paris FR | Stade de France* |
| May 19, 2023 | Paris FR | Stade de France |
| May 26, 2023 | Hamburg DE | Volksparkstadion |
| May 28, 2023 | Hamburg DE | Volksparkstadion |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Gothenburg SE | Ullevi Stadium** |
| Jun 18, 2023 | Gothenburg SE | Ullevi Stadium |
| Aug 4, 2023 | East Rutherford, N.J. | MetLife Stadium |
| Aug 6, 2023 | East Rutherford, N.J. | MetLife Stadium |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Montreal, Quebec | Stade Olympique |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Montreal, Quebec | Stade Olympique |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Arlington, Texas | AT&T Stadium |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Arlington, Texas | AT&T Stadium |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Inglewood, Calif. | SoFi Stadium |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Inglewood, Calif. | SoFi Stadium |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Glendale, Ariz. | State Farm Stadium |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Glendale, Ariz. | State Farm Stadium |
| Nov 3, 2023 | St. Louis, Mo. | The Dome at America’s Center |
| Nov 5, 2023 | St. Louis, Mo. | The Dome at America’s Center |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Detroit, Mich. | Ford Field |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Detroit, Mich. | Ford Field |
| May 24 | Munich DE | Olympiastadion |
| May 26 | Munich DE | Olympiastadion |
| Jun 7 | Helsinki FI | Olympic Stadium |
| Jun 9 | Helsinki FI | Olympic Stadium |
| Jun 14 | Copenhagen DK | Parken Stadium |
| Jun 16 | Copenhagen DK | Parken Stadium |
| Jul 5 | Warsaw PL | PGE Narodowy |
| Jul 7 | Warsaw PL | PGE Narodowy |
| Jul 12 | Madrid ES | Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano |
| Jul 14 | Madrid ES | Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano |
| Aug 2 | Foxborough, Mass. | Gillette Stadium |
| Aug 4 | Foxborough, Mass. | Gillette Stadium |
| Aug 9 | Chicago, Ill. | Soldier Field |
| Aug 11 | Chicago, Ill. | Soldier Field |
| Aug 16 | Minneapolis, Minn. | US Bank Stadium |
| Aug 18 | Minneapolis, Minn. | US Bank Stadium |
| Aug 23 | Edmonton, Alberta | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Aug 25 | Edmonton, Alberta | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Aug 30 | Seattle, Wash. | Lumen Field |
| Sep 1 | Seattle, Wash. | Lumen Field |
| Sep 20 | Mexico City, Mexico | Foro Sol*** |
| Sep 22 | Mexico City, Mexico | Foro Sol |
| Sep 27 | Mexico City, Mexico | Foro Sol*** |
| Sep 29 | Mexico City, Mexico | Foro Sol |
Show 1 Support Europe: Architects & Mammoth WVH**
Show 2 Support Europe: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
*Five Finger Death Punch/Ice Nine Kills play show 1 in Paris, Architects & Mammoth WVH play show 2 in Paris
**Volbeat replaces Architects on show 1 in Gothenburg
Show 1 Support North America: Pantera & Mammoth WVH***
Show 2 Support North America: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills
***Greta Van Fleet replaces Pantera on show 1 both weekends in Mexico City
