Metallica has announced this Monday the celebration of two concerts in Spain of its next world tour, 'M72 World Tour', which will take place on July 12 and 14 at the Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid in connection with what will be their new album.
According to the group's website, it will be on April 14, 2023 when this new album with 12 songs titled '72 Seasons' will be released, the twelfth studio album of their career, which will arrive six years after the release of the previous 'Hardwired'. ... To Self Destruct'.
Produced by Greg Fidelman together with the members of the band Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield, it is now possible to enjoy the first of the previews on digital platforms, the song 'Lux Aeterna'.
El repertorio lo completarán los temas '72 Seasons', 'Shadows Follow', 'Screaming Suicide', 'Sleepwalk My Life Away', 'You Must Burn!', 'Crown of Barbed Wire', 'Chasing Light', 'If Darkness Had a Son', 'Too Far Gone?', 'Room of Mirrors' e 'Inamorata'.
To present it, in each city they will offer two different shows both in their repertoire and in the name of the artists who will open for them. In the case of Madrid, they will be Architects and Mammoth WVH on the first date and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills, on the second.
That is why, in addition to day tickets, which will be sold "in a limited number" from January 20, 2023, season tickets will also be offered for the two days. These will be available from next December 2 at 9 a.m. through Live Nation. Those registered on its website will be able to access a pre-sale in the 24 hours prior to the official opening of the box office.
Likewise, the option of discounted tickets for those under 16 years of age will be included and everyone will be given the option to purchase the 'I Disappear' pass that will allow access to the complete tour, which will begin on April 27 and 29, 2023 in Amsterdam and will pass through 22 cities around the world.
Paris (May 17 and 19, 2023), Hamburg (May 26 and 28, 2023), Munich (May 24 and 26, 2024) or Chicago (August 9 and 11, 2024) will be some of the stops on this "tour" that will conclude its journey in Mexico City with four "shows" at Foro Sol on September 20, 22, 27 and 29, 2024.
It has been specified that a percentage of the income from each entry will go to the Metallica foundation 'All Within My Hand', whose purpose is to raise funds to help create sustainable communities through education and the fight against hunger. .
The press release also details that for this 'M72 World Tour' there will be a new circular stage design that again includes the so-called 'Metallica Snake Pit', which is a space in the center of the stage from which to enjoy the both the show and the sound of it more vividly.
