Metallica Shares Phoenix Performances Of '72 Seasons' And 'Whiplash'

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 04: James Hetfield of Metallica performs at MetLife Stadium on August 04, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Metallica shared a video of 2 songs. One is of their 1983 classic, “Whiplash.” The other is a performance of the title track to their album, 72 Seasons. It was recorded at the State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, earlier this month.

About “72 Seasons”, James Hetfield said, “The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. Much of our adult experience is a re-enactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”