Metal legends Metallica dropped a surprise treat for fans today in the form of a new track, “Lux Æterna” and details of an April 14th release for their new album, 72 Seasons, their 12th album and first since their 2016 offering Hardwired… to Self Destruct. Before we dig into the news about the album, wrap your ears round the new track “Lux Æterna”: As for the album, the band have revealed that 72 Seasons will run at 12 tracks long with a running time at 77 minutes. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman alongside frontman James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. Check out the artwork here: Artwork for ‘72 Seasons’ by Metallica Speaking about the album, frontman Hetfield said: “72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were tol...