Metallica's '72 Seasons': A Triumph Over Demons and Critics.

Metallica's latest album, 72 Seasons, showcases the band's versatility and comfort in their vast back catalogue, while also addressing themes of memory, isolation, and addiction. The album finds a balance between heavy metal, thrash, and hard rock, with arresting melodies and interplay that keep the long songs from dragging. The lyrics explore the question of whether our past dictates our future and offer a message of perseverance and defanging one's demons. Overall, 72 Seasons delivers big, bludgeoning riffs and piercing honesty.