Lux Æterna: Last News

Metallica is currently traveling around the world on their M72 World Tour and the set list keeps changing every night, but we have an idea of what you can expect.

EXCLUSIVE: Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired all North American rights for Lucile Hadžihalilović’s dark fairy tale The Ice Tower, following its buzzy world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. 

Metallica frontman James Hetfield called Kip Winger to apologise for dissing him in the band’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ video.In the video for the legendary metal anthem, Lars Ulrich uses a picture of Winger’s face as a dartboard, one of many digs at the singer across popular culture in the ’90s.Now, Winger has reflected on the hate, and revealed that Hetfield called him a few years ago to apologise for the “uncool” move.“It was the irony of my whole existence, because my focus has always been the music and being a good musician,” he told Yahoo! in a new interview.“James Hetfield called me to apologise about a year and a half ago,” he added. “He was really contrite and was like, ‘You know what? That was uncool.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has written the foreword for a new edition of Hunter S Thompson’s book Screwjack.The collection of short stories were originally printed in 1991, and have just received a brand new edition.Announcing his introduction to the book, Ulrich wrote on Instagram: “Beyond psyched to have had the opportunity to write an introduction for the latest edition of Hunter S. Thompson’s ’91 collection of short stories, Screwjack.“Reading these stories remind me what a treasure — and mindfuck — Hunter S.

Metallica have dropped a new live EP, ‘The Amsterdam Sessions’ – listen to it below.The four-track EP, recorded in April at Ready Set Studios in Amsterdam, consists of ’72 Seasons’ cuts ‘Lux Æterna’ and ‘If Darkness Had A Son’, alongside classics ‘Master Of Puppets’ and ‘Nothing Else Matters’.‘The Amsterdam Sessions’ is out now and can be streamed exclusively via Amazon Music below.Metallica have also shared the live video performance of ‘If Darkness Had A Son’, taken off the same live EP. You can watch their performance of ‘If Darkness Had A Son’ below.Metallica most recently released their 11th studio album ’72 Seasons’ in April via their own label, Blackened.

Metallica played the first of their two headline sets at this year’s Download festival. Check out the full setlist and footage of the moment below.The Thrash metal pioneers took to the Donington Park stage for the ninth time last night (June 8), for what was the first of their two headline slots at the 2023 instalment of the heavy metal festival.As previously promised, the two sets will contain material from across their four-decade-long discography, and no two songs will be repeated on either night — making room for some lesser-played tracks to come out of the woodwork.This was proven with their performance last night, which included their most famous tracks including ‘Sad But True’, ‘Seek & Destroy’ and ‘Leper Messiah’, as well as material from their latest studio album ‘72 Seasons’, such as ‘Lux Æterna’, ‘Screaming Suicide’ and ‘Sleepwalk My Life Away’.With some of their mammoth hits like ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘One’ and ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’ left off their set — and undoubtedly set to appear tomorrow night (June 10) — James Hetfield and co. instead made space for lesser-played tracks.

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has admitted that he sometimes reads comments about the band online.In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Ulrich said he occasionally reads social media comments about his band’s music online. In the interview, he said that he was reading what fans were saying online about the band’s surprise comeback single ‘Lux Æterna“ last year.He said: “If you decide to go down into the comment sections, at least for me, you have to prepare yourself for not taking any of it overly personally.

Metallica have shared the huge title track to their upcoming album ‘72 Seasons’ – check it out below.‘72 Seasons’ marks the thrash icons’ first full collection of new material since their 2016 album, ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’. The LP was produced by Greg Fidelman, as well as founding members, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It will be released on April 14.Back in November, the band released the lead single ‘Lux Æterna’.

Metallica have dropped a menacing new single, ‘If Darkness Had A Son’ – check it out below.The song is the third single, after ‘Screaming Suicide’ and ‘Lux Æterna’ to be taken from the band’s upcoming album, ’72 Seasons’, which will be released on April 14.Prior to the track’s release, Metallica teased ‘If Darkness Had A Son’ on TikTok. The band shared an 80-second instrumental of the new song via the platform, featuring each band member duetting with their bandmates. The videos started out with just drummer Lars Ulrich, with each band member joining in one by one.“Duet this,” they then wrote to fans.Check out the video for ‘If Darkness Had A Son’ below:Speaking about the inspiration behind the name of ’72 Seasons’ in a press release, frontman James Hetfield said: “72 seasons.

Metallica are teasing a new song on TikTok and inviting fans to duet with them on it.The metal icons will release new album ’72 Seasons’, their first since 2016’s ‘Hardwired… to Self-Destruct’, on April 14. So far, it’s been teased by the songs ‘Lux Æterna’ and ‘Screaming Suicide’.Ahead of the release of the album, the band have been sharing an 80-second instrumental of what appears to be new music via their TikTok, featuring each band member duetting with their bandmates.

Metallica have joked they couldn’t “believe” they weren’t Rihanna’s backing singers at her Super Bowl Halftime show after posting a clip of themselves singing ‘Diamonds’ on Carpool Karaoke.The metal veterans, who previously teamed up with Billy Eichner for their karaoke take on the hit single in 2017, shared the clip on social media in the early hours of this morning (February 13).“We can’t believe @rihanna didn’t ask us to be her backup singers…” they wrote.The band’s recent single ‘Lux Æterna’ also featured on the last Super Bowl ad of the night for the forthcoming Daytona 500. You can view both clips below.We can’t believe @rihanna didn’t ask us to be her backup singers…#SuperBowlLVII #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/OyWgQNyyWD— Metallica (@Metallica) February 13, 2023Did you catch that last #SuperBowlLVII commercial??Next Sunday, it’s full speed or nothing.Catch the 65th running of the Daytona 500 – February 19 on @FOXTV.@NASCARONFOX @FOXSports #Daytona500onFOX pic.twitter.com/JSUvnlAPZK— Metallica (@Metallica) February 12, 2023Rihanna made her live return with her first performance in five years at the American football event, which took place in Glendale, Arizona.The singer’s performance was a career-spanning set that saw her begin hovering on a platform high above the stage.

Metallica have announced that they will release their twelfth studio album, ‘72 Seasons’, next year, and have also released its first single, ‘Lux Æterna’.Speaking about the album title, frontman James Hetfield says: “72 seasons. The first eighteen years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents.

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Lux Æterna has landed.The film, which is set to open next month, centres on characters trying to make a movie about witches. In the trailer, disorienting flashing lights make for a disconcerting first-look at the movie that was delayed several times during the COVID pandemic.Per Collider, the film’s description provides a little more insight into the plot: “Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg are on a film set telling stories about witches.