Nearly seven seasons have passed sinceMetallicareleased their 11th studio album,72 Seasons.

Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 27.

Details about presales are onthe bands website.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 30: (L-R) Guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter James Hetfield, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica perform live on stage at Lumen Field on August 30, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images)

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which fly by at breakneck speeds.

Playing these songs live is super fun, he said.

Were steering them, theyre not steering us.

Certain people choose not to go down particular creative paths if a song cant be [performed live.]

The concept that we were told who we are by our parents.

A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are.

Much of our adult experience is a reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences.

Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.