Consequence: Heavy Song of the Week: Metallica’s “If Darkness Had a Son” Is a Sonic Retrospective of Their Career
“If Darkness Had a Son” is the most interesting track, from a songwriting perspective, that we’ve heard so far from 72 Seasons. There’s more to unpack here, and it would’ve been a far more ambitious choice as a lead single. Perhaps knowing this, Metallica teased the track piecemeal via TikTok ahead of its release, even encouraging followers to duet with it. Thus, the more dedicated listeners would already be familiar with the song’s intricacies when it was eventually released.
