Clash: Metallica – 72 Seasons

’72 Seasons’ sees the band take what’s worked over the past two full-lengths, namely a return to their aggressive tendencies and the punchy mixing/production of trusted hand Greg Fidelman, and run with it. The result is a solid, if overly safe album that avoids some of the pitfalls of the past but fails to ignite the heart. Acknowledging their love for a bit of Morricone, let’s break this review down into three parts – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

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