Metallica wins Grammy for ’72 Seasons’

Metallica won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for their album 72 Seasons. It was a well-deserved award and Metallica blew away their competition this year. I’m happy for them. Maybe someday the Metal category will make it on the television broadcast again… but doubtful.

The live show is mostly performances these days anyway. I didn’t watch the live broadcast last night. It was just easier to read the awards on the Washington Post live update post. Plus, I started Money Heist: Berlin on Netflix last night, so… priorities I guess.

Metallica Get A Slew Of Grammy Nominations

It's the end of the year, and that means award season is just around the corner for the Hollywood types. The Grammy nominations came out a couple days ago and Metallica got lots of nods. They are nominated for Best Rock Album (72 Seasons), Best Metal Performance, (72 Seasons) and Best Rock Performance ("Lux Æterna"). I hope they win them all!

The Grammy ceremony is Sunday, February 4, 2024 on CBS.

The #Grammy nominees for Best Rock Album include:

“But Here We Are” — Foo Fighters
“Starcatcher” — Greta Van Fleet
“72 Seasons” — Metallica
“This Is Why” — Paramore
“In Times New Roman…” — Queens of the Stone Agehttps://t.co/uXdtMuHdlA

— Variety (@Variety) November 10, 2023

...and never forget:

The 1989 Grammys marked the debut of the “Hard Rock/Metal” category. In a year featuring METALLICA & IGGY POP, the Grammy (presented by ALICE COOPER & LITA FORD) went to…

JETHRO TULL 🤦‍♂️

When Metallica won in 1992, they thanked Tull “for not putting out an album this year”. pic.twitter.com/SiuvJScT17

— The Live Version (@EvilPilotFish) November 5, 2023

The Best Thin Lizzy Cover Of All Time: Metallica

"Whiskey In The Jar" is an old Irish folk song. It's been performed and covered for a long time, perhaps most famously by Thin Lizzy. The band made the track their own - it's a signature song all the way back from the early 70s. A couple decades-plus later, Metallica covered the Thin Lizzy version of "Whiskey In The Jar." The song hit big for Metallica and they even won a Grammy award for their version.

Metallica's version of "Whiskey In The Jar" is on the 1998 album Garage, Inc. I remember when Garage, Inc. came out - it was kind of a big deal in my little world. Always been a fan of their take on "Whiskey In The Jar."

Metallica, 'Sad But True' -- Pro-Shot Live, August 25, 2023

I love this! Metallica performed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 25. The band drew something like 80,000 people setting a record. Each night of their current M72 tour features a different setlist. On August 25, folks in the crowd got to see Metallica do "Sad But True."

Pro-shot footage of that song's performance is below. It's amazing how great Metallica is sounding and looking on this tour.

Metallica Comes To Movie Theatres (Again)

So this is happening: Metallica will bring their massive 72 Seasons world tour to cinemas next month.

The concert  will be live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on August 18 and again August 20.

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX; A Two Night Event, will feature two nights of  completely different setlists. Metallica won't play a song twice over these two nights, so fans can watch both concerts and get totally different experiences which is kind of cool.

I like when bands don't just perform their biggest hits during concerts. Paying customers are usually there for some deep cuts too.

You can get tickets on Metallica's website - click through below. 

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Metallica: 'If Darkness Had a Son' (The Amsterdam Sessions)

Amazon Music Presents continues to impress me with their special events. The most recent is the video below, which is Metallica performing "If Darkness Had a Son" in Amsterdam.

Metallica did four live performances for Amazon recently and all were released today. All four songs are below the video. While "If Darkness Had a Son" is from the new release 72 Seasons, the band also performed a couple of classics as well.

Metallica Release '72 Seasons' Video

Metallica will release their new album 72 Seasons on April 14... this means the wait is almost over! A few days ago, the band released the official video for the album's title track. This album is going to be huge for the Metal community. All the songs released so far are pretty epic. Let's keep it up!

Also, I freaking love that Metallica has a special cassette version of 72 Seasons, too.

Sharpen those pencils… James is unwrapping the 72 Seasons cassette!

Pre-Order & Pre-Save the new album ➡ https://t.co/JoINY2ObVR#Metallica #72Seasons #unboxing pic.twitter.com/iV0nslkCUr

— Metallica (@Metallica) April 3, 2023