After dominating the UK Albums Chart, Metallica also ruled the recently released Billboard 200 chart.
Metallica released the follow-up to "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" after seven years. The 12-track album has also been called the "most friction-free record" the band ever released.
Metallica Scores No. 2 Spot on Billboard Album Chart
Billboard released its latest Billboard 200 ranking and confirmed that the band's "72 Seasons" album secured the No. 2 spot. The music project is behind Morgan Wallen's "One Thing at a Time," which has been in the same spot for the seventh week.
Metallica's "72 Seasons" landed at the position after selling 146,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release. The feat became the band's 12th Top-10 charting album.
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Of the recorded units, 134,000 was album sales; 11,500 was SEA units; and 500 TEA units.
The number made "72 Seasons" the biggest week for any rock or hard rock album in nearly four years since TOOL's "Fear Inoculum" in September 2019.
Aside from Billboard, the Official Charts Company hailed Metallica's album on the top spot of the UK Albums Chart - becoming its fourth album to top the chart after "Metallica," "Load," and "Death Magnetic."
Metallica's "72 Seasons" To Be Heard During Band's World Tour
Amid the album's success, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told Masa Ito of TVK's Rock City that "72 Seasons" officially became the most friction-free record they ever created.
"This record we made, I think, without any arguments," he said. "Nobody was shouting or yelling or doing anything crazy. There was no posturing or 'my way' - it was basically nothing of that."
Fans can hear the songs live once Metallica starts its M72 World Tour, which will begin on April 27 at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam.
Metallica will hold more shows from 2023 to 2024, with the dates are as follow:
April 27 - Amsterdam NL, Johan Cruijff Arena
April 29 - Amsterdam NL, Johan Cruijff Arena
May 17 - Paris FR, Stade de France
May 19 - Paris FR, Stade de France
May 26 - Hamburg DE, Volksparkstadion
May 28 - Hamburg DE, Volksparkstadion
June 8 - Castle Donington, Download Festival
June 10 - Castle Donington, Download FestivalFri 16th - Gothenburg SE, Ullevi Stadium**
June 18 - Gothenburg SE, Ullevi Stadium
July 5 - Warsaw PL, PGE Narodowy
July 7 - Warsaw PL, PGE Narodowy
July 12 - Madrid ES, Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
July 14 - Madrid ES, Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
Aug. 4 - East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium
Aug. 6 - East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium
Aug. 11 - Montreal, QC, Stade Olympique
Aug. 13 - Montreal, QC, Stade Olympique
Aug. 18 - Arlington, TX, AT&T Stadium
Aug. 20 - Arlington, TX, AT&T Stadium
Aug. 25 - Inglewood, CA, SoFi Stadium
Aug. 27 - Inglewood, CA, SoFi Stadium
Sep. 1 - Glendale, AZ, State Farm Stadium
Sep. 3 - Glendale, AZ, State Farm Stadium
Nov. 3 - St. Louis, MO, The Dome at America's Center
Nov. 5 - St. Louis, MO, The Dome at America's Center
Nov. 10 - Detroit, MI, Ford Field
Nov. 12 - Detroit, MI, Ford Field
Metallica's 2024 tour will start on May 24 at the Olympiastadion in Munich. See the complete 2024 dates and venues below:
May 24 - Munich DE, Olympiastadion
May 26 - Munich DE, Olympiastadion
June 7 - Helsinki FI, Olympic Stadium
June 9 - Helsinki FI, Olympic Stadium
June 14 - Copenhagen DK, Parken Stadium
June 16 - Copenhagen DK, Parken Stadium
July 5 - Warsaw PL, PGE Narodowy
July 7 - Warsaw PL, PGE Narodowy
July 12 - Madrid ES, Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
July 14 - Madrid ES, Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
Aug. 2 - Foxborough, MA, Gillette Stadium
Aug. 4 - Foxborough, MA, Gillette Stadium
Aug. 9 - Chicago, IL, Soldier Field
Aug. 11 - Chicago, IL, Soldier Field
Aug. 16 - Minneapolis, MN, US Bank Stadium
Aug. 18 - Minneapolis, MN, US Bank Stadium
Aug. 23 - Edmonton, AB, Commonwealth Stadium
Aug. 25 - Edmonton, AB, Commonwealth Stadium
Aug. 30 - Seattle, WA, Lumen Field
Sep. 1 - Seattle, WA, Lumen Field
Sep. 20 - Mexico City MX, Foro Sol
Sep. 22 - Mexico City MX, Foro Sol
Sep. 27 - Mexico City MX, Foro Sol
Sep. 29 - Mexico City MX, Foro Sol
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