Metallica Releases New Track ‘Screaming Suicide’
Metallica has offered up “Screaming Suicide,” the second track preview from their upcoming album 72 Seasons. The driving track can be heard below and is available for streaming/download here. In…

Metallica has offered up "Screaming Suicide," the second track preview from their upcoming album 72 Seasons.
The driving track can be heard below and is available for streaming/download here. In a statement about the song, James Hetfield says, "'Screaming Suicide' addresses the taboo word of suicide. The intention is to communicate about the darkness we feel inside. It's ridiculous to think we should deny that we have these thoughts. At one point or another, I believe most people have thought about it."
The frontman adds, "To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."
"Screaming Suicide" follows the release of "Lux Æterna," which dropped in November 2022. 72 Seasons, Metallica's 11th studio album (12th if you're including Garage Inc.), comes out on April 14. It's available for pre-save here, while physical copies are available for pre-order at Metallica.com. The LP will contain 12 tracks and clocks in at over 77 minutes. A full tracklisting is below.
In a statement on the album's title, Hetfield said, "72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry."
Metallica - 72 Seasons - Tracklist
- 72 Seasons
- Shadows Follow
- Screaming Suicide
- Sleepwalk My Life Away
- You Must Burn!
- Lux Æterna
- Crown of Barbed Wire
- Chasing Light
- If Darkness Had a Son
- Too Far Gone?
- Room of Mirrors
- Inamorata
Metallica: All Songs Ranked Worst to Best
Metallica is one of the most revered bands of all time with a catalog any up-and-coming band could only dream of having. It's impossible imagining the rock/metal landscape without them.
With this in mind, we did a deep dive on the mighty Metallica catalog focusing only on albums/EPs with new material (sorry, Garage Inc.) but excluding Lulu, their infamous 2011 collaboration with Lou Reed for obvious reasons (not sorry about that.)
Buckle in for a wild ride that will likely get very opinionated, because here is every Metallica song ranked from worst to best. Yeah-Yeah!
Author credits
(EB) = Erica Banas
(AE) = Anne Erickson
(SP) = Sara Parker
(ST) = Sydney Taylor
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127. "Suicide & Redemption" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

126. "Purify" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

125. "Shoot Me Again" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

124. "My World" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

123. "Attitude" - 'Reload' (1997)

122. “Sweet Amber” - ‘St. Anger’ (2003)

121. "The Unnamed Feeling" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

120. “Hell And Back” - ‘Beyond Magnetic’ (2011)

119. "Bad Seed" - 'Reload' (1997)

118. "Lords of Summer" - Single (2014)

117. "Murder One" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

116. “Don’t Tread On Me” - ‘Metallica’ (1991)

115. "Just a Bullet Away" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011)

114. "Better Than You" - 'Reload' (1997)

113. “Am I Savage?” - ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’ (2016)

112. "The Unforgiven III" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

111. "Slither" - 'Reload' (1997)

110. "Broken, Beat & Scarred" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

109. "Invisible Kid" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

108. "The Judas Kiss" - ‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)

107. "Devil's Dance" - 'Reload' (1997)

106. "Dirty Window" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

105. “Here Comes Revenge” - ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’ (2016)

104. "The Unforgiven II" - 'Reload' (1997)

103. "ManUNkind" - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct (2016)

102. "Cyanide" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

101. "Hate Train" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011)

100. "The Shortest Straw" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

99. "Some Kind of Monster" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

98. “You Must Burn!” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

97. "Wasting My Hate" - 'Load' (1996)

96. "Prince Charming" - 'Reload' (1997)

95. "Thorn Within" - 'Load' (1996)

94. “Crown of Barbed Wire” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

93. "Carpe Diem Baby" - 'Reload' (1997)

92. "The House Jack Built" - 'Load' (1996)

91. "Where the Wild Things Are" - 'Reload' (1997)

90. "Poor Twisted Me" - 'Load' (1996)

89. "The Outlaw Torn" - 'Load' (1996)

88. "Rebel Of Babylon" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011

87. “Chasing Light” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

86. "Ronnie" - 'Load' (1996)

85. "Holier Than Thou" - 'Metallica' (1991)

84. "Of Wolf and Man" - 'Metallica' (1991)

83. "Cure" - 'Load' (1996)

82. "The Struggle Within" - 'Metallica' (1991)

81. "Confusion" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

80. “Hero Of The Day” - ‘Load’ (1996)

79. "All Within My Hands" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

78. "St. Anger" - 'St. Anger' (2003)

77. “Frantic” - ‘St. Anger’ (2003)

76. "My Apocalypse" - Death Magnetic (2008)

75. “Screaming Suicide” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

74. "My Friend of Misery" - 'Metallica' (1991)

73. "Halo On Fire" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

72. “Sleepwalk My Life Away” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

71. "Through the Never" - 'Metallica' (1991)

70. “Escape” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)

69. "The End of the Line" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

68. "Mama Said" - 'Load' (1996)

67. “Too Far Gone?” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

66. “No Remorse” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)

65. "Ain't My Bitch" - 'Load' (1996)

64. "The God That Failed" - 'Metallica' (1991)

63. "That Was Just Your Life" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

62. “If Darkness Had a Son” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

61. "Dream No More" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

60. “Phantom Lord” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)

59. "- Human" - 'S&M' (1999)

58. "2 x 4" - 'Load' (1996)

57. "All Nightmare Long" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)

56. “Room of Mirrors” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

55. "Now That We're Dead" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

54. "(Anesthesia)-Pulling Teeth" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)

53. “Jump In The Fire” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)

52. "Fixxxer" - 'Reload' (1997)

51. “Inamorata” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

50. "The Memory Remains" - 'Reload' (1997)

49. “72 Season” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

48. "The Thing That Should Not Be" - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)

47. "No Leaf Clover" - 'S&M' (1999)

46. "Dyers Eve" - ‘...And Justice for All’ (1988)

45. "Atlas, Rise!" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

44. “Shadows Follow” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

43. "Fuel" - 'Reload' (1997)

42. "Metal Militia" - ‘Kill 'Em All’ (1983)

41. “Until It Sleeps” - ‘Load’ (1996)

40. “The Four Horsemen” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)

39. "Ride the Lightning" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)

38. "To Live Is to Die" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

37. "Motorbreath" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)

36. “Leper Messiah” - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)

35. "Bleeding Me" - ‘Load’ (1996)

34. "Spit Out the Bone" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

33. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

32. "Low Man's Lyric" - 'Reload' (1997)

31. "Eye of the Beholder" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

30. "Moth Into Flame" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

29. “Trapped Under Ice” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)

28. "Disposable Heroes" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)

27. "Orion" - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)

26. "Hardwired" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)

25. "...And Justice for All" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

24. "The Call of Ktulu" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)

23. “The Day That Never Comes” - ‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)

22. "King Nothing" - 'Load' (1996)

21. "Harvester of Sorrow" - ‘…And Justice for All’ (1988)

20. "Blackened" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

19. "Wherever I May Roam" - 'Metallica' (1991)

18. “Lux Æterna” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)

17. "Hit the Lights" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)

16. "Creeping Death" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)

15. "Fight Fire with Fire" - ‘Ride the Lightning’ (1984)

14. "Whiplash" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)

13. "I Disappear" - 'Mission: Impossible 2 Soundtrack' (2000)

12. "Nothing Else Matters" - ‘Metallica’ (1991)

11. “Fade To Black” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)

10. "Enter Sandman" - 'Metallica' (1991)

9. “The Unforgiven” - ‘Metallica’ (1991)

8. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)

7. "Seek & Destroy" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)

6. "Battery" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)

5. "Sad But True" - 'Metallica' (1991)

4. "Damage, Inc." - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)

3. "One" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)

2. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)

1. "Master of Puppets" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
