Metallica have shared the latest single from their upcoming album 72 stations. The seven-minute track “If Darkness Had a Son” arrives with a melancholy music video directed by frequent collaborator Tim Saccenti, who directed the visuals for recent songs “Screaming Suicide” and “Lux Æterna.” Check out the clip for “If Darkness Had a Son” below.
The rock band announced 72 stations back in november. The 12-track LP marks Metallica’s first full-length in six years, after Wired… for self-destruction. 72 stations it was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It arrives on April 14 via EMI. Metallica will also kick off a substantial tour behind the record later that month.
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