Metallica's '72 Seasons' Album Scores No 2 on Billboard Album Chart

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 12^th Top-10 charting album.

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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