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Metallica perform at Allegiant Stadium in February 2022 in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Metallica's new album, '72 Seasons,' has met critical acclaim. What's their secret?

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The Metallica Blacklist on World Cafe

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Metallica On World Cafe

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Metallica's Lars Ulrich And James Hetfield Are In It For The Long Haul

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Pearl Jam (top left), Missy Elliott (top right), the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind (bottom right), PJ Harvey (bottom left), Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel (center). Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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All Songs Rewind: The Legacy Of The '90s

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Guitarist Kirk Hammett (left) and his band Metallica will join classical pianist lang Lang on stage at the Grammy wards telecast Sunday night. Getty Images/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Metallica at a packed concert this week at Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena. Ross Halfin hide caption

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An American Headliner In China: Metallica's Shanghai Debut

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The '90s Are Back, Or Whatever...

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American Daron Rahlves competes during the men's freestyle ski cross qualification at Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Shredding To Metallica, Dancing To 'Jump'

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