Ahead of tonight’s global preview of “72 Seasons” and the album’s midnight drop, Marci Wiser caught up with Kirk Hammett to discuss all things Metallica. It’s been six years since “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct,” and the group is proud to release 12 tracks totaling over 77 minutes of new music.

The album will release on 2LP 140g black vinyl and limited edition variants, CD and digital on the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, you can hear all about the process and emotions that went into crafting the new compositions in this intimate conversation with KLOS!