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| from the album 72 Seasons | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2023 | |||
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| Length | 6:36 | |||
| Label | Blackened | |||
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"If Darkness Had a Son" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the third single in promotion of their eleventh studio album 72 Seasons . It was released on March 1, 2023, along with a music video directed by Tim Saccenti. [3]
The song was teased on February 28, 2023, on Metallica's TikTok as a duet with an instrument added each day. [4] [5]
The song hit No. 1 on Billboard 's Hot Trending Songs chart dated and saw 1.1 million official U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads upon the release of the song. [6] The song also was named the Heavy Metal song of the week by Consequence . [7]
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