Lords of Summer
| "Lords of Summer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | ||||
| B-side | "Lords of Summer" (Live) | |||
| Released | March 19, 2014 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, digital download | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 8:21 | |||
| Label | Blackened | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Greg Fidelman | |||
| Metallica singles chronology | ||||
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"Lords of Summer" is a song by heavy metal band Metallica. The song was released in 2014 as a digital single[1] and a limited edition Black Friday vinyl single containing the studio version and a live version of the song, limited to 4,000 copies.[2] In 2016, a re-recorded version was included on the deluxe edition of Metallica's tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, clocking in at over a minute shorter in length than the demo and first pass version.[3]
Track listing
| Garage demo version | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Lords of Summer" (garage demo version) | James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo[4] | 8:20 |
| Re-recorded album version | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Lords of Summer" (re-recorded album version) | Hetfield, Ulrich, Trujillo | 7:10 |
| First pass version | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Lords of Summer" (first pass version) | Hetfield, Ulrich, Trujillo | 8:21 |
| Black Friday exclusive vinyl single | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Lords of Summer" (first pass version) | Hetfield, Ulrich, Trujillo | 8:21 |
| 2. | "Lords of Summer" (live version) (Recorded July 1st, 2014 at Rock in Rome Sonisphere, Rome, Italy) | Hetfield, Ulrich, Trujillo | 8:48 |
Personnel
- James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Robert Trujillo – bass guitar
- Lars Ulrich – drums
Re-recording
| "Lords of Summer" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Metallica | |
| from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | |
| Released | November 17, 2016 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:10 |
| Label | Blackened |
| Songwriter(s) |
James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Robert Trujillo |
| Producer(s) |
Greg Fidelman James Hetfield Lars Ulrich |
A new re-recorded version of the song was released 2 years later for the deluxe editions of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. It is a minute shorter in length and has improved production over the original single. On November 17, 2016 the band released the official music video on their website and YouTube page along with music videos for the 12 tracks of the standard edition on the 16th and 17th of November.
