Lords of Summer

"Lords of Summer"
Single by Metallica
B-side"Live version"
ReleasedMarch 19, 2014
RecordedFebruary and March 2014
StudioMetallica's HQ (San Rafael, California)
GenreThrash metal
Length8:21
LabelBlackened
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)James Hetfield
Producer(s)Greg Fidelman
Metallica singles chronology
"The View"
(2011)
"Lords of Summer"
(2014)
"Hardwired"
(2016)
"Lords of Summer"
Song by Metallica
from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
ReleasedNovember 17, 2016
RecordedMay and June 2015
StudioMetallica's HQ (San Rafael, California)
GenreThrash metal
Length7:10
LabelBlackened
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Lords of Summer" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was first released as a digital single in its demo form on March 19, 2014, with a 12-inch single for it being released as part of Record Store Day Black Friday later that year. In 2016, a re-recorded version was included on the deluxe edition of the band's tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct.