| "Lords of Summer" | ||||
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| Single by Metallica | ||||
| B-side | "Live version" | |||
| Released | March 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | February and March 2014 | |||
| Studio | Metallica's HQ (San Rafael, California) | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 8:21 | |||
| Label | Blackened | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | James Hetfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Greg Fidelman | |||
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| "Lords of Summer" | |
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| from the album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | |
| Released | November 17, 2016 |
| Recorded | May and June 2015 |
| Studio | Metallica's HQ (San Rafael, California) |
| Genre | Thrash metal |
| Length | 7:10 |
| Label | Blackened |
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"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.