The six-track EP features heavy metal songs by Jerry Cantrell, Chino Moreno, Brann Dailor, Maria Brink, Alexis Krauss and Jason Aalon Butler.ĭC Comics first announced the details of Dark Nights: Metal at Fan Expo Dallas in April 2017. His investigations eventually result in him releasing seven evil versions of himself from the dark multiverse, led by the dark god known as Barbatos, who plans to unleash darkness across every Earth.Ī soundtrack featuring songs inspired by the graphic novel was released as exclusive vinyl picture disc on September 28, 2018. It is revealed that both multiverses are connected through mysterious metals that Batman has encountered over the years. The story involves Batman discovering a dark multiverse that exists beneath the core DC multiverse.
The story closely links with Snyder and Capullo's run on Batman during The New 52 DC relaunch. The plot was written by Scott Snyder, with art by Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia. Dark Nights: Metal is part of a larger crossover storyline, which include the eponymous six-issue core miniseries, and a number of tie-in books. Dark Nights: Metal is a monthly comic book published by DC Comics that began in June 2017 and lasted until April 2018.