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Metallica - Load (CD 1996)

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Track Listing
1. Ain't My Bitch
2. 2X4
3. House That Jack Built
4. Until It Sleeps
5. King Nothing
6. Hero Of The Day
7. Bleeding Me
8. Cure
9. Poor Twisted Me
10. Wasting My Hate
11. Mama Said
12. Thorn Within
13. Ronnie
14. Outlaw Torn

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Number of CDs:	1
Recording Type:	Studio
Distributor:	Universal Music
Recording Mode:	Stereo

Album Notes
Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums).Producers: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich.Recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California between May 1995 and February 1996.The kings of speed metal have never been keen on being labeled, and LOAD, which follows up the 1991 mega-hit METALLICA, is a surprising pastiche of sonic fury. Metallica still rocks hard. James Hetfield's lyrics are still full of venom and anger, and the music still could scare small children. But the band is ready to show off other sides of its craft. "Hero Of The Day" sounds like an R.E.M. song, albeit a heavy one, with its tender beginning and ending confluence of harmonized vocals and catchy guitar riffs. A dose of the blues can be heard in the slow-burning "Bleeding Me," and a downright country twang pervades "Mama Said."Still, this is a metal album, and there are headbanging riffs o'plenty. LOAD may seem like a departure from the Metallica "norm," but it's actually what the band has been doing all along: writing well-crafted songs without a regard for what others think. The only difference is that the one-time denizens of the underground now have the world's rapt attention.

Editorial Reviews
...captures the band's earnest pursuit of its Sisyphean mission: to create hard rock that reaches grown-ups and basement-dwelling teens... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (06/07/1996)

7 (out of 10) - ...like triumphant warriors returning into a world changed beyond all recognition...Metallica emphatically prove they are still unsurpassed in their self-created genre of stadium nihilism...
NME (06/01/1996)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...These boys set up their tents in the darkest place of all, in the naked horror of their own heads....Metallica make existential metal and they've never needed the props....Metallica are still awesome....What is new is streamlined attack, the focus and, yes, the tunes...
Q (07/01/1996)

...The smoother, broader sound that distinguished...1991's METALLICA is even more apparent here, as is the tendency to write accessible tunes....the exploration of new sounds does nothing but good for the guitar duo of [James] Hetfield and Kirk Hammett...
Musician (08/01/1996)

...A Metallica album is traditionally an exhausting event. It should rock you to exhaustion, leave you brutalised and drained. This one is no exception. It is, however, the first Metallica album to make me wonder at any point, 'What the f*** was that?' It's as if the jackboot grinding the human face were to take occasional breaks for a pedicure...
Melody Maker (06/08/1996)

...On LOAD, Metallica has altered its music, learning new skills. Hetfield has committed himself to melodies, carrying tunes where he used to bark, and he no longer sounds sheepish when he sings quietly...
New York Times (06/02/1996)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...with LOAD, the foursome dams the bombast and chugs half-speed ahead, settling into a wholly magnetizing groove that bridges old-school biker rock and the doomier side of post-grunge '90s rock...New York Times (6/2/96, Sec.2, p.28) - ...On LOAD, Metallica has altered its music, learning new skills. Hetfield has committed himself to melodies, carrying tunes where he used to bark, and he no longer sounds sheepish when he sings quietly...Musician (8/96, p.85) - ...The smoother, broader sound that distinguished...1991's METALLICA is even more apparent here, as is the tendency to write accessible tunes....the exploration of new sounds does nothing but good for the guitar duo of [James] Hetfield and Kirk Hammett...Q (7/96, p.119) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...These boys set up their tents in the darkest place of all, in the naked horror of their own heads....Metallica make existential metal and they've never needed the props....Metallica are still awesome....What is new is streamlined attack, the focus and, yes, the tunes...Melody Maker (6/8/96, p.49) - ...A Metallica album is traditionally an exhausting event. It should rock you to exhaustion, leave you brutalised and drained. This one is no exception. It is, however, the first Metallica album to make me wonder at any point, 'What the f*** was that?' It's as if the jackboot grinding the human face were to take occasional breaks for a pedicure...NME (6/1/96, p.44) - 7 (out of 10) - ...like triumphant warriors returning into a world changed beyond all recognition...Metallica emphatically prove they are still unsurpassed in their self-created genre of stadium nihilism...Entertainment Weekly (6/7/96, pp.56-57) - ...captures the band's earnest pursuit of its Sisyphean mission: to create hard rock that reaches grown-ups and basement-dwelling teens... - Rating: B
Rolling Stone

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metallica load

Review created: 09/10/08

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love the album, already had it on tape so knew it was good album, needed it on cd so i could put in on my ipod

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metallica load

Review created: 27/06/08

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is the worst album from Metallica with regards to metal music, this is more like a country and western ablum however there were moments of excellents in songs like hero of the day, avoid if you like metal music, not for me

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James Hetfield is God!

Review created: 01/04/08

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

What can I say - Metallica are brilliant and this album has got to be one of my favourites! I love the song - The House that Jack built and its vocoder section - just brill! Metallica rock!

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A must have for any metal fan.

Review created: 09/02/08

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I bought this item because it has some meaningful songs like the thorn within, I have always liked Metallica and bands like them, I had this album quite some time ago and lost it so having it back is like seeing an old friend.
There is nothing about this album I did not like and if you are into metal like I am you will love it too.
The bass and drums in this are just awsome and the guitar riffs are taken to an extreme......ROCKIN STUFF!

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wicked

Review created: 01/11/06

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

wicked album from the guys. Keeps you rocking all the way threw. You never get tired of listening to this.

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