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Track listing 1. Ain't My Bitch 2. 2X4 3. House Jack Built, The 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, The Details Distributor: WEA Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a 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.Read full review
I own several Metallica CDs, "Ride the Lightning" has been my favorite, but "Load" is right up there. After reading some reviews on Load, many Metallica fans did not like it because with this release Metallica changed up their sound to a more Rock style and not the Metal sound they are famous for. I listen to both Rock and Metal, so thus cross over is really good. I would recommend it to all Led Zepplin / R&R fans. If you're a Metal Head, give it a chance, it still has that Metallica basic sound.
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I had this on cassette and it finally played out so I got the cd so I could hear it when I drive -love it!
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Delivered five years after "black" album in 1991, Load captures Metallica settling into an uneasy period of maturation. Under the guidance of producer Bob Rock, Metallica have streamlined their sound, cutting away most of the twisting, unpredictable time signatures and the mind-numbingly fast riffs. They add in Southern boogie rock, country-rock, and power ballads to their bag of tricks, which make them sound like '70s arena rock holdovers. Metallica's idea of opening up their sound is to concentrate on relentless mid-tempo boogie -- over half the album is dedicated to songs that are meant to groove, but they simply don't swing. I like music of Metallica, so I decided to buy Load on eBay.
but that would have been difficult to top anyways. Still recorded/mixed/mastered better than the albums before the "Black" album (is Lars tone deaf?) as they were poorly mixed/mastered (all mids, no bass and harsh highs).
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