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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075596192323
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: June 04, 1996
Sales Rank: 1678
Studio: Elektra / Wea
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Album Description:
The band's 1996 album coupled with the four track CD single'Live In London', featuring 'Bleeding Me', 'Damage Inc' andcovers of Queen's 'Stone Cold Crazy' & Killing Joke's 'TheWait'. 18 tracks total. The single is a slimline jewel case;'Load' is in a stand
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With Load, Metallica takes a dramatic left turn with their music, continuing in the direction suggested by Metallica, their previous album. The songs on Load have groove; they're slower, with far fewer of the lightning-fast riffs that have been Metallica's trademark since their inception. While songs like "Ain't My Bitch" and "Wasting My Hate" are up-tempo and full of the vitriol one would expect from the quintessential heavy metal band, "2 X 4" is hard rock with a blues beat, "Hero of the Day" sounds positively mainstream, and "Mama Said" is an actual, honest-to-god ballad. While some diehard fans may find this mix unappealing, there's plenty to like about this album, including its laid-back, rhythmic orientation, and James Hetfield's characteristic growl tempered by his growing maturity as a vocalist. -- Genevieve Williams
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Rating:  -
Okay, I'm going through the inevitable re-assessment of Metallica's catalog that comes with every new album. With Load, I have the same opinion that I did ten years ago: if this album had been made by anyone else, it would have been hailed as a great ROCK album. Problem is, Metallica spent all those years putting out truly epic, towering songs. After their 1st four albums (lets just ignore BLACK) anything other than truly legendary thrash built on mathematically precise, wonderfully layered foundations sounds weak and pathetic.
The songs on this album are good. I spent a lot of time listening to it and still go back every once in a while. I, like everyone else (or at least everyone who was around for the old stuff and has good taste) would have preferred MORE of the old sounding stuff. That being said, what's here is good music and should be judged on it's own merits rather than being trashed because of what its not.
Rating:  -
Okay, I'll admit it up front: this does not sound like the Metallica we were used to. That said, the album is very good.
Metallica experiments a little on "Load," trying out some new styles. This is most noticeable on "Mama Said," which almost sounds country. As a whole, the album has a slower pace than any other Metallica album, but makes up for it with depth: "Hero of the Day," "Until it Sleeps" and "The Outlaw Torn" sound totally different from what we're used to but strike us still, relying more on lyrics and metaphor than, say, "One" or "Master of Puppets," which are still amazing pieces of music but use different tactics to get there.
Comparing it to other Metallica works is where the argument begins. Standing alone, this is a great album.
Rating: -
After recently buyin Death Magnetic and being very impressed , i decided to buy Load, one of Metallica,s albums i,d passed up on due to bad reviews , Hmm big mistake , this is absolutly brilliant imo , not really thrash more hard rock , maybe this is why many gave it a low score ? tracks like , Bleeding Me ,Aint My [...], House Jack Built ,Hero Of The Day, Poor Twisted Me ..er ok all of them make it a very enjoyable listen. Just not too impressed how the cover art was made , an i always thought they were a painting of flames lol.
A good album to wind down to at the end of a hard day.
Rating:  -
This was when James was still James. He wasnt taking lessons by some psychiatrist on how to be "in touch with his feelings" and all that. He was James Hetfield: angry, screwed up and self destructive....the only difference here is that hes more mature, and naturally explored other musical tastes he was into. Namely blues.
The blues have been a cornerstone to rock n roll and metal music, and we see MetallicA expounding upon that. Its dark and heavy but makes you wanna move a bit more than just head bang and push 'n shove in a mosh pit. Load has way more groove to it.
"Aint My B__tch" is an upbeat opener. Its catchy hard rock that has that MetallicA touch. Its got this slight southern heavy feel to it that i love. The guitar solo is evident of that. Good opener.
"2x4" hits us upside the head with that blues sound, but darker than typical blues music. mix it with heavy guitar and James's evil growling vocals, and you got an idea of what it might sound like. This song deserves to be played while your drinking some beer or liquor and having smoke. This song might be more of an acquired taste, but its good stuff.
"The House That Jack Built" is probubly one of my very favorite of the songs on Load. Clocking at 6 minutes and 38 seconds, MetallicA progress with a bit longer song. With a memorable chorus thats very inspiring. This is a dark, and even uplifting song, if you can believe it...in a downtrodden way. One of the best songs ... Read More
Rating: -
.....not a METAL album, but a ROCK album.
Problem with a lot of hardcore metalheads is that they can't venture out of their narrow views, and I say that as someone who has been a Metal fan for many years, but not ONLY a metal fan.
The album is a bit too long, some more quality control could have been exercised and it would have been a 5-star 60-minute album.
No, it's no Master of Puppets, but it's not meant to be !
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