Metallica’s 6th album. Polemico. (1996).
I actually love the sound of this album but some of the lyrics and singing seems kinda corny to me in songs like aint my bitch, king nothing (i fucking hate that “off to never never land” ending, corniest thing ever). Contrasting this, there’s lyrics i really like from here. Overall, i like it, but not much more than that.
🥇 until it sleeps
🥈 bleeding me
🥉 Ronnie
2x CD (limited edition)
Load
Album by Metallica
Released 4 May 1996
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Ain’t My Bitch5:043.7 ★
- 22 X 45:283.1 ★
- 3The House Jack Built6:383.6 ★
- 4Until It Sleeps4:284.2 ★
- 5King Nothing5:293.8 ★
- 6Hero of the Day4:213.9 ★
- 7Bleeding Me8:173.8 ★
- 8Cure4:543.4 ★
- 9Poor Twisted Me4:003.8 ★
- 10Wasting My Hate3:573.3 ★
- 11Mama Said5:194.1 ★
- 12Thorn Within5:513.4 ★
- 13Ronnie5:173.4 ★
- 14The Outlaw Torn9:483.8 ★
- CD 2: The Interview
- 1Was Load a Difficult Album to Put Together?1:38
- 2It’s Been 5 Years Since the “Black” Album, Why Has It Taken So Long to Come Up With Load?2:06
- 3With the 5 Year Gap Between Albums Did You Lose Any Songs You Had Written in the Meantime?0:48
- 4When Did You Start Recording Load?1:03
- 5Why Did You Choose to Work With Bob Rock Again?2:39
- 6How Did the Album Start to Take Shape While You Were Recording?0:54
- 7Having Had Such a Huge Success With the “Black” Album, Did the Band Feel They Should Stick to the Same Formula in Writing the Songs for Load?1:42
- 8Do You Ever Face Blank Periods When You’re Writing Songs for Your Albums?0:42
- 9Load Has a Very Live Feel to It, Was This a Conscious Decision by the Band?0:46
- 10Did Load Take a Long Time to Write?3:23
- 11What Can You Tell Us About the Song “Cure”?0:28
- 12Can You Tell Us About the Track “The Outlaw Torn”?0:38
- 13Can You Tell Us About the Song “Until It Sleeps”?0:45
- 14How Did You Feel When the Album Was Finished?1:17
- 15Why Did the Band Choose “Load” as the Title for the New Album?1:32
- 16How Do You Feel About the Forthcoming Tour?0:26
- 17How Does the Band Cope With Being on the Road These Days?1:48
- 18As Each Album Seems to Get Bigger and Bigger, Do You Ever Hanker for the Days When Life Was Simpler?2:22
- 19How Long Have the Band Been Together Now, and Have Attitudes Towards Each Other Changed?1:12
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Release credits
- producer [1-14]
- assistant [1-14], engineer [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- co [4, 6], guitar [1-14], lead vocals [1-14], producer [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- bass [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- guitar [1-14]
- co [4, 6], drums (drum set) [1-14], producer [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- additional [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- additional [1-14], assistant [1-14]
- editor [1-14]
- mix [1-14], recording [1-14]
Issues
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LCD1 June 1996
LCD (PMDC France pressing, BIEM/STEMRA on disc)3 June 1996- L2x CD (limited edition)3 June 1996
- LCD (PMDC UK pressing, BIEM/STEMRA on disc)3 June 1996
LCD4 June 1996
LCD4 June 1996
LCD (PMDC Germany pressing)4 June 1996
LCD1996
L2x 12" Vinyl1996
LCD1996- LCD1996
LCD (PMDC France pressing, BIEM/MCPS on disc)1996
LCD1996- LCD1996
LCD6 November 2003
LCD9 August 2006
LSHM-CD12 September 2008
LSHM-CD22 September 2010- L2x 12" Vinyl2010
L4x 12" Vinyl2010
LCD2013
LDigital Media2013
L2x 12" Vinyl25 August 2014
L2x 12" Vinyl2015
LDigital Media3 April 2020
LCD (limited edition, reissue)14 April 2023
L6x 12" Vinyl, 15x CD, Download Card, 4x DVD-Video (deluxe edition)13 June 2025
L3x CD (remastered – 3‐CD expanded edition)13 June 2025
L16x Digital Media (remastered deluxe box set)13 June 2025
L16x Digital Media13 June 2025
L3x CD (remastered, expanded edition)13 June 2025
LDigital Media (Remastered)13 June 2025
LCD (remastered)13 June 2025- L2x 12" Vinyl13 June 2025
LDigital Media (remastered)2025
LCD
LDigital Media
LCD4 May 1996
LCD1996- LDigital Media2016