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
16x Digital Media
Load
Album by Metallica
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1Ain’t My Bitch5:043.7 ★
- 22 X 45:283.1 ★
- 3The House Jack Built6:383.6 ★
- 4Until It Sleeps4:274.2 ★
- 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 ★
- Digital Media 2
- 1Intro Jam (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)1:57
- 2So What (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)2:44
- 3Creeping Death (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)7:18
- 4Sad but True (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)6:56
- 5Ain’t My Bitch (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)6:17
- 6Whiplash (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)4:53
- 7Fade to Black (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)9:15
- 8King Nothing (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)5:30
- 9One (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)8:48
- 10Until It Sleeps (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)5:04
- 11For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)5:15
- 12Wherever I May Roam (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)8:23
- 13Nothing Else Matters (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)6:13
- 14Enter Sandman (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)8:17
- 15Encore Jam (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)2:47
- 16Last Caress (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)2:01
- 17Master of Puppets (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)6:43
- 18Overkill (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA / 4th August 1996)Metallica & Lemmy7:58
- Digital Media 3
- 1Riff Tape (intro)0:13
- 2Bitch - “Ain’t My Bitch” Riff0:31
- 32 X 4 - Riff0:48
- 42 X 4 - Riff II0:33
- 5Jack - “The House Jack Built” Riff0:54
- 6Jack - “The House Jack Built” Riff II0:43
- 7Load - “King Nothing” Riff0:25
- 8Mouldy - “Hero of the Day” Riff1:14
- 9Boss - “Bleeding Me” Riff0:52
- 10Boss - “Bleeding Me” Riff II2:29
- 11Believe - “Cure” Riff0:34
- 12Believe - “Cure” Riff II0:32
- 13Believe - “Cure” Riff III0:48
- 14Streamline - “Wasting My Hate” Riff1:23
- 15Streamline - “Wasting My Hate” Riff II0:51
- 16NC‐17 - “Thorn Within” Riff0:57
- 17NC‐17 - “Thorn Within” Riff II0:29
- 18Ronnie - Jam2:05
- 19Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Riff)0:32
- 20Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” demo)4:21
- 21Load (“King Nothing” demo)5:51
- 222 X 4 (demo)5:24
- 23Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” demo)5:24
- 24NC‐17 (“Thorn Within” demo)6:22
- 25Jack (“The House Jack Built” demo)7:12
- 26Believe (“Cure” demo)5:37
- 27Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” demo)4:16
- 28Ronnie (demo)7:56
- 29Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” demo)9:19
- Digital Media 4
- 1Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” demo)5:32
- 2Boss (“Bleeding Me” demo)8:36
- 3Mama (“Mama Said” demo)6:54
- 4Boss (“Bleeding Me” vocal Idea)8:34
- 5Thorn Within (Guilty) (“Thorn Within” vocal idea)5:46
- 6Egypt (“The House Jack Built” vocal idea)7:12
- 7Mama (“Mama Said” vocal idea)6:15
- 8The Blue and the Gray (And the Red) (“Ronnie” vocal idea)7:56
- 9Poor Twizted Me (“Poor Twisted Me” vocal idea)4:18
- 10F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” vocal idea)4:20
- 11Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” take 15)5:55
- 12Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” take 5)4:33
- Digital Media 5
- 12 X 4 (take 16)6:09
- 2NC‐17 (“Thorn Within” take 18)5:51
- 3Believe (“Cure” take 14)5:47
- 4Load (“King Nothing” take 16)5:41
- 5Jack (“The House Jack Built” take 16)7:15
- 6Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” take 12)4:16
- 7Ronny (“Ronnie” take 16)5:30
- 8Boss (“Bleeding Me” take 9)8:28
- 9Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” take 16)4:23
- 10Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” take 12)10:25
- 11Mama (“Mama Said” take 15)4:56
- 12F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” take 7)5:00
- 13Mama (“Mama Said” new arrangement take 7)5:11
- Digital Media 6
- 1Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” original Arrangement rough mix)4:46
- 2Jack (“The House Jack Built” original Arrangement rough mix)7:26
- 3Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” original Arrangement rough mix)6:11
- 42 X 4 (original Arrangement rough mix)6:19
- 5Load (“King Nothing” original Arrangement rough mix)6:52
- 6Believe (“Cure” original Arrangement rough mix)5:49
- 72 X 4 (Re‐edit version 1 rough mix)5:41
- 8Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” vocal Comp rough mix)4:04
- 9NC‐17 (“Thorn Within” Scratch vocal rough mix)5:56
- 10Jack (“The House Jack Built” Re‐edit version 1 rough mix)6:56
- 11Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” edit version 1 rough mix)4:03
- 12Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Scratch vocal rough mix)4:23
- 13F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Rough Chorus Vocal idea Mix)4:54
- 14Believe (“Cure” Kirk Solo Comp 1 rough mix)5:05
- Digital Media 7
- 1Load (“King Nothing” Kirk Solo Comp 2 Rough mix)5:12
- 2Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” original Ending alternate mix)5:35
- 3Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” instrumental mix)4:40
- 4Boss (“Bleeding Me” Lead vocal Comp Rough mix)8:39
- 5Mama (“Mama Said” Acoustics Only alternate mix)5:28
- 6Ronnie (instrumental Rough mix)5:24
- 7Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Fraze Slam mix)4:05
- 8Mama (“Mama Said” No Band alternate mix)5:36
- 9Load (“King Nothing” Lead vocal Comp Rough mix)5:22
- 10Ronnie (vocal Comp Rough mix)5:29
- 11Jack (“The House Jack Built” More FX alternate mix)7:10
- 12Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Outlaw of Torn vocal Tag alternate mix)11:16
- Digital Media 8
- 1Overkill (remastered)4:08
- 2Damage Case (remastered)3:39
- 3Stone Dead Forever (remastered)4:52
- 4Too Late Too Late (remastered)3:12
- 5The Chase Is Better Than the Catch5:23
- 6(We Are) The Road Crew/Overkill (reprise)4:59
- 7Mama Said (radio edit)4:40
- 8The Outlaw Torn (No More Manufacturing Limits!)10:43
- 9Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville mix)Metallica & Moby4:23
- 10Hero of the Day (Outta B‐Sides mix)6:33
- 11King Nothing (Tepid mix)5:07
- 12Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux mix)7:38
- 13Mama Said (live on Later…)Metallica with Jools Holland4:44
- Digital Media 9
- 1The Ecstasy of GoldEnnio Morricone1:47
- 2Breadfan (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)4:142.0 ★
- 3Master of Puppets (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)3:59
- 4Wherever I May Roam (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)7:24
- 5The God That Failed (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)5:50
- 6Fade to Black (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)8:17
- 72 X 4 (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)6:06
- 8Kill/Ride Medley (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)10:37
- 9Bass Doodle (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)2:34
- 10For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)5:26
- 11Devil’s Dance (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)6:30
- 12Donington Jam (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)2:53
- 13Creeping Death (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)8:56
- Digital Media 10
- 1Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)7:151.9 ★
- 2Harvester of Sorrow (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)7:35
- 3Guitar Solo (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)1:01
- 4Nothing Else Matters (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)6:23
- 5Sad but True (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)5:421.9 ★
- 6One (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)12:33
- 7Last Caress (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)2:04
- 8Seek & Destroy (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)16:32
- 9Enter Sandman (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)7:012.3 ★
- 10So What (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)9:20
- 112 X 4 (live at Astoria 2, London, England – August 23rd, 1995)5:501.0 ★
- 12Devil’s Dance (live at Astoria 2, London, England - August 23rd, 1995)5:23
- Digital Media 11
- 1Intro Jam (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)0:47
- 2So What (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)2:47
- 3Creeping Death (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)6:58
- 4Sad but True (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)7:00
- 5Ain’t My Bitch (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)4:58
- 6Whiplash (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)4:50
- 7Fade to Black (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)8:15
- 8King Nothing (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)7:48
- 9One (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)7:42
- 10Until It Sleeps (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)5:021.0 ★
- 11For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)5:17
- 12Wherever I May Roam (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)7:15
- Digital Media 12
- 1Nothing Else Matters (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)6:02
- 2Enter Sandman (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)7:09
- 3Encore Jam (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)0:55
- 4Last Caress (W/ Jim Martin) (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)1:46
- 5Master of Puppets (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)3:59
- 6Overkill (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)6:05
- 7Motorbreath (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)4:36
- 8Wasting My Hate (Hun Sound rehearsal)4:01
- 9The House Jack Built (Hun Sound rehearsal)7:32
- 10Last Caress (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)2:31
- 11King Nothing (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)6:00
- 12Devil’s Dance (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)5:59
- 13Wasting My Hate (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)4:28
- 14Hero of the Day (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)4:31
- 15Whiplash (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)6:59
- 16Motorbreath (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)2:38
- Digital Media 13
- 1Intro Jam (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)1:26
- 2So What (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)2:42
- 3Creeping Death (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)7:26
- 4Sad but True (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)6:37
- 5Ain’t My Bitch (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)6:251.0 ★
- 6Whiplash (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)4:44
- 7Bleeding Me (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)8:11
- 8King Nothing (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)5:20
- 9One (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)9:48
- 10Wasting My Hate (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)3:56
- 11Bass/Guitar Doodle (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)3:40
- 12Nothing Else Matters (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)5:52
- 13Until It Sleeps (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)4:11
- 14For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)5:34
- Digital Media 14
- 1Wherever I May Roam (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)7:18
- 2Fade to Black (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)9:23
- 3Seek & Destroy/Fight Fire With Fire (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)10:29
- 4Encore Jam (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)1:59
- 5Last Caress (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)2:02
- 6Master of Puppets (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)3:44
- 7Enter Sandman (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)10:12
- 8Encore Jam #2 (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)1:13
- 9Am I Evil? (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)3:00
- 10Motorbreath (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)3:28
- 11Bleeding Me (Birmingham, England live rehearsal)8:09
- 12Until It Sleeps (Birmingham, England live rehearsal)4:17
- 13The House Jack Built (Birmingham, England rehearsal)7:14
- Digital Media 15
- 1Intro Jam (live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL - February 9th, 1997)1:58
- 2So What (live at Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark - November 26th, 1996)2:39
- 3Creeping Death (live at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA - December 20th, 1996)7:14
- 4Sad but True (live at Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Italy - September 26th, 1996)6:39
- 5Ain’t My Bitch (live at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO - January 24th, 1997)5:05
- 6Hero of the Day (live at Miami Arena, Miami, FL - April 19th, 1997)5:26
- 7Whiplash (live at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - October 9th, 1996)4:24
- 8Bleeding Me (live at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, October 21st, 1996)8:21
- 9King Nothing (live at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA - March 26th, 1997)5:33
- 10One (live at Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada - May 26th, 1997)8:23
- 112 X 4 (live at Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic - September 9th, 1996)6:17
- 12Wasting My Hate (live at Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain - September 18th, 1996)4:33
- 13Devil’s Dance (live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - March 10th, 1997)5:12
- Digital Media 16
- 1Bass/Guitar Doodle (live at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico - January 8th, 1997)2:36
- 2Nothing Else Matters (live at Estádio Do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal - September 20th, 1996)6:03
- 3Until It Sleeps (live at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV - January 10th, 1997)4:20
- 4For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Prins Van Oranjehal, Utrecht, Netherlands - November 12th, 1996)5:16
- 5Wherever I May Roam (live at Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA - May 16th, 1997)7:04
- 6Fade to Black (live at Centre Molson, Montreal, QC, Canada - March 28th, 1997)7:40
- 7Kill/Ride Medley (live at Spodek, Katowice, Poland, September 8th, 1996)11:49
- 8Encore Jam (live at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH - April 16th, 1997)2:48
- 9The Shortest Straw (live at Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium - September 14th, 1996)4:06
- 10Master of Puppets (live at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland - October 10th, 1996)3:46
- 11Enter Sandman (live at the Omni, Atlanta, GA - April 22nd, 1997)6:10
- 12Encore Jam #2 (live at Le Dome, Marseille, France - October 2nd, 1996)2:34
- 13Fuel (live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL - February 9th, 1997)4:52
- 14Breadfan (live at Seidenstickerhalle, Bielefeld, Germany - November 11th, 1996)3:52
- 15Overkill (live at Earls Court, London, England - October 12th, 1996)4:02
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Release credits
- engineer [9]
- remixer [10, 12]
- producer [8.8-9, 7.1-12, 1.1-14, 6.1-14]
- assistant [1-14], engineer [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- mix [11.1-2, 11.4-6, 11.8-12, 12.1-5, 12.7]
- mix [10.1, 10.3-5, 10.9, 10.11-12, 11.1-2, 11.4-6, 11.8-12, 12.1-5, 12.7, 9.1-6, 9.10-11]
- additional [18], co [4, 6], electric guitar [9.3-6, 10.1, 10.4-5, 10.9], guitar [1.1-14, 2.1-18], lead vocals [2.2-14, 2.16-17, 4.4-10, 1.1-14], producer [1.1-14, 8.8-9, 6.1-14, 7.1-12], recording [20-29], spoken vocals [1, 15], vocal [9.3-6, 10.1, 10.4-5, 10.9]
- assistant [1-14]
- bass [2.1-18, 1.1-14], electric bass guitar [9.3-6, 10.1, 10.4-5, 10.9], lead vocals [6]
- guest [3], guitar [3]
- editor [9.1-6, 9.10-11, 10.1, 10.3-5, 10.9, 10.11-12], mix [10.1, 10.3-5, 10.9, 10.11-12, 9.1-6, 9.10-11]
- remixer [10, 12]
- assistant [1-14]
- electric guitar [10.1, 10.4-5, 10.9, 9.3-6], guitar [1.1-14, 2.1-18]
- co [4, 6], drums (drum set) [9.3-6, 10.1, 10.4-5, 10.9, 1.1-14, 2.1-18], producer [8.8-9, 6.1-14, 1.1-14, 7.1-12], recording [20-29]
- bass [18], lead vocals [18]
- assistant [1-14]
- additional [1-14], mix [7.7, 8.8]
- assistant [1-14]
- additional [1-14], assistant [1-14]
- additional [9], engineer [9], remixer [9]
- additional [9], editor [1-14]
- remixer [10, 12]
- mix [1.1-14, 7.1-6, 7.8-12], recording [1-14], task [1-14]
- editor [9.1-6, 9.10-11, 10.1, 10.3-5, 10.9, 10.11-12, 13.1-5, 13.7, 13.9-14]
- remixer [11]
- remixer [10, 12]
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LCD (PMDC France pressing, BIEM/STEMRA on disc)3 June 1996
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LCD (PMDC Germany pressing)4 June 1996
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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
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