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
3x CD (remastered, expanded edition)
Load
Album by Metallica
Released 4 May 1996
Tracklist
- CD 1: Load (remastered)
- 1Ain’t My Bitch5:043.7 ★
- 22 X 45:283.1 ★
- 3The House Jack Built6:383.6 ★
- 4Until It Sleeps4:294.2 ★
- 5King Nothing5:283.8 ★
- 6Hero of the Day4:213.9 ★
- 7Bleeding Me8:183.8 ★
- 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 Torn10:433.8 ★
- CD 2: Riffs, Demos, & Rough Mixes
- 1Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” original arrangement rough mix)6:11
- 22 X 4 (take 16)6:09
- 3Jack (“The House Jack Built” re‐edit version 1 rough mix)6:56
- 4(F. O.B.D.) (“Until It Sleeps” rough chorus vocal ideal mix)4:54
- 5Load (“King Nothing” take 16)5:41
- 6Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” instrumental mix)4:40
- 7Boss (“Bleeding Me” demo)8:36
- 8Believe (“Cure” riff II)0:32
- 9Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” take 12)4:16
- 10Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” original arrangement rough mix)4:47
- 11Mama (“Mama Said” acoustics only alternate mix)5:28
- 12NC‐17 (“Thorn Within” Riff)0:57
- 13The Blue and the Gray (and the Red) (“Ronnie” vocal idea)7:56
- 14Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Outlaw of Torn vocal tag alternate mix)11:16
- CD 3: Poor Touring Me
- 1Ain’t My Bitch (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)5:01
- 22 X 4 (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)5:47
- 3The House Jack Built (Birmingham, England rehearsal – September 1996)7:16
- 4Until It Sleeps (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)4:13
- 5King Nothing (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)7:03
- 6Hero of the Day (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert, Cleveland, OH – February 19th, 1997)4:26
- 7Bleeding Me (live at Globen, Stockholm, Sweden – November 16th, 1996)8:13
- 8Wasting My Hate (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)3:57
- 9Mama Said (live on Sverige‐Sovjet, Stockholm, Sweden on November 15th, 1996)4:42
- 10Devil’s Dance (live in Tuktoyaktuk, Canada on September 3rd, 1995)5:57
- 11Fuel (live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL – February 9th, 1997)4:25
- 12Overkill (live at Earls Court, London, England – October 12th, 1996)4:01
- 13Kill/Ride Medley (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)9:532.0 ★
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Release credits
- photography
- producer [1.1-14, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.10-11, 2.14]
- assistant [1-14], engineer [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- editor [7, 9], mix [5]
- mix [2, 5, 10, 13]
- co [4, 6], electric guitar [2], guitar [3.1, 1.1-14], lead vocals [1.1-14, 2.13, 3.1], producer [1.1-14, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.10-11, 2.14], vocal [2]
- assistant [1-14]
- bass [1.1-14, 3.1], electric bass guitar [2]
- editor [2, 10, 13], mix [2, 10, 13]
- assistant [1-14]
- electric guitar [2], guitar [1.1-14, 3.1]
- co [4, 6], drums (drum set) [1.1-14, 3.1-2], producer [2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.10-11, 2.14, 1.1-14]
- photography
- assistant [1-14]
- additional [1-14]
- assistant [1-14]
- additional [1-14], assistant [1-14]
- editor [1-14]
- task
- mix [2.6, 2.11, 2.14, 1.1-14], recording [1-14], task [1, 3-4, 10]
- photography
- editor [2, 4-5, 7-10, 13]
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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
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L2x 12" Vinyl1996
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LCD (PMDC France pressing, BIEM/MCPS on disc)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
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
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LDigital Media
LCD4 May 1996
LCD1996- LDigital Media2016