• 2×LP 180 gram Black Vinyl
• Remastered Audio
• Includes Download Card
• Gatefold Jacket + Printed Inner Sleeves
• Released by Blackened Recordings

With Load, Metallica pulled off their boldest reinvention yet—trading thrash for groove, speed for swagger, and turning their sound inside out without losing an ounce of intensity. Released in 1996, the album was a commercial powerhouse and a creative curveball, proving the band was never afraid to challenge expectations—even their own.

From the bluesy stomp of “Ain’t My Bitch” to the slow-burning epic “Bleeding Me,” Load explores new sonic textures while still delivering massive hooks and lyrical bite. “King Nothing,” “Hero of the Day,” and “Until It Sleeps” all became modern metal staples, blending grunge-era vulnerability with classic Metallica heaviness. There’s even a touch of country in the haunting ballad “Mama Said.”

Pressed on 180g vinyl and housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket with a download card and printed inserts, this reissue brings new clarity and weight to one of the band’s most ambitious—and misunderstood—albums.

Title: Load
Artist: Metallica
Label: Blackened Recordings
Style: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal
Product Type: 2×LP, Album, Reissue, 180g
Country: US
Release Year: 2014
Barcode: 856115004644

Tracks:

Disc 1
A1. Ain’t My Bitch
A2. 2 X 4
A3. The House Jack Built

B1. Until It Sleeps
B2. King Nothing
B3. Hero of the Day
B4. Bleeding Me

Disc 2
C1. Cure
C2. Poor Twisted Me
C3. Wasting My Hate
C4. Mama Said

D1. Thorn Within
D2. Ronnie
D3. The Outlaw Torn