Metallica - Reload [Explicit Content] (180 Gram Vinyl, Remastered) (2LP)

Metallica

Reload

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  • Remastered
  • 180g
  • Gatefold Jacket

Metallica's Reload arrived in 1997 as the companion to the previous year's Load, completing a two-album arc that marked a deliberate stylistic shift for the band. Where their earlier work embraced thrash metal's raw velocity, Reload consolidates the alternative and hard rock direction established on its predecessor, showcasing a group confident enough to prioritize songcraft and groove over speed. The album represents a pivotal moment in their catalog—one that drew both devoted followers and skeptics, but remains essential to understanding their late-90s evolution.

The record opens with the propulsive drive of "Fuel," a track built on kinetic energy and singalong hooks that became a live staple. "The Memory Remains," featuring guest vocals from Marianne Faithfull, pairs orchestral strings with the band's signature heaviness, creating an unlikely balance between intimacy and power. "Devil's Dance" and "The Unforgiven II" offer contrasting moods—one rhythmically punishing, the other introspective—while cuts like "Better Than You" and "Slither" push into funkier, more rhythmically adventurous territory. Throughout, the production emphasizes texture and space, letting individual elements breathe rather than burying them in density.

This 2026 reissue arrives on 2×vinyl, remastered to restore clarity to sessions originally captured and mixed across 1995–97. The gatefold package preserves the artwork and documentation from the original release while the vinyl format allows the album's dynamic range and instrumental detail to resonate with the weight they deserve. For collectors and listeners returning to Reload, this pressing offers a fresh opportunity to engage with a record that, regardless of its place in metal discourse, remains sonically rich and architecturally complex.


Title: Reload
Artist: Metallica
Label: Blackened
Style: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock
Product Type: 2×Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180g
Country: US
Release Year: 2026
Barcode: 8 10083 96346 4

Tracklist:

A1. Fuel (4:29)
A2. The Memory Remains (4:39)
A3. Devil's Dance (5:18)
A4. The Unforgiven II (6:36)
B1. Better Than You (5:21)
B2. Slither (5:13)
B3. Carpe Diem Baby (6:12)
C1. Bad Seed (4:05)
C2. Where The Wild Things Are (6:52)
C3. Prince Charming (6:04)
D1. Low Man's Lyric (7:36)
D2. Attitude (5:16)
D3. Fixxxer (8:15)

Factory sealed vinyl records are shipped exactly as received from distributors and are not opened prior to shipment. Because of this, seam splits or minor jacket wear may occasionally occur during transit.