Metallica - Load

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Good Experimental Metal Album. Its a must have in your Metallica collection

load is a great album.

If you think this album is horrible, you aren't a true Metallica fan. This album shows the creativity James has with his lyrics and riffs. Kirk has some highlights in this album such as Outlaw Torn. That solo gave me goosebumps. Take your bunched up panties and stop hating on an experiment Metallica took the risk to do.

I don’t really like rock examples like yours ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹💔❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹💔

Its the most underrated song in the world

Change is good...Good change is better...

Let me just start by saying Metallica is truly my favorite band of all time, and there the best a what they do. But I have to be honest. This album was really hard to listen too. The only reason I own it is so I have every record they've ever made. But this and reload are really sub par records. I love the black album, and when they started going in a more commercial direction, I thought wow, the black album is still super heavy. But then they went off the deep end with this and reload. And for that matter Saint anger as well. I mean has anyone seen the until it sleeps video? After seeing that for the first time I thought, oh my god... My favorite band has lost their minds. Thank the creator for death magnetic.

Sorry to rock for me. “ That’s when Metallica was a rock band” - Kerry King

Load has some of Metallica’s best songs like King Nothing, Hero of the Day, Bleeding Me, Mama Said, and The Outlaw Torn. It may not be a thrash album but it’s still an amazing one.

The song that really got me into metallica as a kid not knowing them was from the "hero of the day single." It was a medley of hit the lights, the four horsemen, phantom lord, one of the other first cd songs and 2 from ride the lightning including fight fire with fire... PLEASE PUT THEIR SINGLES UP FOR PURCHASE STARTING HERE! thank you

Come on people this wasn’t a platinum by any means but it was fun as all heck with songs such as fuel

Never mind you are my favorite band EVER!!!!!🤘🏻😎🙂🥳😎🤘🏻🥳💥🔥💥🔥😎🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

At the time of release the shock of their image change and different sounds alienated their close minded, one dimensional metal audience. This album was a departure from thrash and welcomed blues and hard rock influences into the fold. Over time many people who once dismissed this album have grown to love it, and it withstands the rest of time even better than some of their seminal work.

I hate, hate, hate this album. I grew up on Kill, Lightening, Puppets, Justice, & Black. The afore mentioned titles were masterpieces that belong in the Louvre, this album however lacks soul, heart, & dignity and should be expunged from the bands record.

Until it sleeps, King Nothing, and Hero of the day are the best. This was kinda a step down from the black album, but still good songs on it

I became a Metallica fan around the time that this album came out. Even after being exposed to their earlier work, which is awesome, I’ve found that this album is very good in its own right. You just have to think of this in terms of good rock music and not have the expectation that Metallica will always have the same thrash sound throughout all their albums. And as I said in the title, this is much much better than St. Anger, which is rubbish.

Sleeps is awesome

King Nothing is one of my favorite songs by Metallica

I know Metallica doesn’t really like Load because it felt forced upon them, but dang, they really made some good music!

I have to admit I hated this Metallica-lite when it came out, and their redeeming follow-up, Load, didn't fare much better. But, listening to King Nothing over 20 years later, I got struck by nostalgia, similar to other Metallica singles like those in the Black Album. I think Metallica should revisit this direction as the band's original fans are in their 40s and some even in their 50s. Hey kids, it's safe to listen to this.

Might not be heavy like what they’re known for, but it’s still one of the most underrated albums ever

First off, I really love this album. Sure, it may not be the best album ever made, but it is better than most pop trash. Load by Metallica features 14 songs, in a running time of 79 minutes. Released to the world in June of 1996, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It received a mixed reaction, but was still very successful, selling around five million copies. It was fewer than the Black Album, but still a massive success. Many fans were disappointed in the shift in direction, as they set speed aside, and became a hard rock band with the image of alternative rock. The album raised more eyebrows when the band headlined the usually alternative Lollapalooza. They cut their hair, wore makeup, and became somewhat abstract. The album cover is blood and sperm mixed together, which sometimes grosses me out when I look at it. This is like trying a new food. You have to eat it a few times before you develop a taste for it. With rockers like Until It Sleeps, Hero Of The Day, King Nothing, The Outlaw Torn, The House Jack Built and Bleeding Me, you will have a good Metallica album. I give it a 5/5 because it’s different, and I like it when bands experiment with their sound. If you don’t like the album at all, get Until it Sleeps and you’re set for this album. However, I highly recommend you buy it, because if you like something different, you will like this.

This album is actually a fantastic rock album. I love it! But it's a terrible Metallica album. Unfortunately for Metallica, people had high expectations and this is not what the long time fans wanted to hear when they popped in a Metallica cd. If you can get passed that you will find yourself enjoying one hell of a rock album.

Amazing album

So this was Metallica going from Heavy Metal to Hard rock. The evolution of Metallica is from thrash (Kill' em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets) to Heavy Metal (...And Justice for All, Black album) to Hard Rock (Load, Reload). I didnt care. As long as I got an album from Metallica, all was well. I loved it reardless of the sound and differences and I could tell even as young as I was. I listened to it constantly. I did not like the haircuts straight up. I still have not adapted to it and probobly never will. However, that didnt affect their ability to write great music and I still try to see them if they ever come around. Which is every blue moon. Either way, I wil always ove this one. Its part of my travel music, as I never take a trip without it.

I listen to the album it had so much potential. A big disappointment Metallica .

To be honest, i love King Nothing. Great song

Love it

This is one of Metallica's most underrated albums. It may not be Master Of Puppets or Ride The Lightning but I still consider it to be a good album. My favorite tracks: 2 X 4, The House Jack Built, Until It Sleeps, King Nothing, Hero Of The Day, Bleeding Me, Ronnie, and The Outlaw Torn.

I understand the malevolence for this album by those who only want another version of Master of Puppets, but this has some of James musicianship on display. So many great songs which showcase James talents beyond speed picking.

This album was made by any other band, it would've been a huge success. I think that the people complaining about this album are crazy. And that bears itself out in these reviews, which aren't 20 years old like the album. Look, I don't particularly care for Lars, but he said it best – yeah they sold out, every venue they play, every time they play.

Awesome

if viewed as a rock album it's pretty good. Overally it hasn't held up well over the years like everything else post-Justice.

This album is a great example of the “new sound” of Metallica. They stepped out of the average thrash record and recorded a completely different take on the concept. I love this album. It opens with head banger “Ain’t my Bitch”. Mixed with up-beat head banging pieces, there are dark heavy meaningful songs such as “Until it Sleeps”. This album steps out of the average Metallica album and explores the new sound that the band choose to pursue. If you’re an old Metallica fan and are not open to a new sound in their records, I would not purchase this album. If you’re up to the change, GO FOR IT!!!

I like the different approach they took with both Load and Reload. I can understand how some fans dislike both these albums because there isn't any thrash, but for me I like the variety in their sound. I still like their older stuff but I like how it's slow metal and still sounds like Metallica. If you're a metal fan who likes a little variety I think Load is a good album for you.

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St. Anger.👍🏻 Got good songs. Also, what went through their heads when they put what they did on the album covers of Load and Reload.

If you do not like this song you 🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

Not Thrash, Not Metallica.

Metallica doesn't get enough credit for going creative with this and Reload. I understand why people think that their early work is better, but changing their style of music a little bit isn't wrong or bad.

Great album!

Of crap

Bleeding me

I would say that this album is proof that Metallica could change music styles without completely messing it up. Unlike a lot of bands who couldn't change musically and were stuck in the past.

Load is the album that truly angers Metallica’s diaper baby fan base, because there is no sign of the band they were before on it. It’s grunge-metal that’s very dirty sounding despite the obvious attempt to cash in on grunge’s success. Creatively it’s very much a risk-taker but sticking mostly to a mixture of southern-like rock and straightforward metal akin to Motörhead. It’s not bad because most 90’s popular music was great including rap, so I have a hard time really disliking the album all in all. Some tracks are better than others, some kind of repetitive and not having much direction, others really great. I definitely agree that it doesn’t hold up against its five predecessors, because those changed heavy metal forever and by 1996, there wasn’t anything to change in metal anymore because glam metal was dead and buried and thus thrash had done its job. With bands like Pantera and various death metal groups pushing the envelope at this point, why would anyone have expected Metallica to perform miracles when they had basically did everything they could have done in their scene? It’s not like they sound awful in this form, because they still had some things that still make this album a Metallica album nonetheless. You want to hear a thrash legend really sound terrible simplifying their music? go listen to Risk by Megadeth. Now THAT is awful, because they truly sold out to the point Dave Mustaine wishes it wasn’t under Megadeth’s name (I do like Countdown to Extinction and Youthanasia though).

There’s lots of songs on this album that are great: AMB, 2X4, Until it Sleeps, King Nothing, Bleeding Me, WMH, Thorn Within, and Outlaw Torn. The rest are still good except: Poor Twisted me is a copy of Nightmare by Black Sabbath, which sounds good but the verse vocals ruin the song, House that Jack Built is a snooze fest, and Hero of the Day is just unspeakably bad. A 5 star album album if they cut Hero of the Day.

I dont hate this album ,it has some very good songs and it has helped Mettalica diversify and be one of the greatist bands in Rock N Roll History. The album cover was desinged by Serrano using ,wait for it seimen and blood. Just my 2 cents. Brian S Roan 5/10/22 while on Vacation

By and far their most unique sounding album. Not a bad track on here and I hope they revisit the stylings of Load/Reload in the future.

This album received a lot of backlash when it was released because it didn't have the same style as the Black album or Master of Puppets. This was released 5 years after the Black album and the band was in a different state of mind and wanted to experiment. It's a little experimental with the sound. Still delivers riffs but with a bit of a blues flare and the speed is more mid-tempo. Some have accused the band of trying to be more 'alternative' but really it doesn't sound like grunge music or even the alternative rock that was happening, but it was definitely different than the Metallica people came to know and love. Give this album another listen with an open mind (I was one of those that didn't like the album). Some of my favorite all time Metallica tracks are on this album: Until It Sleeps, Bleeding Me, The Outlaw Torn. Finely crafted tunes with a unique sound. The band has since returned to more of a metal sound but I kind of wish they continued to move in the direction this album was heading. Recommended listening.

This album was a big step for Metallica considering it's a hard rock album and not their usual heavy thrash, and it's a really good album. It took some time for it to grow on me but these songs really are truly amazing. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

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So I really like Metallica. Doesn’t mean I like all their songs. Cure is good and probably my favourite. Honestly it reminds me of Kurt Cobain because of lyrics like “ he thinks the answer is cold and in his hands”, “he takes his medicine”, and “the man takes another bullet”. Load is ok but there is room for improvement. King nothing, Cure, and Bleeding me are all good, but idk about the others.

A lot people doesn’t like this album, buy for me - my fav album

Despite it being very different from previous Metallica albums (even the black album) it is still a really good album front to back in its own unique way.

Yes well at least they got the album title right if absolutely nothing else.

Rock on Metallica!

I grew up to this one as it was my first of there's. I've always liked it. It's not there old stuff but still gets you wanting to bang your head. One of my fav albums.

Load has some good songs on it but the amount of tepid, mid-tempo "rawk" on it distracts me from the good points. It is like a huge, mean looking, but ultimately neutered dog.

Awesome!!!!!!!

A lot of Metallica fans are still vocal about not liking this album -- that's unfortunate. Anybody who listens to this album from front to back will likely realize how incredible it is. Outlaw Torn, Thorn Within and Bleeding Me are some of Metallica's most amazing songs. The sound isn't the same '80s speed metal that people who still wear acid wash jeans have come to expect. Instead, the sound of Load (and Reload) are something completely different. All people need to listen to this album because it's one of Metallica's best albums. I've been a fan for a long time and I still listen Load almost more than any other album.

I've always listened to Metallica growing up and so I decided to grab this album and give it a listen and this is album has good tunes! this album and Reload are not like the old thrash metal they used to do but when you give this album a chance to listen to, it sounds amazing! \m/

All of their albums are gold!

I'm sure the thrash metallica fans were in shock after listening to load and didn't really try and get into the music but there are great tracks here. metallica wanted to explore there music and some songs on here sound like nothing another band has ever done. metallica fans and hard rock fans give it another shot

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