Load (2LP) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label:    Blackened – BLCKND011-1
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:    US
Released:    Aug 25, 2014
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Hard Rock, Alternative Rock

A1        Ain't My Bitch    5:04
A2        2 X 4    5:28
A3        The House Jack Built    6:39
A4        Until It Sleeps    4:30
B1        King Nothing    5:28
B2        Hero Of The Day    4:22
B3        Bleeding Me    8:18
C1        Cure    4:54
C2        Poor Twisted Me    4:00
C3        Wasted My Hate    3:57
C4        Mama Said    5:20
D1        Thorn Within    5:52
D2        Ronnie    5:17
D3        The Outlaw Torn    9:49

Manufactured By – Warner Music Group
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blackened Recordings
Copyright © – Blackened Recordings
Recorded At – The Plant Studios
Recorded At – Right Track Recording
Mixed At – Right Track Recording
Mixed At – Quad Recording Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Designed At – Satori (14)
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 20530
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 20531
Bass – Jason Newsted
Design [Album Design By] – Andie Airfix
Design [Front Cover Artwork] – Andres Serrano
Drums – Lars Ulrich
Edited By [Assistant] – Chris Vrenna, Mike Gillies
Edited By [Digital] – Paul DeCarli
Engineer – Brian Dobbs
Engineer [Assistant] – Jason Goldstein
Guitar – Kirk Hammett
Guitar, Vocals – James Hetfield
Management – Q Prime Inc.
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Randy Staub
Mixed By [Additional] – Mike Fraser
Mixed By [Assistant] – Matt Curry, Mike Rew
Photography By – Anton Corbijn
Producer – Bob Rock, Hetfield*, Ulrich*
Recorded By – Randy Staub
Recorded By [Assistant] – Brian Dobbs, Kent Matcke
Written-By – Hetfield*, Hammett* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 10, 12), Ulrich*
Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
Barcode: 8 56115 004644
Barcode: 856115004644

Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums). Producers: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich. Recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California between May 1995 and February 1996. The kings of speed metal have never been keen on being labeled, and LOAD, which follows up the 1991 mega-hit METALLICA, is a surprising pastiche of sonic fury. Metallica still rocks hard. James Hetfield's lyrics are still full of venom and anger, and the music still could scare small children. But the band is ready to show off other sides of its craft. "Hero Of The Day" sounds like an R.E.M. song, albeit a heavy one, with its tender beginning and ending confluence of harmonized vocals and catchy guitar riffs. A dose of the blues can be heard in the slow-burning "Bleeding Me," and a downright country twang pervades "Mama Said." Still, this is a metal album, and there are headbanging riffs o'plenty. LOAD may seem like a departure from the Metallica "norm," but it's actually what the band has been doing all along: writing well-crafted songs without a regard for what others think. The only difference is that the one-time denizens of the underground now have the world's rapt attention.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: METAL
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format Type: 2xLP
• Released: 08/25/2014