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For many heavy metal fans, Metallica epitomizes the genre, especially for those listeners who remember the band's fast-and-furious 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All. As a result, their continued foray into a more stripped-down, laid-back sound with this album has met a mixed response. However, there's enough innovation and just plain strange stuff on this album to make it worth a listen. The creepy "The Memory Remains" is perfectly accentuated by Marianne Faithfull's backing vocals, and "Where the Wild Things Are" features the multi-layered vocals and guitars that Metallica is famous for, albeit at about half their usual speed. The opening ("Fuel") and closing ("Fixxxer") tracks are especially strong, and intermixed with some slower, country-inflected tunes are the obnoxious rockers that made Metallica the long-running success they are. --Genevieve Williams
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
why has no-one reviewed this yet.metallica are the best rock band around.they have yet again produced an excellent album.not one of the songs are disappointing.i really advise you to go buy this album NOW!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Greg
Format:Audio CD
If you want to buy this because you want more of the early 90's Metallica sound you will be disappointed.
If you approach this album realising this great band must reinvent themselves to stay alive there is much on offer. Fantastic playing, well thought out song structures and new sounds. If they had continued to pump out the same sort of songs that feature on the fantastic Master of Puppets album, Metallica would have become parodies of themselves and would no longer exist by now.
If you approach this album realising this great band must reinvent themselves to stay alive there is much on offer. Fantastic playing, well thought out song structures and new sounds. If they had continued to pump out the same sort of songs that feature on the fantastic Master of Puppets album, Metallica would have become parodies of themselves and would no longer exist by now.
A very good album, the way forward. (But let's not forget the past)
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Nicko
Format:Audio CD
This album met with a huge amount of derision on it's release back in good old 1997 - seems like so long ago now. Looking back now, a lot of the criticism the record came in for was over the top. Most of it was based on the fact that Metallica had 'sold out'. This is surely nonsense as this record sold far less than those preceeding it. It would have been far safer for Metallica to have made another 'Black Album' - but the guys wanted to explore different musical influences. There are a lot of blues and 70s rock influences on this as compared to the speed metal of say 'Master of Puppets'. Some of it works, some of it doesn't - but I would definitely say it is an interesting record. The standout track for me is 'Unforgiven 2' - one of their most underated numbers
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Blue Metallica
Much like the deeply underrated Load - Reload is or rather was, a new incarnation of Metallica, a dark, bluesy and polished beast. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Young
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Granson
I got this as a pressy for my grand son he plays the guitarand is into heavy metal and Meatalica
Published 3 months ago by Kath
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If you like Metallica you can't go too wrong with Reload.
This album among few seem to be very "marmite" to say the very least. But Reload, for me personally holds some great tracks. Read more
Published 6 months ago by SBartlett89
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Seriously - not good
Not even as good as Load, which, let's face it, wasn't that great. Compared with Metallica's heyday albums - Ride the Lightening, Master of Puppets and bits of Justice - its washed... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2011 by I. Adams
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good album
Ireally dont get why people dislike this album Yes it's diffrent from master of pupets and there self titled album but every band chages the style alittle each time they make an... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2010 by O. Flower
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AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this cd is amazing not as good as master of puppets or and justice fo all but the new sound is so apealing metallica change and its fine until it sleeps king nothing mama said... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Sharon Bircumshaw
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Give me that which I desire!
Ever since 1988 I have been a Metallica nut and this is an album which, although not anything like Ride or Puppets, is another brilliant offering in it's own right. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by C. Brough
1.0 out of 5 stars
aaaarrrgghhh!
head numbing drivel that should be thrown into a deep dark hole and left there to die. dear oh dear....
Published on 15 Sep 2008 by ben dover
4.0 out of 5 stars
See that black cloud ahead? That's ME! ! ! !
Well my last review I wasn't completely fair as I didn't listen to this album that much. But recenlty I discorverd a song of theirs called Prince Charming which is such an awesome... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2008 by Sandra O'Hagan
5.0 out of 5 stars
A grower....
I think Metallica made a good decision by experimenting on the "load albums", but they could of been a little bit more careful and self aware when they decided to do this. Read more
Published on 13 May 2008 by S. R. Shah
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