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Load [Explicit Lyrics]

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  • Audio CD (2 Jul 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B00000G5WV
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,410 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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With Load, Metallica takes a dramatic left turn with their music, continuing in the direction suggested by Metallica, their previous album. The songs on Load have groove; they're slower, with far fewer of the lightning-fast riffs that have been Metallica's trademark since their inception. While songs like "Ain't My Bitch" and "Wasting My Hate" are up-tempo and full of the vitriol one would expect from the quintessential heavy metal band, "2 X 4" is hard rock with a blues beat, "Hero of the Day" sounds positively mainstream, and "Mama Said" is an actual, honest-to-god ballad. While some diehard fans may find this mix unappealing, there's plenty to like about this album, including its laid-back, rhythmic orientation, and James Hetfield's characteristic growl tempered by his growing maturity as a vocalist. -- Genevieve Williams


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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 andanger, 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 harmonised 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.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars its different...thats all, 19 Jun 2005
By Fatchard (Middlessex) - See all my reviews
Well, disappointing as it may seem to these other guys, Load is great. just a change in direction. As a guitarist, this album contains great riffs, although the solo's tend to be a little crappy sometimes. "wasting my hate" is an example. What a riff.
I really hate when others go "This album aint metallica man! These guys suck now!" well, i reckon metallica know what they're doing more than any one else. And as metallica have said before, its what they like, not what you like. And if u dont like it, stay away.
So stay away if you want, but its definetely worth a few quid.
Not the 5 star royalty of previous albums, but still great.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Read, 10 Jun 2003
ok to be honest i'd like to say i'm kinda tired of people saying metallica "sold out" for this album, ok its not the thrash they used to play..but its still a GREAT album admittedly its not as heavy as its predesessors but is change necissarily a bad thing, this album has some strong songs that a metallica and music fan will appreciate, do NOT buy this album if you expect metallica to sound like they did 15 years ago because thats not gonna happen the progression for metallica seems to come from everytime they get a new bassist they change there style to me it proves nothing more then therye diversity, its a solid album if your a fan of music... if you want 80's long haired leather jacketed snake skin boots thrash...maybe this album isnt for you!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This album changed my life, 25 Jul 2008
By G. Hunt "Scouser Abroad" (Valencia, Spain) - See all my reviews
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I'm a big Metallica fan, but I wouldn't be if it weren't for this album. I saw the video to Until It Sleeps while in Spain as a 17-year old and I was captivated by the arresting images and the music which stayed with you hours after hearing it. I didn't really like heavy metal, Nirvana was as heavy as I would go, but this felt different; it had, well, soul. A couple of days later I went down to the local music store, bought the album and then listened to it everyday, sometimes more than once, for the next three or four months.

I still like "Until It Sleeps", but it's been overtaken in my affections by "Mama Said", "The Outlaw Torn" and, especially, "2x4" - there are times when I'm walking along the street listening to this song on my Mp3 player and I feel like I'm stepping a little bit taller. An irrepressible blues groove played by a metal band: it's just dynamite.

After twelve years, what really stands out for me now about this album is how well crafted it is. You might look at these guys and be scared to meet them down a dark alley, but they are real musicians. A lot of thought has gone into each song. After several listens, each one reveals an element you hadn't thought about; even on a song like "the Cure", which isn't one of my favourites, you listen again to the vocals and hear the overlaid tracks of Hetfield singing in two different ways, accompanied by the thumping bass line, and, with the effect that creates, you think, wow, that's clever...

I'll never tire of listening to it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ignorance is not always bliss!
I can't believe I am writing this album a review (and giving it 4 stars!). I'll tell you why. I was one of those Metallica fans that at the time of release of Load had a lot of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steven M. Quinn

5.0 out of 5 stars Something Different
First off, I will say that I very much like Master Of Puppets, Ride The Lightning and ...And Justice For All so I'm not someone who dislikes metal-ly Metallica, but I do feel that... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Matthew Dean

5.0 out of 5 stars Most under-rated album ever?
This was the first Metallica album I bought, after being blown away by the 'Until it Sleeps' video. I was about to hit my teens at the time, and I remember all the bad press... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. D. Mcgrady

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent album but with some great songs
I've had this album since it came out and i would say had Metallica not been greedy and took the best songs from Load and Reload and made 1 album it would have surpassed the black... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Terence Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Change To The Cliché
If you want a change here it is. Metallica grew up and tried something different. You hear alot of metalligeeks (they are the narrow minded fans who want complex thrash metal -... Read more
Published 14 months ago by S. Lornie

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a great album only if you don't compare to their thrash metal masterpieces! ! !
Well in my own opinion I really like this album not as good as Ride The Lightning (which right now is my favourite Metallica album alongside Death Magnetic). Read more
Published 17 months ago by MrMetalheadO'Hagan

4.0 out of 5 stars Time Has Been Kind!
Much maligned, I've had this CD now for 12 years. I wasn't blown away in 1996 but after revisiting it, I'm really enjoying it! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Adam Jackson

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great album!
It really gets up my nose when I hear so called Metallica "fans" spouting on about how bad this album is and how they haven't made a decent one since Master Of Puppets and how the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by P. Hurley

4.0 out of 5 stars metallica's last good album... in my opinion
i think that load was a great album from metallica and was their last good album and not as good as the black album, master of puppets, and justice for all, and ride the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by for whom the bell tolls

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the negative comments about this great album.
Thankfully, Metallica have not taken heed of the narrow minded, elite purists (their so called loyal fans) and produced an album which comes across as a breath of fresh air after... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2007 by K. M. Ord

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