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Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums). Producers: Bob Rock, James...
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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. Personnel: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Lars Ulrich (drums); Chris Vrenna (programming). Audio Mixers: Mike Rew; Randy Staub . Recording information: Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, CA (05/1995-02/1996); Right Track Recording Studios, New York, NY (05/1995-02/1996); The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA (05/1995-02/1996). Photographer: Anton Corbijn. 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...
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56 Reviews from Epinions.com
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Metallica Successfully Load Up On a New Sound
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Pros: Tons of great hard rock; Bleeding Me
Cons: A couple of comparatively weak tracks
Bottom Line:
It's no '80s Metallica, but what is?
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The Peak of Metallica's Career
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Pros: Diversity, Experimentation, Great song-writing
Cons: Maybe too much experimentation and diversity, Has led mindless headbangers to call Metallica "sell-outs"
Bottom Line:
Read the review.
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The gun is Loaded...
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Pros: To many to list!
Cons: Some may think its too long at 78 minutes and 50 seconds
Bottom Line:
Metallica's best album. Diverse and yet focused, Metallica delivered the goods against all odds.
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A Load Of Solid Music.
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Pros: Good Heavy Rock Songs, Generally Solid Lyrical Writing, Hey it's better than Bush and Creed.
Cons: May be too different or soft for some, occasionally questionable lyrical writing.
Bottom Line:
Load is an all around strong attempt by Metallica to grow up, and broaden their musical horizons.
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Fully LOADed
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Pros: Best of genre, Hard rocking sound, Great songwriting
Cons: Metal fans may stray away
Bottom Line:
For those Metallica fans who appreciate the band and its decisions in music. Also, for non-Metallica fans who are in need of knowing what good hard rock is all about.
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A Load For Your Eardrums
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Pros: The band experimented. They played some really good songs.
Cons: May take a bit to get used to the music.
Bottom Line:
The band survived by going down a less traveled path in the history of rock music that makes them worthy of their world-class status to this day.
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One of the greatest cds ever
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Pros: new style, it's metallica
Cons: i can't think of a bad thing about this cd
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This is one of my favorite cds, and any Metallica fan should own it.
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. . . And Now For Something Completely Different
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Pros: Intelligent, Mature, Diverse, Creative, etc
Cons: 'Mama Said' sure created quite an outrage, didn't it? Read More at Epinions.com
Come On People....... It's Still Metallica
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Pros: Awesome Transitional Album. High Quality Instrumentation. A Must Have For The True Metallica Fan.
Cons: Metallica was labeled a sell out by some people because of this album. Read More at Epinions.com
Open Wide for the "Cure", Metallica delivers the "Load"
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Pros: easier listening, words you can hear, & we hear a more mature, transitioned Metallica
Cons: This may be a disappointing performance for their "garage" fans. Read More at Epinions.com
Load, this album rules.
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Pros: Different Metallica, but it still Rocks like only Metallica can rock.
Cons: Some songs are a little long and somewhat tedious at time.
Bottom Line:
I would recommend this album to anyone who likes Rock and Roll music because it is Metallica's best work.
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