Load

Album Credits:

Produced By Bob Rock with Hetfield & Ulrich

Recorded by Randy Staub
Assisted by Brian Dobbs & Ken Matcke
Digital Edits by Paul DeCarli & Chris Vrenna

Recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California at various points in time between May '95 & February '96
Additional recording at Right Track Recording, NY

Engineered by Brian Dobbs
Assisted by Jason Goldstein

Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York, March-April '96
Mixed by Randy Staub
Assisted by Matt Curry
Additional Mixing by Mike Fraser at Quad Recording Studios, New York
Assisted by Mike Rew

Mastered by George Ramino at Sterling Sound

Album design by Andie Airfix at Satori
Photography by Anton Corbjin
Front Cover Artwork by Andes Serrano
Management by Q Prime

Track Listing:

1-Ain't My Bitch 5:04
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
2-2 X 4 5:28
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
3-The House Jack Built 6:39
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
4-Until It Sleeps 4:30
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
5-King Nothing 5:28
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
6-Hero Of The Day 4:22
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
7-Bleeding Me 8:18
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
8-Cure 4:54
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
9-Poor Twisted Me 4:00
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
10-Wasting My Hate 3:57
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
11-Mama Said 5:19
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
12-Thorn Within 5:51
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
13-Ronnie 5:17
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
14-The Outlaw Torn 9:52
(Hetfield, Ulrich)

Band Members:

James Hetfield - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Jason Newsted- Bass/Backup Vocals
Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
Lars Ulrich - Drums

Album Curiosities

- Released June 4, 1996 in US.
- Load contained the "most finished" songs of a mammoth 30 song session.. the remaining songs to be on the next album.
- This was the first album for both guitar player's to have expanded roles... Kirk plays rhythms, and James plays more leads.
- Load featured a new Metallica logo, and a new "4M Star" logo.
- As of January 1997 Load is quadruple platinum.
- US singles released are Until It Sleeps, Hero Of The Day and King Nothing.
- Load features Metallica's longest song... The Outlaw Torn, yet a minute of it is edited to fit on the album.
- The albums is as long as technically possibly, 78:59.
- The title Load is meant to be ambiguous, leaving the album title open to many possibilities and interpretations.
- Very little lyrics are included in the CD booklet, allowing James' lyrics to be more open to interpretations.
- Load was released after a contract dispute with Elektra.
- The band remains with Elektra, and no details of the new contract have been released, though both sides are said to be happy.
- Metallica was the headliner on the Lollapalooza tour following the release of Load.
- After Lollapalooza, Metallica started it's own tour in Europe, called POOR TOURING ME.
- After the European Tour, Poor Touring Me continued in the US, with Korn opening the first few shows and COC opening the bulk.

(Thanks to Themetsource.com for curiosities)

Albums Released

Elektra, 1996 (U.S) [61923-2]