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At 79 minutes, Load is Metallica's longest studio album. Load received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, debuting and spending four consecutive weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.
- May 1, 1995 – February 1, 1996
- June 4, 1996
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Jun 4, 1996 · Load is Metallica’s sixth studio album and featured a more blues and rock influence than on previous releases. Its cover features a mix of blood and sperm. Hence the album’s name, Load ...
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Sep 20, 2022 · Louder. Why Load is Metallica's last great album. By Terry Bezer. last updated 20 September 2022. Two decades after its release, we argue the case for Metallica's much maligned sixth album. (Image credit: Getty Images)
Dec 4, 1996 · Load is a heavy metal record that departs from the thrash style of Metallica's previous albums. It features guitar riffs, vocal harmonies and lyrics that express anger, loss and retribution.
Sep 20, 2022 · In retrospect, much of the outrage Load inspired seems comically overblown. At its best – on first single Until It Sleeps, on the stirring The Outlaw Torn and the seething Bleeding Me – the album offered a bold, mature and liberating re-imagining of the Metallica sound. The album’s biggest fault however, was quality control.
