Metallica is continuing to release remasters of their catalog, with the latest being the 5x-platinum Load, available everywhere on June 13th. Produced by Bob Rock, Load is the follow-up to Metallica, the best-selling album of the Soundscan era. Load contains fan favorites including “Until It Sleeps,” “Hero of the Day,” and “King Nothing,” and for the first time ever, the original extended version of “The Outlaw Torn” that was originally edited due to manufacturing limits. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman.
With 301 total tracks (245 unreleased) and weighing in at over ten pounds, the limited edition deluxe numbered box set of LOAD(Remastered) includes the album remastered on 180-gram double LP and CD, Mama Said picture disc, three live LPs, 15 CDs and four DVDs featuring unreleased content (live shows, rough mixes, demos, etc), MP3 download card of all audio, two tour laminates, a Lollapalooza poster, a Pushead patch, a Rolling Stone print, guitar/bass picks, a pack of 14 Rorschach Test cards, lyric folder and sheets, and a 128-page hardcover book with never-before-seen photos + stories from those who were there.
FEATURES:
- Numbered, Limited Edition
- Deluxe Box Set
- 301 Total Tracks (245 Unreleased)
- Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
- Original Album Remastered on 180g Double LP & CD
- First-Time Original Extended Version of "The Outlaw Torn"
- "Mama Said" 45rpm 7" Vinyl Picture Disc Single
- Loadapalooza '96 on 3LP
- 15CDs
- 4DVDs
- 2 Tour Laminates
- 128-Page Hardcover Book with Never-Before-Seen Photos & Stories from Those Who Were There
- Limited-Time MP3 Download Card of All Audio AND MORE!!!
Metallica Load (Deluxe) Numbered Limited Edition 180g 5LP, 45rpm 7" Vinyl (Picture Disc), 15CD, 4DVD & Book Box Set
Track List
- Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
- 2 X 4 (Remastered)
- The House Jack Built (Remastered)
- Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
- King Nothing (Remastered)
- Hero of the Day (Remastered)
- Bleeding Me (Remastered)
- Cure (Remastered)
- Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
- Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
- Mama Said (Remastered)
- Thorn Within (Remastered)
- Ronnie (Remastered)
- The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
- Mama Said (Remastered)
- Ain't My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- 77 Intro Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- So What (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Creeping Death (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Sad But True (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Ain't My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Whiplash (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Fade to Black (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- King Nothing (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- One (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Until It Sleeps (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Wherever I May Roam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Enter Sandman (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Encore Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Last Caress (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Master of Puppets (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996)
- Overkill (With Lenny Kilmister) [Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine Ca 8/4/1996]
- Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
- 2 X 4 (Remastered)
- The House Jack Built (Remastered)
- Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
- King Nothing (Remastered)
- Hero of the Day (Remastered)
- Bleeding Me (Remastered)
- Cure (Remastered)
- Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
- Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
- Mama Said (Remastered)
- Thorn Within (Remastered)
- Ronnie (Remastered)
- The Outlaw Torn (Edit) [Remastered]
- Riff Tape Intro
- Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Riff)
- 2 X 4 (Riff) [Version 1]
- 2 X 4 (Riff) [Version 2]
- Jack (The House Jack Built Riff) [Version 1]
- Jack (The House Jack Built Riff) [Version 2]
- Load (King Nothing Riff)
- Mouldy (Hero of the Day Riff)
- Boss (Bleeding Me Riff) [Version 1]
- Boss (Bleeding Me Riff) [Version 2]
- Believe (Cure Riff) [Version 1]
- Believe (Cure Riff) [Version 2]
- Believe (Cure Riff) [Version 3]
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Riff) [Version 1]
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Riff) [Version 2]
- NC-17 (Torn Within Riff) [Version 2]
- NC-17 (Thorn Within Riff) [Version 2]
- Ronnie (Jam)
- Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Riff)
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Demo)
- Load (King Nothing Demo)
- 2 X 4 (Demo)
- Mouldy (Hero of the Day Demo)
- NC-17 (Thorn Within Demo)
- Jack (The House Jack Built Demo)
- Believe (Cure Demo)
- Dusty (Poor Twisted Me Demo)
- Ronnie (Demo)
- Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Demo)
- Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Demo)
- Boss (Bleeding Me Demo)
- Mama (Mama Said Demo)
- Boss (Bleeding Me Vocal Idea)
- Thorn Within (Guilty) [Thorn Within Vocal Idea]
- Egypt (The House Jack Built Vocal Idea)
- Mama (Mama Said Vocal Idea)
- The Blue and the Gray (And the Red) [Ronnie Vocal Idea]
- Poor Twizted Me (Poor Twisted Me Vocal Idea)
- F.O.B.D. (Until It Sleeps Vocal Idea)
- Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Take 15)
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Take 5)
- 2 X 4 (Take 16)
- NC-17 (Thorn Within Take 18)
- Believe (Cure Take 14)
- Load (King Nothing Take 16)
- Jack (The House Jack Built Take 16)
- Dusty (Poor Twisted Me Take 12)
- Ronny (Ronnie Take 16)
- Boss (Bleeding Me Take 9)
- Mouldy (Hero of the Day Take 16)
- Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Take 12)
- Mama (Mama Said Take 15)
- F.O.B.D. (Until It Sleeps Take 7)
- Mama (Mama Said New Arrangement Take 7)
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
- Jack (The House Jack Built Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
- Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
- 2 X 4 (Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
- Load (King Nothing Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
- Believe (Cure Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
- 2 X 4 (Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
- Dusty (Poor Twisted Me Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
- NC-17 (Thorn Within Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
- Jack (The House Jack Built Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
- Mouldy (Hero of the Day Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
- F.O.B.D. (Until It Sleeps Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix)
- Believe (Cure Kirk Solo Comp 1 Rough Mix)
- Load (King Nothing Kirk Solo Comp 2 Rough Mix)
- Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Original Ending Alternate Mix)
- Mouldy (Hero of the Day Instrumental Mix)
- Boss (Bleeding Me Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
- Mama (Mama Said Acoustics Only Alternate Mix)
- Ronnie (Instrumental Rough Mix)
- Streamline (Wasting My Hate Fraze Slam Mix)
- Mama (Mama Said No Band Alternate Mix)
- Load (King Nothing Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
- Ronnie (Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
- Jack (The House Jack Built More FX Alternate Mix)
- Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Vocal Tag Alternate Mix)
- Overkill (Remastered)
- Damage Case (Remastered)
- Stone Dead Forever (Remastered)
- Too Late Too Late (Remastered)
- The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
- (We Are) the Road Crew / Overkill [Reprise]
- Mama Said (Radio Edit)
- The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
- Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix)
- Hero of the Day (Outta B-Sides Mix)
- King Nothing (Tepid Mix)
- Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux Mix)
- Mama Said (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
- The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
- Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix)
- Hero of the Day (Outta B-Sides Mix)
- King Nothing (Tepid Mix)
- Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux Mix)
- Mama Said (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
- Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Bass Doodle (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Devil's Dance (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Donington Jam (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Creeping Death (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995]
- Harvester of Sorrow (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Guitar Solo (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Sad But True (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- One (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Last Caress (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Seek ; Destroy (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- Enter Sandman (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- So What (Live at Donington Park Castle Donington UK 8/26/1995)
- 2 X 4 (Live at Astoria 2 London UK 8/23/1995)
- Devil's Dance (Live at Astoria 2 London UK 8/23/1994)
- Intro Jam (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- So What (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Creeping Death (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Sad But True (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Ain't My Bitch (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Whiplash (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Fade to Black (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- King Nothing (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- One (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Until It Sleeps (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Wherever I May Roam (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Enter Sandman (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Encore Jam (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Last Caress (With Jim Martin) [Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996]
- Master of Puppets (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Overkill (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Motorbreath (Live at Slim's San Francisco Ca 6/10/1996)
- Wasting My Hate (Hun Sound Rehearsal)
- The House Jack Built (Hun Sound Rehearsal)
- Last Caress (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- King Nothing (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- Devil's Dance (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- Wasting My Hate (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- Hero of the Day (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- Whiplash (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- Motorbreath (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- Intro Jam (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- So What (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Creeping Death (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Sad But True (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Ain't My Bitch (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Whiplash (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Bleeding Me (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- King Nothing (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- One (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Wasting My Hate (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Until It Sleeps (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Wherever I May Roam (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Fade to Black (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Seek ; Destroy/Fight Fire with Fire (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Encore Jam (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Last Caress (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Master of Puppets (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Enter Sandman (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Encore Jam #2 (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Am I Evil? (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Motorbreath (Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo Norway 11/23/1996)
- Bleeding Me (Birmingham UK Live Rehearsal)
- Until It Sleeps (Birmingham UK Live Rehearsal)
- The House Jack Built (Birmingham UK Live Rehearsal)
- Intro Jam (Live at Rosemont Horizon Chicago Il 2/9/1997)
- So What (Live at Forum København Copenhagen Denmark 11/26/1996)
- Creeping Death (Live at Great Western Forum Los Angeles Ca 12/20/1996)
- Sad But True (Live at Palazzo Dello Sport Rome Italy 9/26/1996)
- Ain't My Bitch (Live at McNichols Sports Arena Denver Co 11/24/1997)
- Hero of the Day (Live at Miami Arena Miami FL 4/19/1997)
- Whiplash (Live at Point Theatre Dublin Ireland 10/9/1996)
- Bleeding Me (Live at Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 10/21/1996)
- King Nothing (Live at Civic Arena Pittsburgh Pa 3/26/1997)
- One (Live at Saskatchewan Place Saskatoon SK Canada 5/26/1997)
- 2 X 4 (Live at Sportovni Hala Prague Czech Republic 9/9/1996)
- Wasting My Hate (Live at Velódromo de Anoeta San Sebastian Spain 9/18/1996)
- Devil's Dance (Live at Madison Square Garden New York NY 3/10/1997)
- Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live at Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque NM 1/8/1997)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live at Estádio Do Restelo Lisbon Portugal 9/20/1996)
- Until It Sleeps (Live at Thomas ; Mack Center Las Vegas NV 1/10/1997)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Prins Van Oranjehal Utrecht Netherlands 11/12/1996)
- Wherever I May Roam (Live at Spokane Arena Spokane Wa 5/16/1997)
- Fade to Black (Live at Centre Molson Montreal QC Canada 3/28/1997)
- Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Spodek Katowice Poland 9/8/1996)
- Encore Jam (Live at Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati Oh 4/16/1997)
- The Shortest Straw (Live at Flanders Expo Ghent Belgium 9/14/1996)
- Master of Puppets (Live at Barrowland Glasgow Scotland 10/10/1996)
- Enter Sandman (Live at the Omni Atlanta Ga 4/22/1997)
- Encore Jam #2 (Live at Le Dome Marseille France 10/2/1996)
- Fuel (Live at Rosemont Horizon Chicago Il 2/9/1997)
- Breadfan (Live at Seidenstickerhalle Bielefeld Germany 11/11/1996)
- Overkill (Live at Earls Court London UK 10/12/1996)
- Rehearsals at the Plant Pt. 1
- Writing in Lars' Dungeon Pt. 1
- A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica Pt. 1: London
- Soundcheck (Live in London UK)
- 2 X 4 (Live in London UK)
- Devil's Dance (Live in London UK)
- A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica Pt. 2: Castle Donington
- 2 X 4 (Live at Castle Donington UK)
- Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Castle Donington UK)
- Devil's Dance (Live at Castle Donington UK)
- Soundcheck
- The Ecstasy of Gold (Live)
- Creeping Death (Live)
- Master of Puppets (Live)
- Wherever I May Roam (Live)
- Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
- Fade to Black (Live)
- 2 X 4 (Live)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
- Devil's Dance (Live)
- Seek ; Destroy (Live)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live)
- Sad But True (Live)
- One (Live)
- Enter Sandman (Live)
- So What (Live)
- A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica Pt. 3: Tuk
- Intro Jam (Live)
- Last Caress (Live)
- Creeping Death (Live)
- Sad But True (Live)
- Ain't My Bitch (Live)
- Whiplash (Live)
- Bleeding Me (Live)
- King Nothing (Live)
- One (Live)
- Devil's Dance (Live)
- Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live)
- Until It Sleeps (Live)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
- Wherever I May Roam (Live)
- Fade to Black (Live)
- Kill/Ride Medley (Live)
- Encore Jam (Live)
- So What (Live)
- Master of Puppets (Live)
- Enter Sandman (Live)
- Encore Jam #2 (Live)
- Breadfan (Live)
- Overkill (Live)
- 3131 Until It Sleeps (Official Music Video)
- Hero of the Day (Director's Cut)
- Mama Said (Official Music Video)
- King Nothing (Official Music Video)
- Hero of the Day (U.S. Version)
- Hero of the Day (U.K. Version)
- Hero of the Day (Cowboy Footage)
- MTV Motherload (U.S. Version)
- MTV Motherload (Euro Version)
- Until It Sleeps (Live on the MTV Video Music Awards)
- Hero of the Day (Live on Top of the Pops)
- Wasting My Hate (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
- Mama Said (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
- King Nothing (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
- Last Caress/So What (Live on the MTV Europe Music Awards)
- Mama Said (Live on Sverige-Soviet)
- King Nothing (Live on the American Music Awards)
