AlbumE · 1997
Reload
by Metallica
Reload is a 1997 hard rock album by Metallica. It runs 13 tracks across 76 minutes on Elektra. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.9/5 from 158 ratings.
Hard Rock · Heavy Metal · Alternative Rock
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- 3.9 /5
- 158 ratings
- 69 /100
- 11 critics
- 13
- Tracks
- 76 min
- Runtime
- 131 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
158 ratings · avg 3.9
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Reviews
1 review
- 3.0
The leftovers album with a defense case: Reload completes the Load sessions' blues-rock detour, and "Fuel" plus "The Memory Remains" — Marianne Faithfull's ghostly cameo included — earn permanent setlist slots. The sprawl and the swagger both feel contractual in stretches. Lesser Metallica that another band would retire on.
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Critics
11 publications
- USA Today3.5/4
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Plain DealerB
- Chicago Tribune3/4
- Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
- NME6/10
- AllMusic3/5
- Rolling Stone3/5
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5
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Reload album cover
The Reload cover was designed by Andie Airfix and Andres Serrano and photographed by Anton Corbijn.
- Design
- Andie Airfix, Andres Serrano
- Photography
- Anton Corbijn
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Tracklist
13 tracks · 76 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Reload is Low Man's Lyric — rated 4.3/5 by 19 listeners.
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ReLoad is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on November 18, 1997 through Elektra Records. It is a sequel or counterpart to the band's previous album, Load, and also the final Metallica album of the 20th century. ReLoad debuted #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 417,000 copies in its first week. Only six of the thirteen songs have ever been played live. They include "Fuel", "The Memory Remains", "Devil's Dance", "The Unforgiven II", "Low Man's Lyric", and "Carpe Diem Baby". There are also occasional jam sessions of songs including "Bad Seed", "Better Than You" and "Fixxxer". ReLoad is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA. It was the final Metallica studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted, though it was not his last release with the band. ReLoad also marked the second and the last appearance of a new Metallica logo on an album, until the release of Garage Inc.
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The original idea was to make Metallica's sixth album a double album. However, with problems recording so many songs at one time, the band decided that half of the songs were to be released and the band would continue to work on the remaining songs and release them the following year. Drummer Lars Ulrich stated that "it's the second half of Load. It's just coming out a year and a half later." This was the second album to feature most, if not all, songs in E♭ tuning, with "Bad Seed" being played in D♭ tuning and "Devil's Dance" in D tuning. D tuning was earlier used for "Sad but True" on Metallica and later used for "Sabbra Cadabra" and Whiskey in the Jar" from Garage Inc. Recently the song "Carpe Diem Baby" premiered at the "Metallica's 30th Anniversary Party" in 2011. The songs that have never been played are "Better than You", "Slither", "Bad Seed", "Where the Wild Things Are", "Prince Charming", "Attitude", and "Fixxxer".
In brief
- Is Reload good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Reload 3.9/5 from 158 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Reload?
- Low Man's Lyric, rated 4.3/5 by 19 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Reload released?
- Reload was released in 1997 on Elektra.
- How many tracks are on Reload?
- Reload has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 76 minutes.
- What genre is Reload?
- Reload is catalogued under Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock.
- What BPM is Reload?
- Reload runs at a median tempo of 131 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Reload?
- Listeners of Reload also rate Nevermind by Nirvana, Rust in Peace by Megadeth, Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- Who produced Reload?
- Reload was produced by Bob Rock, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Bob Rock produced all of them.
- Who wrote the songs on Reload?
- Reload was written by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich.
Credits
- Produced by
- Written by
- James HetfieldKirk HammettLars Ulrich
- Mixed by
- Mike FraserRandy Staub
- Engineered by
- Bernardo BigalliBrian DobbsDarren GrahnGary WingerKent Matcke
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