MetallicaLoad

Label:

Mercury – 532 618-2

Format:

CD , Album
CD
All Media , Limited Edition

Country:

Australasia

Released:

Genre:

Non-Music

Style:

Interview

Tracklist

1-1 Ain't My Bitch
Written-ByUlrich*
5:04
1-2 2 X 4
Written-ByUlrich*
5:28
1-3 The House Jack Built
Written-ByUlrich*
6:39
1-4 Until It Sleeps
Written-ByUlrich*
4:30
1-5 King Nothing
Written-ByUlrich*
5:28
1-6 Hero Of The Day
Written-ByUlrich*
4:22
1-7 Bleeding Me
Written-ByUlrich*
8:18
1-8 Cure
Written-ByUlrich*
4:54
1-9 Poor Twisted Me
Written-ByUlrich*
4:00
1-10 Wasting My Hate
Written-ByUlrich*
3:57
1-11 Mama Said
Written-ByUlrich*
5:19
1-12 Thorn Within
Written-ByUlrich*
5:51
1-13 Ronnie
Written-ByUlrich*
5:17
1-14 The Outlaw Torn
Written-ByUlrich*
9:53
The Interview
2-1 Was Load A Difficult Album To Put Together?
2-2 It's Been 5 Year Since The "Black" Album, Why Has It Taken So Long To Come Up With Load?
2-3 With The 5 Year Gap Between Albums Did You Lose Any Songs You Had Written In The Meantime?
2-4 When Did You Start Recording Load?
2-5 Why Did You Choose To Work With Bob Rock Again?
2-6 How Did The Album Start To Take Shape While You Were Recording?
2-7 Having Had Such A Huge Success With The "Black" Album, Did The Band Feel They Should Stick To The Same Formula In The Writing The Songs For Load?
2-8 Do You Ever Face Blank Periods When You're Writing Songs For Your Albums?
2-9 Load Has A Very Live Feel To It, Was This A Conscious Decision By The Band?
2-10 Did Load Take A Long Time To Write?
2-11 What Can You Tell Us About The Song "Cure".
2-12 Can You Tell Us About The Track 'The Outlaw Torn"?
2-13 Can You Tell Us About The Song 'Until It Sleeps"?
2-14 How Did You Feel When The Album Was Finished?
2-15 Why Did You Choose "Load" As The Title For The New Album?
2-16 How Do You Feel About The Forthcoming Tour?
2-17 Hpw Do The Band Cope With Being On The Road These Days?
2-18 As Each Album Seems To Get Bigger And Bigger, Do You Ever Hanker For The Days When Life Was Simpler?
2-19 How Long Have The Band Been Together Now, And Have Attitudes Towards Each Other Changed?

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtThe Plant Studios
  • Recorded AtRight Track Recording
  • Mixed AtRight Track Recording
  • Mixed AtQuad Recording Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Metallica
  • Copyright ©Metallica
  • Published ByPolygram Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published ByCreeping Death Music
  • Licensed ToPolyGram International Music B.V.
  • Marketed ByPolyGram Records Pty. Limited
  • Licensed ToPolyGram Records Pty. Limited
  • Made ByPMI

Credits

  • BassJason Newsted
  • Cover [Front Cover Artwork By]Andres Serrano
  • Design [Album]Andie Airfix
  • DrumsLars Ulrich
  • Edited By [Assisted By]Mike Gillies
  • Edited By [Digital Edits]Paul DeCarli
  • Engineer [Additional Recording Assisted By]Jason Goldstein
  • Engineer [Additional Recording Engineered By]Brian Dobbs
  • Guitar [Guitars]Kirk Hammett
  • Guitar [Guitars], VocalsJames Hetfield
  • ManagementQ Prime Inc.
  • Mastered ByGeorge Marino
  • Mixed ByRandy Staub
  • Mixed By [Additional Mixing Assisted By]Mike Rew
  • Mixed By [Additional Mixing]Mike Fraser
  • Mixed By [Assisted By]Matt Curry
  • Photography ByAnton Corbijn
  • Producer [Produced By]Bob Rock
  • Producer [Produced With]Ulrich*
  • Recorded ByRandy Staub
  • Recorded By [Assisted By]Kent Matcke

Notes

Disc 1 Recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California at various points in time between May '95 & February '96.
Additional recording at Right Track Recording, New York.
Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York, March-April '96.
Additional mixing at Quad Recording Studios, New York.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Fan Club address:
P.O. 18327, Knoxville, TN 37928-2327

All songs © 1996 PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd./Creeping Death Music

℗ 1996 Metallica
© 1996 Metallica. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Metallica under license to PolyGram International Music BV

Total running time: 78:57

Design credit for Andie Airfix is written "Andie Airfix at Satori"

Disc 2 is made up of a short interview with the of Metallica.

It has an additional catalogue number of: MET INT1

Marketed in Australasia by PolyGram under exclusive license.
Made in Australia.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7 31453 26182 2
  • Barcode (String): 731453261822
  • Other (Disc 2 catalog number): MET INT 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 1 & 2): MADE BY PMI * 532618-2 * #04
  • Mastering SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L281
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 1): IFPI 4621
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 2): IFPI 4606
  • Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 1 & 2): MADE BY PMI * METINT 1 * #01
  • Mastering SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L281
  • Mould SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 1 & 2): IFPI 4620

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Load (CD, Album, Stereo) Elektra 61923-2 US 1996
Load (CD, Album, PMDC Pressing) Vertigo 532 618-2 Europe 1996
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Load (Cassette, Album) Vertigo 532 618-4 Europe 1996
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Load (CD, Album, Stereo) Sony SRCS 8000 Japan 1996
Load (2×LP, Album) Elektra 61923-1 US 1996

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