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Reload(Metallica album)

Reloadis the seventh studio album by Americanheavy metalbandMetallica,released on November 18, 1997,[9]viaElektra Records.The album is a follow-up toLoad,released the previous year, and Metallica's last studio album to feature bassistJason Newsted.Reloaddebuted at number one on theBillboard200,selling 436,000 copies in its first week. It was certified3× platinumby theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) for shipping three million copies in the United States.

Reload
Studio albumby
Metallica
ReleasedNovember 18, 1997(1997-11-18)
Recorded
  • May 1995 – February 1996
  • July–October 1997[1]
StudioThe Plant(Sausalito, California)
Genre
Length76:04
LabelElektra
Producer
Metallicachronology
Load
(1996) 		Reload
(1997) 		Garage Inc.
(1998)
Metallicastudio album chronology
Load
(1996) 		Reload
(1997) 		St. Anger
(2003)
SinglesfromReload
  1. "The Memory Remains"
    Released: November 11, 1997[6]
  2. "The Unforgiven II"
    Released: February 23, 1998[7]
  3. "Fuel"
    Released: June 22, 1998[8]
  4. "Better Than You"
    Released: July 16, 1998

Background

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Reloadwas recorded atThe Plant,a wood-panelled studio inSausalito, California.The session was produced byBob Rock,who also produced Metallica's previous two albums. The original idea was to releaseLoadandReloadas adouble 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.

Speaking about the recording sessions in an interview forGuitar World,guitaristKirk Hammettstated that "We were gonna do them both as a double album, but we didn't want to spend that long in the studio. Also, if we did a double album, it would have been a lot more material for people to digest, and some of it might have gotten lost in the shuffle."[10]It was the final Metallica studio album to feature the lineup with bassistJason Newsted,before he left the band in January 2001, though it was not his last release with the band.

Reloadmarks the first Metallica album to include a guest singer (Marianne Faithfullin "The Memory Remains").

This was the second album to feature most songs inE♭ tuning,with "Bad Seed" being played in D♭ tuning and "Devil's Dance" inD tuning.D tuning was earlier used for "The Thing That Should Not Be" onMaster of Puppets,"Sad but True"onMetallicaand later used for "Sabbra Cadabra",and"Whiskey in the Jar"fromGarage Inc.Seven songs from the album have been played live, "Fuel","The Memory Remains","Devil's Dance ","The Unforgiven II","Carpe Diem Baby "," Low Man's Lyric "and" Fixxxer ".

There were occasional jam sessions of songs such as "Better Than You","Bad Seed "," Where the Wild Things Are ", and" Fixxxer "." Carpe Diem Baby "premiered at Metallica's 30th anniversary concert in 2011.[11]

'Fixxxer' premiered at Metallica's first 40th anniversary concert at the Chase Center in San Francisco, on December 17, 2021.[12]

Songs that have not been played live in their entirety are "Better than You", "Slither", "Bad Seed", "Where the Wild Things Are", "Prince Charming" and "Attitude".[13]

Artwork and packaging

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LikeLoad,the album artwork was again created byAndres Serrano,which is a mix of bovine blood and his own urine. Hence, the artwork is titled "Piss and Blood XXVI".[14]All the photos in the liner notes were taken from the 1997Cunning Stuntsconcert.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[16]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[17]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[18]

Reloadwas met with mixed to favorable reviews.AllMusic'sStephen Thomas Erlewinethought the record was worthwhile and noted it was heavily influenced bySouthern rock.He did not approve of the idea of doing the sequel "The Unforgiven II",but praised the collaboration withMarianne Faithfullon "The Memory Remains".[15]Dan Snierson fromEntertainment WeeklysaidReload"continues Metallica's journey into stripped-down maturity while toying with fresh melodic textures" and "also forsakes some of the punchy hooks and gut-clenching heft that elevated recent Metallica CDs".[5]

Rolling Stone'sLorraine Aliopined the album was rooted in heavy metal despite some songs being influenced by "bluesy rock & roll". She saidReloadwas not Metallica's best, but named it a steppingstone in Metallica's legacy.[4]On the other hand,Musiciandescribed the album as "greasy, driving, full of fat grooves, lyric and rhythmic hooks, and sonic curveballs". The magazine felt it "captures one of rock's greatest bands at its peak".[19]

Canadian journalistMartin Popofflamented the "dull, unfinished, unrealized" songwriting in many songs, but praised the production and groove of the album.[16] British authorPaul Stenningsaid Metallica were "at their best on the likes of opener 'Fuel', the inspired follow up to an old favourite in 'The Unforgiven II' and the closing 'Fixxxer' which had a fantastic lead riff. "[20]

In 2020,Metal Hammerincluded it in their list of top 10 albums of 1997.[21]

Reloadsold 436,000 units in first week and debuted at number one on theBillboard200.[22]The album remained on the chart for 75 weeks,[23]and sold just over four million copies in the United States by December 2009.[24]It was certified3× platinumby theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) for shipping three million copies in the United States.Reloadpeaked at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified double platinum byMusic Canada.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written byJames Hetfield

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Fuel"
4:30
2."The Memory Remains"(withMarianne Faithfull)
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
4:39
3."Devil's Dance"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
5:19
4."The Unforgiven II"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
  • Hammett
6:36
5."Better Than You"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
5:21
6."Slither"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
  • Hammett
5:13
7."Carpe Diem Baby"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
  • Hammett
6:12
8."Bad Seed"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
  • Hammett
4:05
9."Where the Wild Things Are"
6:53
10."Prince Charming"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
6:05
11."Low Man's Lyric"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
7:36
12."Attitude"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
5:17
13."Fixxxer"
  • Hetfield
  • Ulrich
  • Hammett
8:15
Total length:76:04

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales forReload
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[65] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[66] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Austria (IFPIAustria)[67] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[68] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[69] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Estonia — 5,000[70]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[71] Platinum 45,271[71]
France (SNEP)[72] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[73] 5× Gold 1,250,000‡
Hong Kong (IFPIHong Kong)[74] Gold 10,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[75] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[76] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[77] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[78] Platinum 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[79] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[80] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[81] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[82] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[84] 3× Platinum 4,480,000[83]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[85] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Further reading

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  • Chirazi, Steffan (November 22, 1997). "Ride the Lightning: The Making of 'Re-Load'".Kerrang!.No. 675.EMAP.pp. 21–23.
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