Metallica recorded so much material for Load -- their first album in five years -- that they had to leave many songs unfinished, otherwise they would have missed their deadline.
During the supporting tour for Load, they continued to work on the unfinished material, as well as write new songs, and they soon had enough material for a new album, Reload.
The title suggests that Reload simply is a retread of its predecessor, and in many ways that's correct -- there's still too much bone-headed, heavy Southern rock for it to be anything other than the sequel to Load -- but there's enough left curves to make it a better record.
Marianne Faithfull's backing vocals on "The Memory Remains" complement the weird, uneasy melody, and "Where the Wild Things Are" has an eerie menace that Metallica never achieved on Load.
There are also a couple of ballads and country-rockers that don't work quite so well (it's never a good idea to have an explicit sequel, as on "The Unforgiven II"), and that, along with a few plodding Metallica-by-numbers, is what keeps Reload from being a full success.
Still, the towering closer, "Fixxxer," along with handful of cuts that successfully push the outer edges of Metallica's sound, make the record worthwhile.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FuelKirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | The Memory RemainsJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Devil's DanceJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | The Unforgiven IIKirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 5 | Better Than YouJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | SlitherKirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | Carpe Diem BabyKirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 8 | Bad SeedKirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Where the Wild Things AreJames Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 06:52 | 15 MB | 48 MB |
| 10 | Prince CharmingJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| 11 | Low Man's LyricJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 07:36 | 17 MB | 49 MB |
| 12 | AttitudeJames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 13 | FixxxerKirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | Play | 08:14 | 18 MB | 57 MB |
| 76 mins | 174 MB | |||||
| 76 mins | 541 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andie Airfix | Design |
| 2 | Bernardo Bigalli | Assistant Engineer, Violin |
| 3 | Anton Corbijn | Photography |
| 4 | Paul DeCarli | Digital Editing |
| 5 | Brian Dobbs | Engineer |
| 6 | Marianne Faithfull | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Mike Fraser | Mixing |
| 8 | Mike Gillies | Digital Editing |
| 9 | Darren Grahn | Assistant Engineer, Digital Editing |
| 10 | Kirk Hammett | Composer, Guitar |
| 11 | James Hetfield | Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 12 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 13 | Kent Matcke | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Jim McGillveray | Percussion |
| 15 | Metallica | Primary Artist |
| 16 | David Miles | Hurdygurdy |
| 17 | Jason Newsted | Bass, Composer |
| 18 | Bob Rock | Producer |
| 19 | Andres Serrano | Artwork |
| 20 | Randy Staub | Engineer, Mixing |
| 21 | Lars Ulrich | Composer, Drums, Producer |
| 22 | Gary Winger | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |